NB: House Tours and Brownstoner Party Sunday
Just a reminder that both the Clinton Hill House Tour and the Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill House Tour are taking place on Sunday. We’ve gotten lots of rsvp’s to the post-tour wine party we’re throwing at Ici from 3:30 to 5:30 but there are still a few spots open, so shoot us an email to brownstoner.ici@gmail.com…
Just a reminder that both the Clinton Hill House Tour and the Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill House Tour are taking place on Sunday. We’ve gotten lots of rsvp’s to the post-tour wine party we’re throwing at Ici from 3:30 to 5:30 but there are still a few spots open, so shoot us an email to brownstoner.ici@gmail.com with the number of people in the subject line and names down below if you’d like to come.
May 6: A Busy Day for House Tours! [Brownstoner]
Brownstoner House Tour After-Party at Ici on Sunday [Brownstoner]
3:19 = example of post to ignore because it is nonsensical.
Why possibly do I care about the t—? Who does not exist unless you respond. Who may be many people. Who probably posted 12:07 to create a game which doesn’t need to exist. Just let it go, folks…
Thanks, 11:16! I love Brownstoner.
Its self-guided. You get a map with your tix.
This is not the right place, but…
Is the tour a real tour, as in, a herd of sheep traipsing through the houses together in a designated order?
Or more of a self-guided thing, so you can skip to your personal faves, go backwards, ride your bike between the stops, etc?
Sounds like the Brownstoner crew should fit right in.
Ici was once my favorite neighborhood restaurant in Brooklyn. One day during brunch I came in and things were out of sorts. To make a long story short, I had the single worst experience in a decade of New York City dining. Inexplicably insulting service that bordered on sadistic. I cared enough to send an email to the owners, two very decent and hospitable people. Never heard back.
Well said, putnam-denizen. I personally don’t enjoy tours run mostly by real estate concerns. Very boring. My favs too are the homes packed with years of living, and the experimentation of those who have much more creativity than dollars.
Open houses are specifically for selling the house, an entirely different purpose and mindset.
A house tour, in the case of this one, gives you an opportunity to get inside places not usually open to the public, such as the Pratt houses, or the library. Also people are sharing their homes with a thousand strangers. It’s their chance to show off, share techniques or craftspeople, and schmooze with like minded people. Attendees love to see inside homes they walk past and wonder about, look at how people decorate and renovate, and talk to people who share their interests. And, as several people stated, the bulk of the money goes to projects that the organizations sponsor, which they quite clearly state in their literature.
It’s a social event for house junkies. I often meet the most interesting people along the tour route, and if it’s a nice day, the whole thing is a joy. If that’s not your thing, then stick to open houses.