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April 11, 2006
My 'hood in the Old Home Tour!
As many of you already know, my neighborhood, Old North Durham, is being featured in this year's old home tour.
To pre-empt the first question out of everyone's mouth: no, my house is not on the tour.
The tour is Saturday, May 6th. Mark your calendars!
Or better yet-- volunteer to be a docent!
I did this last year when the tour was of downtown Durham, and I had a fantastic time. As my shift went on, I learned more about the building I was station in, because people would tell me what they remembered about it. Docents also get to take the tour for free.
From an e-mail that just went out to my neighborhood e-mail list:
Catch the trolley on a lovely May day on North Mangum Street and take advantage of this chance to visit sixteen Durham showpieces. For the Historic Preservation Society of Durham’s 10th Annual Home Tour, this busy thoroughfare at the center of this year's tour will be closed to traffic, with the trolley running once again and roving actors portraying historic local characters setting the mood for you to: "Step Into History,” Saturday, May 6, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Cool! Trolley! The 1800's version of the monorail! It's like my neighborhood becomes Disney for a day.
Ok, not really. Still. Fun.
Posted by lisa at April 11, 2006 11:52 PM
ok, so a) your comment won't post right away because i have to approve it first and b) you might get a server error but your comment probably posted anyway and c) previewing doesn't work so i've removed the preview button.