Doors Open 2008
 

Yep it's that time of the year Doors Open is coming real soon, within a month, May 3 and May 4.



Website: http://www.doorsopenhamilton.ca/

Last year we had our first Hamilton forum meet during the Doors Open event.

Feature sites for downtown Hamilton:

All Saints Church
Art Gallery of Hamilton
Central Presbyterian Church
Christ’s Church Cathedral
Church of the Ascension
Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts
Hamilton Emergency Services Fire Station #1 *NEW*
Hamilton GO Centre / T H & B Railway Museum
Hamilton HIStory + HERitage *NEW*
James Street Baptist Church
Lt. Col. John Weir Foote Armoury
Melrose United Church
Mulberry House Bed & Breakfast *NEW*
Ormond Greens *NEW*
Workers Arts and Heritage Centre

Interesting feature sites outside downtown Hamilton:

270 Sherman Avenue North - former Imperial Cotton Company complex
EcoHouse / Glen Manor
Steelcare Inc Plant #19 *NEW*
Woodward Avenue Environmental Laboratory *NEW*
West Village Student Residence *NEW*
The Hermitage Gatehouse Museum
The Carnegie Gallery
School Sisters of Notre Dame Chapel

Sweet, I'll definitely be checking out Fire Station 1. I'll probably be stopping into HIStory + HERitage as well.

We (urban explorers) are having a meet again, same as last year. Anybody on here is welcome to join us. I personally won't be doing any trespassing or anything, I'm just going to visit the doors open locations as a normal person. We'll probably be doing "UE-type" things after however (which you're also welcome to join us on if you're feeling adventurous)

Anyway if you wish to join we'll be at Ferguson Station at 11am on the Saturday May 3rd. We'll do downtown stuff first most likely, then go for late lunch somewhere downtown and decide where to finish the day (most likely the water treatment plant on Woodward)

It would be great if somehow we get rooftop reservation for London Tap House (should hopefully be open by then) during the same time. Just a thought.

That would be great indeed.

Either way I'm sure London Tap House will get an SSP Hamilton meet anyway :P

If anyone has never been to the steam museum, I highly recommend checking it out. You can get in for free on doors open weekend I think...

I am SUPER excited. Last year was a great time. Hamilton has so many beautiful undiscovered buildings!

I might just pluck up my courage and join you lot. Do you hafta wear nametags? Should I take my twinrix?:D

You have to make a t-shirt with your screen name on it.

I'll probably be around for doors open again this year.

Cool idea

I can't wait to see the upstairs of the TH&B station.

You're not serious.

^^We also have mesh backed baseball caps with felt lettering depicting our screen names. They are worn with pride at every SSP function.

Then we all pile into a clown car at the end :)

All right, all right. You made your point. :) Although the baseball caps sound cool. Redneck chic is all the rage these days.

They were at the market today giving out pamphlets.

What day are you guys going? Saturday or Sunday?
Am I allowed to come again.

Pepper Jack Cafe - good choice for a meeting spot.

Anyone is allowed to come, bring whoever you want as well :) Out of town people would actually be awesome.

Saturday May 3rd - 11am, Ferguson Station.

Perfect! I'm planning on it this year for sure, I'll also be in town for a trade show the 29th-30th-1st, if anyone is intersted in meeting up downtown for a beer in the late afternoon, early evening on the 29th of April, let me know. :)

Are you guys going to the Imperial Cotton factory during the meet, or do I need to arrive in Hamilton earlier to go see it before the meet?????