This weekend
The Downtown Living Tour will makes its debut as yet another one of those really cool things that home decorating voyeurs and apartment shoppers with actual budgets do on the weekends.
This tour, sponsored by
Downtown Vision, (along with the usual corporate suspects) goes inside the hottest newest living spaces being offered in the expanding selection of Toney Downtown Addresses.
Of course, popular standbys are also included for first timers (or for people who might conceivably be wondering whether or not they finally switched out the blinds at 11 east) But this tour will take its guests into places where no one has yet ventured and feature some of the most blindingly awesome window views of the metropolitan core to date.
Orlando developer, Cameron Kuhn's new condo conversion of the landmark Barnett Bank Building is primary amongst these as people will get to a brilliant view of the Laura Street trio from the venerable old Grand Dame of Laura.
There are two types of tickets available: A standard no frills, but same thrills self guided walking tour of the spaces, and a slightly more upscale "platinum" tour complete with fabulous little bon bons from the areas pricier restaurants.
The Proletariat tour costs 10 dollars and goes all day Saturday. The Platinum Version is 50 bucks, scheduled at (the far cooler time of) 5-9 on Friday Evening, and includes the aforementioned fabulous bon bons, um..'libations', and live entertainment.
Two very different experiences. Two very different prices. Motherboard, naturally, recommends the Platinum one, as there will be greater chances for hilarity and hiballs. But then again, we expect to see all the rest of our income group on Saturday sipping coffee in Hemming Park.
Oh. And did we mention that David Luckin was going to be performing for the Friday gig?
Anyways, click
here for the actual schedule for both Platinum and Proletarian tours. (and all the parking information you can handle.)
You can pick up advance tickets at Downtown Visions fabled downtown headquarters at the corner of Adams and Hogan. (That's in the shadow of the Skyway Tracks.)