{"id":2346,"date":"2007-10-02T00:02:54","date_gmt":"2007-10-02T04:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=2346"},"modified":"2007-10-02T00:19:29","modified_gmt":"2007-10-02T04:19:29","slug":"doors-open-niagara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2007\/10\/02\/doors-open-niagara\/","title":{"rendered":"Doors Open Niagara"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1393\/1471121042_509d14c2d7_o.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"469\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of the happiest traditions in recent years has been <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doorsopenontario.on.ca\/\">Doors Open<\/a>, a free annual architectural event that allows visitors to explore and appreciate old and modern indoor spaces, of which many are not usually open to the public. An adopted idea from London and other European centres, it started in North America with Toronto in 2000. While some early sites, such as Don Jail and RC Harris Filteration Plant are sadly out of bounds, the number of sites open and interest in the program has continually increased.<\/p>\n<p>Towns and cities across Ontario jumped on the bandwagon soon after, from historic centres like Kingston, to little towns like Athens, and even suburbs such as Brampton. One of the most interesting is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doorsopenniagara.com\/about.htm\">Doors Open Niagara<\/a>, which takes place this year October 13 and 14, the only international version of Doors Open as sites on both sides of the Niagara River take part during the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>It is a great way to explore our nearest American neighbour, Buffalo. The city was an economic powerhouse at the turn of the twentieth century, thanks to cheap and plentiful hydroelectricity, its strategic position on railway and waterways, and a diverse industrial economy. Many of its landmarks, built between the 1890s and 1930s, reflect this golden age, and many will be open.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1263\/1470264553_a9bf396909_o.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"413\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Two of my favourites are Buffalo City Hall, an art deco masterpiece with a stunning lobby and an observation deck with commanding views, and the Buffalo Central Terminal, an abandoned grand railway station that has been saved from total ruin by a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buffalocentralterminal.org\/\">dedicated grassroots effort<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1411\/1471121642_b4e292dff8_o.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And since the Canadian dollar has reached parity with the American greenback, it might be tempting to do some cross-border shopping. 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