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Release: The Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s 2012 Vancouver Special House Tour

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The Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s 2012 Vancouver Special House Tour
DATE: Saturday, September 22nd
TIME: 1pm – 5pm
ADMISSION: $30+tax. To purchase tickets for the VHF’s Vancouver Special House Tour visit: www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org or call 604 264 9642.

Coming up on Saturday, September 22nd from 1pm – 5 pm is the VHF’s Vancouver Special House Tour. This year’s one-day self-guided tour of 5 houses includes some with their original floor plans and others that have had radical makeovers! Get inside 5 special Specials! Be inspired and change your thinking about what a Vancouver Special can be!

The special Vancouver Special!
What is people’s usual reaction when a Vancouver Special is mentioned? Animosity? Aversion? Or, an appreciation of the potential coolness in these houses? Join us on Saturday September 22nd to check out 5 re-imagined and renovated Specials, where the homeowners maximized their potential!

The well-built Special is adaptable for so many uses – family, rental suite, trendy pad – all making the most of the clean lines and minimalist living offered by these houses. The houses on tour this year are a great selection demonstrating the integration of original Special features with modern Vancouver living.

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