Doors Open Waterloo Region - 2014

[panamaniac]

Doors Open 2014

This year's Doors Open takes place on Saturday, September 20th.  This thread can be a place to share photos of your tours.

Here's the Map and Guide:   http://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/disco ... dGuide.pdf

[goggolor]

There's also the Doors Open Ontario Flickr pool, if anyone still uses Flickr... posting your photo there enters you in their official photo contest. https://www.flickr.com/groups/doo2014/

[jerryhung]

List of all the sites & links are here
http://www.doorsopenontario.on.ca/Event ... egion.aspx

I only have time (and interest) to visit YKF and take a bus tour

[Spokes]

The PUC Building tops the list for me.

[Spokes]

Anyone checking this out this weekend?

[panamaniac]

Yes, I am planning to visit Zion United, the AirBoss (Dominion Tire) Factory and, possibly, the Communitech Hub.

[trakt0r]

I was too late to book the AirBoss tour, that's out for me.

Planning to see the Waterloo North Hydro, the Registry Theater, I'll do a tour of the airport (never been there) and perhaps see the West Montrose Bridge.

[Spokes]

That all sounds great! I'm unable to make it, but please post pictures!

[trakt0r]

Only managed to get to airport and the Montrose bridge, LOTS to see that day on both sites.



Baffles me how that bridge is suspended.


An antique show 'n shine on the other side of the bridge









The firetruck at the airport put a nice rainbow display

[rangersfan]

I was able to see the following :
Floradale Produce (greenhouse north of Elmira)
Sun Life Financial
Zion United Church
Communitech
Desire2Learn
UW School of Pharmacy

It was my first time seeing all of them so it was an excellent day.

[panamaniac]

I went to Zion United Church and was told that the congregation will disband in June, 2015. The buyer of the property apparently wants to keep the sanctuary intact. While that is excellent news if accurate, one wonders what use such a space could be put to? It would make a wonderful concert venue, but the economics of that would seem doubtful.





Original windows from 1893:



The old Bible School (used in recent years by Rockway Mennonite Church, which has purchased Olivet United Church as its new home), was a revelation to me - the semi-circular room has pull-down wooden dividers under the gallery that can subdivide the space. In future, I could see it as a wonderful chamber music venue, a private wedding hall, etc. Very interesting space that I hope can also be saved.

[Spokes]

Both great spaces! So many potential uses, and hopefully both get implemented into any development plans

Thanks everyone for the pictures!

If anyone else has some, please share.

[@WRConnected]

Doors Open WatRegion @DoorsOpenWR

Missed seeing the 100-yr-old AirBoss factory Sept. 20? Check out the great walk-around by @joemartz http://joemartz.com/blog/airboss  @oaarchitects