Yesterday I spent three remarkable hours inside Houdini's house in New York City. It was one of the most incredible Houdini experiences of my life. I made so many discoveries and have so much to share that I will probably do so in two posts; one detailing the house and the other chronicling my full New York adventure. But that adventure is not done yet (off to the Houdini Museum at Fantasma Magic today), so for now, enjoy the below.
My thanks to Beverley Draggon and Detria Davu of Douglas Elliman Real Estate who are handling the sale of 278 and allowed me to run wild!
UPDATE: Inside Houdini's 278 & Wild in Houdini's New York, 2017.
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Look at that! Posing in front of HH`s bookcase. In the immortal words of Billy Joel: You had to be big shot, didn`t you?
ReplyDeleteI think everyone there took this same picture. :)
DeleteWhat identified this bookcase as the same one Harry posed in front of?
ReplyDeletePatience.
DeleteWow, that's incredible! Can't wait to see more.
ReplyDeleteAnd the basement...any secrets discovered down there?
ReplyDeleteOwner locked the basement so we couldn't get down there.
Delete๐๐๐ So excited to hear all the details!!!!!
DeleteCan't wait for more details of the house
ReplyDeleteCant wait to hear about the rest of your journey
ReplyDeleteMan, the sale posts and this one are incredible! SO looking forward to hearing all the deets on what you saw there. :D
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