tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post8341502003547715505..comments2024-03-18T20:46:10.605-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Inside Houdini's 278 today (update)John Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-2184605375672237392016-02-07T17:45:12.099-08:002016-02-07T17:45:12.099-08:00Oh dear, you're right. I forgot about that pos...Oh dear, you're right. I forgot about that post. The front part of the top floor was indeed open in the early days. As you wondered, HH might have closed it at some point and turned it into an office.<br /><br />Who was that peeking out the window? The ghost that would eventually spook Ryan Whelan?Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-91331512427087429692016-02-07T16:22:32.007-08:002016-02-07T16:22:32.007-08:00Check out THIS POST for a good comparison shot of ...Check out <a href="http://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2014/04/houdinis-house-then-and-now.html" rel="nofollow">THIS POST</a> for a good comparison shot of 278 in Houdini's day and now. Check out the top floor.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-12595321136523447792016-02-07T16:07:37.827-08:002016-02-07T16:07:37.827-08:00I've been studying the front outdoor photos of...I've been studying the front outdoor photos of 278. There's a sundeck/balcony on the second floor of the house that's still open to this day. I don't see one for the top floor. <br /><br />Also, in the photo of that wood paneled room, I think we're seeing the reflection of the front windows on that side window. There can't possibly be another room next to it or a balcony.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-17987845455812406932016-02-07T13:54:18.972-08:002016-02-07T13:54:18.972-08:00I'm not entirely convinced that was Houdini...I'm not entirely convinced that was Houdini's office, only because you can see in photos that the top floor sundeck/balcony was still open in Houdini's day. But maybe Houdini enclosed it himself at some point and moved his office in there?John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-32541838367655665282016-02-07T13:04:02.706-08:002016-02-07T13:04:02.706-08:00Thank you Ryan! That was some great info! I wonder...Thank you Ryan! That was some great info! I wonder, what was the creepy part about living in 278?<br /><br />So the top wood paneled room we see was HH's office?Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-51742341749291181402016-02-06T09:03:21.139-08:002016-02-06T09:03:21.139-08:00Wow, thanks for posting these, John! It's exci...Wow, thanks for posting these, John! It's exciting to get other people's input. I hope one day we'll have access to more of the house, but for now we're one step closer to uncovering it's secrets!<br />Alecnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-81779554247145754592016-02-05T18:13:33.979-08:002016-02-05T18:13:33.979-08:00I can imagine Mamma walking around 278, prepping t...I can imagine Mamma walking around 278, prepping the latkes, folding sheets and clothes, and tidying up the place while looking out these windows.<br /><br />BTW--the rear windows have bars on them. I guess that over time, as the neighborhood got rougher, 278 needed some beefing up.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-60570237034412344892016-02-05T07:59:51.296-08:002016-02-05T07:59:51.296-08:00For more on Houdini's office, check out THIS ...For more on Houdini's office, check out <a href="http://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2014/10/calling-all-houdini-fans.html" rel="nofollow"> THIS POST</a>. John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-60615412735914502442016-02-05T07:53:52.221-08:002016-02-05T07:53:52.221-08:00I believe what we're looking at is only one pa...I believe what we're looking at is only one part of one floor of the original house. If this is the unit that became available in 2012, then it's Apt 3 on the top floor. Houdini's office (or what might be better described as an office cubby) was at the top of the stairway and might have been in the back of house -- his window would be looking out into the backyard. But I'm not John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-67267304641502488352016-02-04T23:29:16.941-08:002016-02-04T23:29:16.941-08:00I wonder if the 4th picture with the wall of wood ...I wonder if the 4th picture with the wall of wood was Houdini's 3rd floor office?Mamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07818486830241820818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-44205689130333836442016-02-04T20:21:38.994-08:002016-02-04T20:21:38.994-08:00Breathtaking! Photos 3 and 4 seem to be back rooms...Breathtaking! Photos 3 and 4 seem to be back rooms facing the rear of 278. The first two photos seem to be the main floor room. The fireplace is the big clue. The last bottom photo looks like a top floor corner room.<br /><br />A big thank you to Alec for these. It's the first time I've had a tour of 278. The inside décor may have been altered, but undoubtedly Harry, Bess, et al. had the Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-32276425673042472242016-02-04T12:27:01.196-08:002016-02-04T12:27:01.196-08:00Brilliant. You can just imagine HH in these rooms....Brilliant. You can just imagine HH in these rooms. Narindernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-74583486828612753172016-02-04T10:13:20.863-08:002016-02-04T10:13:20.863-08:00Sigh...Sigh...Mamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07818486830241820818noreply@blogger.com