I’m perpetually catching up on my TV stories, so it wasn’t too long ago that I got my first lovestruck glimpse at Don and Megan’s bitching pad in Season 5 of Mad Men. That shit is the bomb! If you’re at all interested in mid-century doodads, decor, or architecture, you’re in luck this weekend, my friend. You can take your mama. (She loves that stuff, right? It’s kinda her era. I mean, your mama’s so atomic, her first bikini was an A-bomb.) There’s a nifty-sounding self-guided driving tour of a handful of mid-century houses in Northeast Portland on Sunday, complete with a post-tour reception at the 1958 “Home of Tomorrow.” It’d be way more fun if you could bike it or walk it, but shrug, what ya going to do… modernism calls. Here’s the deets from the Portland Mid-Century Modern League:
It’s a self-guided driving tour through some of our favorite mid-century neighborhoods, detailing homes, architects and builders of notoriety, and finishes with a catered reception at the 1958 Wedgwood “Home of Tomorrow,” designed by Blair and Fletcher!
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Price: $10 for map & reception, $5 for map only
Tours: Driving tours begin @ 2 or 4 pm. Tour takes approximately 1 to 1.5 hours
Purchase Tickets: 2-4:30 pm @ 1300 NE 117th (Home of Tomorrow)
Reception: Come back to the Home of Tomorrow at end of tour for a catered reception from 3-7 pm