Originally Posted By marshmallow Well this morning it happened. My husband got a tour of Walt's apartment. It was part of a special event for the DRR team. I am thrilled and envious at the same time.
Originally Posted By marshmallow He was afraid to take his camera. But someone else did take his and promised to email the pictures to my husband. I am dying to see more of it than the typical shots you see when it is on television. He really liked the patio.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 There was an article in the Chicago Tribune today on Walt - it focused mainly on his being born here and the fact that the city still hasn't made the house he was born in a landmark --but alsoin the article was a discussion with Disney archivist Dave Smith -- and I was disappointed to learn that only the Edison Victrola in Walt's apartment in the Firehouse is 'original' - as family members are in possession of the original furniture - which has been replaced by replicas and such. <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0509200162sep20" target="_blank">http://www.chicagotribune.com/ news/nationworld/chi-0509200162sep20</a>,1,7164069.story
Originally Posted By GrumpysWife Wow - how exciting. I'd love to be able to spend a while in there...
Originally Posted By Mary Poppins A piece of Walt Disney's life comes alive for those who visit his apartment. Cool!
Originally Posted By POTCHMC33 Congrats to you'r husband! thats so cool! It's on my list of things to do before I die too!
Originally Posted By marshmallow Well I saw the set of pictures from the visit that someone else took. There was even a picture of the shower. He burned it on a CD in .mpg format. So I don't have individual pictures to share.
Originally Posted By Rsey103 Excellent! It seems that almost nobody gets to tour the apartment. Did your husband look out that window onto Town Square? Was the apt. larger or smaller than he expected? >>I was disappointed to learn that only the Edison Victrola in Walt's apartment in the Firehouse is 'original' - as family members are in possession of the original furniture - which has been replaced by replicas and such.<< So the lamp that burns in the window is not the original?
