Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

It’s Everybody’s Treehouse

Forever Young Treehouses promotes the construction of universally accessible treehouses across the country. While accessible treehouses provide a memorable experience for everyone, we focus on treehouse construction for children and young adults with special needs who are routinely confronted with barriers to fun and play in their daily lives. An accessible treehouse removes these obstacles, [...]

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

Another Spaceship House Video

Found on YouTube, here is a short video of our Spaceship House in Covington, uploaded by cincinnatisolutions. Check out his other video, “Time Lapse Cincinnati - Downtown Skyline @ Night.”
See previous coverage of the Spaceship House.

Sunday, April 2nd, 2006

Mt. Adams Incline Jr. - The Hillavator

At first glance, I thought this was a popcorn cart. But in fact it is the Hillavator, an elevator / tram / stairwell-lift-for-the-elderly type thing in Mt. Adams. But I couldn’t get it to work - I mean - I didn’t see anyone using it.
If you have ever arrived later than the rest [...]

Monday, February 28th, 2005

More Information On The Spaceship House Than You Could Want

I wrote about the spaceship house a while ago. Now, imagine my delight when I discovered a site dedicated to finding every last one of these spaceships!

It’s dedicated exclusively to these houses, and includes a news report video that Channel 12 once did on our Covington, KY, spaceship. There’s also a global [...]

Wednesday, January 26th, 2005

The Candyland House

First the Mushroom House, then the Spaceship House. Now there is the Candyland House. Sitting on Upland Place in Walnut Hills near the edge of Eden Park, it reminds me of a big cake.
Of course, this house is not as Candyland as the Mushroom House is a Mushroom - in fact, this house isn’t really [...]

Saturday, September 18th, 2004

The Spaceship House Is Out Of This World!

I gathered my cheap digital camera and set out on a hunting trip for this mythical spaceship domicile. It turned out it was incredibly easy to find: in 5 minutes I was there.
Why in the world would anyone build a spaceship house on this short hilly street in Covington? The street itself is unimpressive, [...]

Thursday, August 26th, 2004

The Mushroom House owner must be a fungi!

This strange house juts out all over and reminds me of an out-of-control tree in a magic forest.
The front part is like a huge teepee with small pieces of colored tile adorning the bottom and a stained glass room bulging from the side.
A red metal staircase leads to the door and wooden shingles of all [...]