# Seeing Christo in NYC **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 9, 2005, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-christo-in-nyc/289297 "2005-02-09T23:38:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-christo-in-nyc/289297/1 "2005-02-09T23:38:16Z")
Either Saturday or Sunday my daughter and I will be headed into NYC to see Christo’s wall through Central Park. Any NYC dopers wanna meet up? ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-christo-in-nyc/289297/2 "2005-02-10T00:20:58Z")
Which day and what time? I’d like to come but I do have an appoitment on Sunday at two that should be done by four. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-christo-in-nyc/289297/3 "2005-02-10T03:16:06Z")
I saw him in my tortilla once. Changed My Life Never looked back. ---
**Author:** ![Good\_Egg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/96bed5/32.png) [@Good\_Egg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Good_Egg)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-christo-in-nyc/289297/4 "2005-02-10T03:29:50Z")
Didn’t he do something with umbrellas once? ---
**Author:** ![NotWithoutRage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NotWithoutRage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotWithoutRage)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-christo-in-nyc/289297/5 "2005-02-10T03:53:27Z")
Saturday. Yep, yep, me. ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-christo-in-nyc/289297/6 "2005-02-10T03:55:37Z")
I might go down early and see the unfurling. In any case, Mom and I will be downtown to see “A Tree Goes in Brooklyn” at Encores. I’m interested but I don’t know how the times are yet. ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-christo-in-nyc/289297/7 "2005-02-10T04:00:19Z")
You lucky devils, you! I wish I could see this work. > [@Good Egg](#): > > Didn’t he do something with umbrellas once? Definitely! I visited [The Umbrellas](http://www.christojeanneclaude.net/umFiles/umUSA.html) in the early '90s, and it was very fun. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-christo-in-nyc/289297/8 "2005-02-10T14:22:23Z")
It looks like Sunday is shaping up to be the better weather day. ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-christo-in-nyc/289297/9 "2005-02-10T15:04:59Z")
I’m going in about a week. This will be my third Christo. I also saw the California Umbrellas and the Wrapped Sidewalks in Kansas City. **Euty** , Please report back with a review, crowd report, tips. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-christo-in-nyc/289297/10 "2005-02-11T21:40:00Z")
Well my weekend is suddenly free, so I’m really up for it.