The historic neighborhood trolley tour is back! The trolley tour is a personally guided tour highlighting buildings in the Concordia Neighborhood and surrounding area. The guides will share historical details and chronicle accounts about buildings present and past, as well as anecdotal tales from neighborhood residents. We are also highlighting neighborhood facts as well as artists residing in the neighborhood. The tour promises to be fun and interesting!

VISITOR INFORMATION

Saturday, June 15th Tour times: 11:15am, 12:30Pm, 1:45pm

Tour Start/End Victor Schlitz Mansion – 2004 West Highland Boulevard

Trolley Tour Features

Visitors will be transported through the streets of the Historic Concordia neighborhood and its vicinity. All the while their tour guide will talk about the history of this part of the city, the transitions the neighborhood has gone through and the revitalization efforts currently underway.    

The theme of the tour, Stewards of History: Spirit of Innovation, will drive the narrative of the tour by focusing on technological developments of the late Victorian era that allowed cities to grow and flourish and set the stage for the technological explosion of the twentieth century.

From artists to architectural gems; from lost history to history being reborn; from blight to people working together for a better future, the Historic Concordia is one of the most interesting and storied neighborhoods in the city. This tour will offer tour goers a glimpse at an often-overlooked area and the wealth that lies within.   

The tour will provide visitors with historical information on the following:  

  • Schlitz Mansion ~ one of the premiere mansions on the Near West Side  

  • Frank-Lloyd Wright Townhouses ~ demolished 

  • Emmanuel Baptist Church ~ a unique architectural gem 

  • The New State ~ a true rebirth of a storied entertainment venue  

  • 3 Rescued, moved and preserved victorian homes by Wiegand Enterprises 

  • Concordia 27 ~ Near West Side Partner’s revitalization of 27th Street project

  • Tower Theater ~ a cultural gem awaiting it’s next chapter

  • Grand Avenue School ~ a soon to be repurposed school 

  • Harley Davidson Development

  • Cold Spring Park Neighborhood

Trolley Tour Exclusive ~ Trolley Tour ticket includes access to Historic Walking Home Tour

Tickets: $50 in advance only – Reservation Only