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West 7th Walking Tour: Brewery Neighborhood with Historian Dave Bredemus (Southwest)


Lifelong Learning 55+ / Trips & Tours -
Lifelong Learning 55+ Summer 2024

Saint Paul is a city of neighborhoods(17). Two special walking tours have been organized of these special historic districts in the West 7th/Fort Road Neighborhood. Each tour will give you an intimate look at the oldest neighborhood in Saint Paul.

West 7th is an urban success story which has reinvented itself but has been able to keep its historic look and cultural identity. Learn about the organizing efforts led by community people and businesses to save and improve this historic neighborhood. Our tour guide for both tours will be historian Dave Bredemus, who has lived or worked in the neighborhood his whole life and has been involved with many of the projects to improve the neighborhood over the last 50 years.

Brewery Neighborhood Walking Tour

This special neighborhood is the home of many German landmarks and breweries. Hear the story of the renaissance of the Schmidt Brewery. Learn how Germans and other ethnic groups, left their legacy in this neighborhood along the Mississippi River. Discover how the interesting cave system, and Cascade Creek, created business opportunities. Visit old farmsteads, horsebarns, beer gardens, saloons, railroad, architectural wonders, historic churches and mansions in this district. This area also has Minnesota’s oldest barber shop and bar plus a very old bowling alley which we plan on visiting.

Click here for link to:  Little Bohemia and Uppertown Walking Tour

On these walking tours, we will visit and see places very few people know about. The walking tours will be approximately 2 1/2 hours and cover roughly 2 miles at a very leisurely pace.

 Both tours will start at the West Seventh Community Center located at 265 Oneida St., St. Paul. Parking is available.

If the tour is full, please add your name to the waitist. We will contact you if a spot becomes available.

Dave Bredemus

Dave Bredemus was born and raised in Saint Paul, Minnesota. After attending schools in Saint Paul he graduated from St. Cloud State University with a teaching degree in history and social studies. He taught junior high social studies and was a administrator with Community Education in Saint Paul for 38 years.

Dave developed a tour program for adults starting at 1981. Dave has done hundreds of day trips and many overnight trips covering every state in the United States. He has led 17 trips to Europe. Dave has also led educational trips to Mexico, Cuba and other Caribbean locations. The trips are an educational experience exploring history, geography, and cultures in a fun and interesting way.

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  Dave Bredemus


West 7th Community Center
Wednesday, Jun 26
6:00 - 8:30 PM

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Min Age   18 yr.

Price: $ 29 00