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Historic Tangletown & Minnehaha Creek Walking Tour (Southwest)


Adult Enrichment / Trips, Tours & Special Events -
Adult Enrichment Summer 2025

Join neighborhood historian Tom Balcom as we explore the winding streets, impressive homes, and creek environment of the neighborhood originally known as Washburn Park. Learn about landmark sites such as the Washburn Water Tower, the Harry Wild Jones House, Washburn Memorial Orphan Asylum (where Justice Alan Page Middle School now stands), and the Minnehaha Creek, parkway, bridges, woods, and trails. The start and end of the tour is the Washburn Library at 53rd and Lyndale. Parking is available on 53rd Street just south of the library. The tour route is 1.5 miles, involves some hilly terrain, and is not ADA accessible.

If class is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available. 

Tom Balcom

The tour guide is neighborhood historian Tom Balcom, who grew up in the area and believes that local history is not about yesterday; it’s the context for where we live today.

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  Tom Balcom


Washburn Library
Monday, Jul 14
6:00 - 8:00 PM

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Min Age   21 yr.

Full - waiting list


Price: $ 19 00