Weekly

Guided

Tours

of

Historic

Allentown

Every Monday from June 30 through August 25, 2008

10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Meet in front of the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site, 641 Delaware Ave.

(Free parking at the Holiday Inn Buffalo Downtown, 620 Delaware Ave., based on availability. Must check in at the hotel front desk for a parking pass.)

Cost: $4.00 members, $6.00 non-members

Reservations are notrequired!             

Discover how people lived one hundred years ago and learn about Buffalo’s early history while enjoying a leisurely walk through the charming streets and Victorian architecture of the historic Allentown District.

We begin the tour from the house where a president of our country took his oath of office. The historic streets we'll explore include the path that fugitive slaves followed on their flight to freedom as well as the setting of the oldest house in the city.  We'll view homes where a famous actress had her first taste of theater, where a popular novelist entertained his boyhood friends with amateur theatrical productions, and where a well known painter was inspired to create one of his earliest works. Many new and interesting rehabilitation projects and the area’s unique shops, restaurants, green spaces, and galleries add to the current dynamic life of this neighborhood.

Each week, your guide will present a progress report on the exciting construction project underway at the Theodore Roosevelt Site - rebuilding on the footprint of the former carriage house. Be sure to wear comfortable walking shoes.

Additional Guided Walking Tours of Allentown

The Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site's Walking Tour Committee is collaborating with the Allentown Association on additional walking tours. A wide range of tours is available throughout the summer season. For more information, or for a full schedule of tours, call the Allentown Association at 716-881-1024 or check out their website at www.allentown.org (Please note that parking at the Holiday Inn Downtown is not available for these tours.)