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Join a walking conversation and celebration of East Austin’s African American and Latino history.
Learn about hidden gems and pockets of history.
Saturday, April 13 – 9:30 a.m. – noon!
Highlights:
- Learn about the African American presence at the French Legation
- View Toni Tipton-Martin’s exhibit on culinary history
- Visit the W. H. Passon Society’s tribute to Austin’s Black History in the Historic Southgate-Lewis House
- Hear about the local and national significance of Austin city planning during the Progressive, New Deal and Urban Renewal eras
Guides:
- Nöel Harris Freeze, Director of the French Legation Museum
- Eliot Tretter, Assistant Professor in Geography
- Fred McGhee, a preservation consultant and archaeologist
- Stephanie Jarvais, a public historian and former director of the French Legation Museum
- Bertram Allen of the Passon Society
Please RSVP by April 10 (select the green button above to e-mail).
Logistics:
- We will meet at the French Legation at 802 San Marcos St, Austin, TX 78702.
- Plan to wear loose clothing and comfortable shoes and bring water. It could be warm!
- The French Legation Museum Parking Lot is located at 9th Street and Embassy Drive. Other public parking is available on surrounding streets, and is free during Museum hours.
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- Plan trip using Cap Metro. (You can select the French Legation Museum as your trip destination.)
- Set aside at least 2.5 hours for the entire tour.
About Jane’s Walk
Jane Jacobs Walk consists of numerous walking conversations organized locally in communities across the country. The national effort is organized by the Center for The Living City and commemorates the life and works of Jane Jacobs (1916-2006). Jacobs was a community organizer and activist who championed a fresh, community-based approach to city planning. She had no formal training as a planner, and yet her 1961 treatise, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, debuted ground-breaking and controversial ideas about how cities function and how neighborhoods evolve. She has greatly influenced several generations of planners, politicians, architects, and activists.
More questions?
Contact Andrea Roberts aroberts318@netzero, 832-465-6829;
or Jenni Minner jminner@utexas.edu, 512-906-5752.
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