Historic Walking Tours

GENERAL INFORMATION:

The Downtown Lakeland Partnership, Inc. and Historic Lakeland, Inc.  partner to bring you FREE historic walking tours of Downtown Lakeland.

Celebrate the new year with the Winter/Spring editions of the popular Historic Lakeland walking tours.

Our dynamic trio of John White, Jim Malless, and Jim Studiale will lead you on entertaining and informative treks into downtown Lakeland’s distant and recent past. And they’ll answer all of your questions – even if they’re not always sure what they’re talking about.

Our next tours will be in October and November 2010.  We are working on the details now and will post soon.

Tours are free and open to people of all ages. Participation on any individual tour is limited to 25 people. Participants receive downtown goodie bags with coupons for downtown businesses.

The tours are a great chance to get outside in the temperate Florida weather, laugh, learn, and get to know your fellow Lakelanders.

Get in the loop! Join the email group and get tour info before the general public!!

Sign up for the email list to be sure to get notifications early of the next tours.

863-513-3669 • info@downtownlakelandfl.com

Tour Descriptions: (Buildings included subject to change based on availability)

N. Kentucky Ave – The tour begins in Munn Park where John White shares the history of the city and some of the buildings surrounding the park.
Depending on availability, buildings on this tour will be some but not all of the following:
Lofts on the Park
Traditions Unlimited
Klontz Building
Studebaker Building
Old Orange Hotel
210 Pine Street

S.Kentucky Ave. – The tour begins in Munn Park where John White shares the history of the city and some of the buildings surrounding the park.
Depending on availability, buildings on this tour will be some but not all of the following:
Nathan’s Men’s Store
MidFlorida Tower
Lemon Street Promenade
Evolution Records
Bryant Building

S. Massachusetts Ave - The tour begins in Munn Park where John White shares the history of the city and some of the buildings surrounding the
park. Depending on availability, buildings on this tour will be some but not all of the following:
The Terrace Hotel
All Saints Episcopal Church
Lake Mirror Tower
City Hall

S. Florida Ave – The tour begins in Munn Park where John White shares the history of the city and some of the buildings surrounding the park.
Depending on availability, buildings on this tour will be some but not all of the following:
Old City Hall (Heacock Ins)
Polk Theatre
Wachovia Bank

Lake Morton Shore line – The tour begins at Polk Museum of Art where John White shares the history of the city and some of the buildings surrounding
the lake. Depending on availability, buildings on this tour will be some but not all of the following:
Ruthvens Bldg
Chamber of Commerce
Hauger Bunch
Wilsonian
Sorosis Bldg

Lake Mirror – The tour begins at the Magnolia Building where John White shares the history of the city, the promenade some of the buildings
surrounding the park. Depending on availability, buildings on this tour will be some but not all of the following:
Amtrak Station
Fire Station
Hollis Garden
Bed & Breakfast Shaw House