When:
November 23, 2019 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
America/Chicago Timezone
2019-11-23T10:00:00-06:00
2019-11-23T12:00:00-06:00
Where:
Rhino Coffee
624 Texas Street Shreveport
LA 71101
624 Texas Street Shreveport
LA 71101
Cost:
Free
Downtown History Tour
Hosted by Shreveport History Tours
A walking tour that begins at Rhino Coffee on Texas St, the tour encompasses Lead Belly, the Confederate monument, Milam St civil rights actions, Stan’s Records, the Municipal Auditorium, Christian St, the St Paul’s Bottoms legal red light district and the Calanthean Temple on Texas Avenue.
From the Red River and the Caddo people to slavery and reconstruction. From “Suzie Q” to the Louisiana Hayride singers Hank Williams and Elvis. From cotton to oil. Steamboats to trains.
