Walking in Arlington and the Old Schwamb Mill present a Fall historical walking tour, On & Off Mass Ave in East Arlington. The walk will be led by local historian Edward Gordon on Saturday, October 19th, 2019. Pre-registration is required! We will see historic homes and churches dating from the late 1700s to the early […]
Spring historical walk, “On & Off Park Avenue,” on Saturday, May 4th, 2019
Walking in Arlington and the Old Schwamb Mill present a Spring historical walking tour, On & Off Park Avenue. The walk will be led by local historian Edward Gordon on Saturday, May 4th, 2019. Pre-registration is required! We will see Saint Anne’s Chapel; a hidden gem in the Heights, formerly isolated farmsteads from the early […]
Fall historical walk, “A Brook Runs Through It,” on Saturday, October 20th, 2018
Walking in Arlington and the Old Schwamb Mill present a Fall historical walking tour, A Brook Runs Through It. The walk will be led by local historian Edward Gordon on Saturday, October 20th, 2018. Pre-registration is required! We will gather at 8:45am and should be done by 11:30am. The walk will last about 2 1/2 […]
Spring historical walk, “On and Off Lake Street,” on Saturday, May 5th, 2018
Walking in Arlington and the Old Schwamb Mill present a Spring historical walking tour On and Off Lake Street. The walk will be led by local historian Edward Gordon on Saturday, May 5th, 2018. Pre-registration is required! We will gather at 8:45am and should be done by 11:30am. The walk will last about 2 1/2 […]
Fall historical walking tour, “On and Off Summer St,” on Saturday, Oct 21st, 2017
Walking in Arlington and the Old Schwamb Mill present a Fall historical walking tour “On and Off Summer Street”. The walk will be led by local historian Edward Gordon on Saturday, October 21st, 2017. Pre-registration is required! We will gather at 8:45am and should be done by 11:30am. The walk will last about 2 1/2 […]
Spring historical walking tour, “The Brook, the Reservoir, the Railroad, and the Path,” on Saturday, April 22nd, 2017
Walking in Arlington and the Old Schwamb Mill present a Spring historical walk “The Brook, the Reservoir, the Railroad, and the Path”. The walk will be led by local historian Edward Gordon on Saturday, April 22nd, 2017 at 9am. Learn the history of the Mill Brook and the Lexington and Arlington Railroad, and the creation […]
Fall historical walking tour, “On and Off Broadway,” on Saturday, Oct 29th, 2016
Walking in Arlington and the Old Schwamb Mill present a Fall historical walking tour “On and Off Broadway”. The walk will be led by local historian Edward Gordon on Saturday, October 29th, 2016. We will seek out architectural treasures of East Arlington, including noteworthy Greek Revival, Italianate and Mansard style houses. We will tour the […]
Spring historical walking tour “On and Off Gray Street” on Saturday, April 23rd, 2016
Walking in Arlington and the Old Schwamb Mill present a Spring historical walking tour “On and Off Gray Street”. We will explore parts of Arlington Heights. The walk will led by noted local historian Edward W. Gordon on Saturday, April 23rd, 2016. We hope you can join us. We will gather at 8:45am and should […]
Tour the Arlington Heights Business District and “Little Scotland” on October 24th
Join Walking In Arlington for our annual Fall Walking Tour held in cooperation with the Old Schwamb Mill. We will tour the Arlington Heights Business District and “Little Scotland”, which gets its name from the fact that nearly all the streets in the subdivision are named for places in Scotland. The walk will led by […]
Historical walk: “Walking in East Arlington”
Walking in Arlington and the Old Schwamb Mill present a Spring Historical Walking Tour “Walking in East Arlington”. The walk will led by noted local historian Edward W. Gordon on Saturday, April 25, 2015, setting off at 9am. The walk will last about 2 hours, and will be held rain or shine. The tour is […]