Join the Lawrence Preservation Alliance as we host “After La Yarda”, a historic walking tour of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania Streets with our guide, Brenna Buchanan Young.
As the devastating floodwaters of the 1951 flood receded, many residents in the Kansas River basin from Manhattan to Kansas City faced the harsh reality that their homes were destroyed. How did the families of La Yarda, the Santa Fe housing complex for railroad workers, adapt and move forward to find new housing in the Lawrence community?
The (same) tour is available on three days and begins at 10:30am at the Lawrence Amtrak Santa Fe Depot at 413 E. 7th Street. The tour will conclude at Lawrence Beer Company, where appetizers are included as a part of your ticket cost. Tickets are only good for the date you select and are non-transferrable to other tour dates.
Tickets: $30
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$20 of each ticket will support the Embattled Lawrence book series, an extensive anthology to preserve stories of our past. You can buy a copy of Embattled Lawrence at http://embattledlawrence.org/.