Downtown walking tour is monthly
Newcomers, old-timers and visitors from neighboring cities met Saturday to walk the streets of downtown Taylor and hear a little more about the city from a local expert.
The free, monthly Historic Downtown Walking Tour also gave the group a chance to enjoy some exercise on a sunny summer morning.
“The Main Street Advisory Board is so glad to be showing off our downtown to folks near and far. The walking tour hopes to show folks where Taylor comes from and where it is headed,” said Ruby Fisher, Taylor special events coordinator.
The tour takes place on the second Saturday of each month and starts at a different downtown business. Last week, it kicked off from Ripple & Rose Café, 109 W. Third St., and ended at Haciendo Roasters, 116 W. Sixth St.
The tour lasted 90 minutes.
Caroline Warner has lived in Taylor for six weeks. She relocated to be near family and hoped the tour would help her get a better feel for the town before she becomes more active in the community.
“I need to know how it got to where it is and what growth potentials are in front of them,” she said.
Judith and Jeremy Clayton visited from Round Rock to take the tour. An earlier visit to see the annual fall classic car show left them curious about Taylor’s history and architecture.
Terry Green, a 35-year Taylor resident, wanted to learn more about what shaped the city. He was joined by Michele Wolff from Cedar Park.
“There are some buildings out here I’ve always been interested in knowing the history of,” Green said. “And I can get some exercise, get my steps in.”
The tour is usually led by Doug Moss, chairman of the Main Street Advisory Board. This month another board member, Jeff Snyder, was the guide.
Snyder is a Taylor native who owns Jeff’s Resurrections, an auto restoration company at 106 Porter St.
“I think people will be amazed that we have one of the only brick streets left in the country, on First Street,” Snyder said. “The more interesting stuff is down on First, Second, Third streets – that’s the oldest, most historic part of downtown.”
To find out about future tours and other downtown events sponsored by the city, visit instagram.com/mainstreettaylortx.
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“The walking tour hopes to show folks where Taylor comes from and where it is headed.”
— Ruby Fisher
