The Mission Death Swamp: A Historical Walking Tour

Join SHOTWELL journal for a stroll with the ghosts of the MIssion’s ecological and industrial past guided by historian and writer Elizabeth Creely. Long ago, a salt lagoon once thrived where StorefrontLab sits today. The lagoon’s connection to the Mission Creek estuary and San Franciso Bay, made its shores prime land for the burgeoning industries of the mid-1800s, notably woolen mills and tanneries. Learn how this collision of nature and commerce led to the lagoon’s demise and continues to haunt us today.

Sunday, October 18
11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Meet at Treat Plaza
corner of 16th Street and Treat Avenue

The tour is FREE, but space is limited.

Additional details:
+ The tour route is relatively flat and will cover about eight or just under a mile.
+ A restroom is available at the final stop.