HPNA General Meeting June 6th Agenda Carol Pirie of the Texas Film Commission: Presentation on how the commission works with filmmakers. Elaine Meenehan: anti-graffiti solvent distrubution for Hyde Park residents Alan Marburger: final plans for the Homes Tour A creative & dramatic proposal by Mary Carolyn George Committee Updates, Open Discussion

Homes Tour Treasure Hunt for young and old: take a stroll acros Hyde Park and find the treasure of our neighborhood.   The treasure hunt will begin at the start of the tour at Baker School and end at the Elisabet Ney Museum where treasure hunters will be rewarded with stories and treats.

June, 2005   National Register District Neighborhood   Vol. 31, No. 6

"Front Porch Friendly"
Hyde Park Homes Tour 2005

T his year's Hyde Park Homes Tour, the Association's 30th Annual, will be similar to last year's, in that it will be a walking tour -- that is, only if you don't want to take a horse-drawn carriage ride with the most entertaining characters of Hyde Park. The price of a ticket this year will include the horse-drawn transportation across the first streetcar neighborhood in Austin. Back in the early days of the neighborhood, Monroe Shipe and

Elisabet Ney traveled these streets pulled by their hardy steeds, and we get to celebrate and relive that custom 114 years later. Among many other highlights, there will be a treasure hunt for old and young that will start at Baker School and end at the Ney Museum. Musicians and story tellers will abound.

    This "Front Porch Friendly" tour will start at the front steps of Baker School, 3900 Avenue B. The carriages will be available, but the first home is only a hundred yards away. At 209 W.39th Street is the Sears King House. The house is entered through a dramatic stained glass front door. Inside, spacious living and dining areas are separated by French Doors. A back porch looks out over a half-acre lot. This Eastlake cottage with a contemporary addition and carved Balinese architectural accents

The Sears King House at 209 West 39th St.

is the home of Steve Wechsler and Inga Marie Carmel .

    Carriages will be available to take you to the next stop on the tour, since this route to the next home currently has only a few sidewalks. The Hyde Park Neighborhood Association will use funds from this year's tour to com-