Fifth Annual Christmas Walk and House Tour

Historical December 1986 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.

The Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council will sponsor a Christmas Walk and House Tour on Sunday, December 14, 1-4 p.m.

The event includes an outdoor lighting contest and an ice skating exhibition performed on a portable ice rink. Grace United Methodist Church, 6199 Waterman, will hold their annual Candlelight Christmas Carol Service that same afternoon at 4 p.m.

The Christmas Walk and House Tour will feature the first floors of nine homes in the Skinker DeBaliviere area, all beautifully decorated in Christmas traditions. Single-family homes in Parkview, Rosedale, and Washington Heights neighborhoods will be open for tour, as well as a renovated town house in Rosedale and a newly constructed town house in the Kingsbury Square neighborhood.

All participants in the Christmas Lighting Contest should have their houses decorated by the evening of Dec. 14. Judging will take place the following week and a winner from each neighborhood will receive a handcrafted Christmas ornament.

The ice rink, sponsored by the Friends of Steinberg, will be located at the Four Corners Plaza. Free passes to Steinberg Rink, which is now open, will be given away during the afternoon. Visitors will begin the tour at the newly renovated Church Hall of St. Roch’s Church, 6052 Waterman.

The complete renovation of the multi-purpose hall includes contemporary lighting and sound systems, stained glass windows, and hand-carved oak doors from the historic Title Guaranty Building. Tour maps will be available at the Church Hall.

For more information, call the SDCC offices at 862-5122.

Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, December 1986.

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Original source: SD_Times1986_12.pdf, printed page(s) 1, 4, 5; PDF page(s) 1, 4, 5, 6.