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Historic Hamm Building Tour


Classes for Adults / Trips & Travelogues -
Summer 2024- Adult

Hear the fascinating history of downtown Saint Paul's Hamm Building! Once one of the city's largest speakeasys and the home of the iconic Heimie’s Haberdashery, it's unique history also involves a kidnapping or two, and might just be haunted!

The tour will include a behind the scenes tour of the iconic Heimie’s Haberdashery, a St Paul business founded in 1922. Includes a stop in their hand-crafted leather shop in the sub basement. 

Tour Activity Rating: 4 (Demanding - Extensive walking/stairs/standing)

Wear comfortable shoes.

CynCity Tours

Cynthia Schreiner Smith is an actor/writer/filmmaker who has been conducting tours in St. Paul since 1998. In 2020 she formed her own tour company, CynCity Tours doing walking Gangsterland tours, haunted Summit Ave tours, history and haunted tours of Union Depot and much more. In 2011, she and husband Bick Smith co-produced the short documentary-style movie “Gangsterland” about the gangster history of Minnesota. She recently co-authored the book “Alvin Karpis and the Barker Gang in Minnesota” which was released in 2020.

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Hamm Building
Friday, Jul 12
3:30 - 4:45 PM

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Min Age   16 yr.

Full - waiting list