Private Tours & Presentations

The Scholar’s Standard

“For travelers who habitually seek out the world’s finest docent-led experiences, standard sightseeing simply will not do. We invite you to bypass the surface-level scripts and step directly into the complex, vibrant soul of the Pacific Northwest—led exclusively by local architectural historians and master curators.”

Bespoke Private Expeditions Curation:

  • To book a private group tour call 503.206.4676, or email guide@slabtowntours.com
  • Basic cost for private group tour is $300 for 90 minutes. Additional charges are dependent on any customizations.
  • Tanya Lyn March, Ph.D., will lead you and up to 25 guests on one of these tours. Larger group sizes will require a power point followed by tours led by a team of guides:
  • Slabtown Tour
  • Historic Homes Tour of the Alphabet Historic District
  • Nob Hill Tour
  • Ghost Tours
  • Cast Iron District
  • Ethnic Transformation of Northwest Portland
  • Heart of St. Johns History Tour (has extreme slope)
  • Old Town New Chinatown
  • SE Historic Foster Road Tour

Specialized Private Lecture & Presentation Options

  • Slabtown Picture Show
  • Vanport’s Step-sibling Guild’s Lake Courts
  • Ghosts and Murders of NW Portland
  • St Johns a City Within a City
  • Cast Iron District
  • Ethnic Transformation of Northwest Portland
  • Redlining and Ethnic change in NW Portland
  • How to Research a Historic Home from your couch-online
  • Welcome to Oregon (a 101 history of the state)
  • Welcome to Portland (a 101 historic overview)
  • The Trail: the wild attractions of the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exhibition
  • Say His Name Ervin Jones a Black life taken unjustly and the erasure of the Black community in Guild’s Lake
  • Childhood in Portland’s 1940s Homefront Years
  • Slabtown 101
  • Buildings on Wheels