How does one mix Austin culture with Atlantic history? No one is better-suited to tackle this material that Patrick Floyd of Austin Aloha! He is calling “Titanic on 43rd Street: a Folk Lyric Walking Tour Through Hyde Park” Austin’s premiere commemoration of the Titanic’s final sunset.

Patrick says, “April 14 will mark the 110-year anniversary of Titanic’s final sunset. The ocean liner would sink beneath the surface of the North Atlantic in the early morning hours of April 15, 1912. I have developed a novel way to commemorate the legendary ocean liner’s maiden voyage and her final sunset at sea. I have mapped the dimensions of Titanic onto 43^rd Street. From bow to stern, Titanic measured just over 882 feet. If Titanic were facing west on 43^rd with her stern end lined up with the west wall of Fresh Plus, her bow would reach just past the west curbs of Avenue F.

“This will be a free outdoor event. The walking tour will weave together elements of Hyde Park history, Titanic anecdotes, homebuilding, shipbuilding, Tudor London, Texas trees, and nautical lore into a brand-new story spanning centuries and oceans.

“All are welcome. I intend for the tour to be suitable for my 9-year-old daughter and her friends. We will talk about death, and the tour may include a couple mild four-letter words, but the tour will feature fewer four-letter words than the libretto of Hamilton.”

No RSVP is needed: just join the group meeting at the northeast corner of 43rd Street and Speedway on Thursday, April 14th at 7 p.m., and wear comfortable walking shoes!

Patrick runs AustinAloha.com, which celebrates the arts, culture, & leisure of Central Texas. “In the tradition of homegrown armadillo icons, Austin Aloha aspires to be the roly-poly of a thriving cultural compost heap. Just under the surface, we dig & nibble to sustain the creative ecosystem we call home.” Learn more at AustinAloha.com.