West Seattle Riverside neighborhood resident Frank Zuvela is returning to lead the Southwest Historical Society's annual Historic Riverside Walking Tour on Aug.13.

The two-hour tour will start at 10 a.m. at the Riverside Memorial, at the intersection of West Marginal Way Southwest and Southwest Marginal Place, directly below and immediately south of the high-level West Seattle Bridge.

Admission is by donation. The suggested donation is $5. Additionally, booklets on Riverside history will be available for $5. Assisting Zuvela on the tour will be Carol Vincent, a past president and current Advisory Council member of our organization.

Riverside, the largely Croatian community that thrived on fishing and related industry, nestles between the Duwamish River and Pigeon Point, and its small collection of hillside streets and homes is the site of many stories to be related by the energetic Zuvela, 94.

Earlier this summer, Zuvela’s grandson Nick Santa earned more than 100 hours community-service credits by restoring the appearance of the historic Riverside Memorial, which was dedicated in January 2012. The work included weeding, shrubbery trimming and thinning, pressure-washing, barking, edging, hand-scrubbing, sweeping, raking, mulching and watering.