View from the Sky

ID: 2153 ~ Source: Chen, Thomas L. “Quick Day Trip to Check out the Silos in Waco.” Flickr, 20 Mar. 2018, www.flickr.com/photos/thomas350/40252073954/in/photolist-24jWpe5-TzQxfi-HYnVBP-27TgTZo-21JcZCo-ZW3zpJ-ZU4nfN-HYnX4X-G39cUc-SaijLo-XDW1PB-CDAJV2-25M8XQs-4s7vBE-XarDK7-CSFUHY-HYo1wi-ZW3yUq-HVkHpL-26uv3gd-ZU44fE-TBVBuy-XKYrkK-QMrotj-H3B2cH-7NG2qC-YU6gTh-GSy9GK-FyYqCw-8KsoJ-YU64YA-274c6vN-JZ9Qpx-21JbRij-F47zPe-ZYLSt6-JZdrKg-ZW3yMS-eB9RtL-215MPjY-21JbMEY-EWvjKG-rppztf-29NZxzB-CDALZc-QqSmrs-29eks32-RHnQN6-RBmEUT-QtCYQi.
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View from the Sky

An aerial view of the Silos shows the whole layout. Picnic tables line the open space for visitors to enjoy their food truck meals, and all within view of the Silos stage for performances. A rendezvous inside the retail store can provide some shelter from the Texas weather, and the bakery on the other side of the Silos fuels tourists daily.

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