Elite Update

ID: 2591 ~ Source: Blog post: Hunt, Geoff. "TEXAS OVER TIME: WACO’S ELITE CAFÉ-THE 1952 RENOVATION AND MAGNOLIA TABLE, TODAY," May 21, 2019. ~ Creator: Fred Marlar ~ Date: 1952
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Fred Marlar collection #2980, The Texas Collection, Baylor University

The Colias brothers introduced a new round of structural and decorative updates to the Elite cafe 11 years into its operation off of the Circle. These updates included new booths, upholstered in a “neutral shade of plastic" (then a modern and trendy material) which, the owners told customers, "blends with the color scheme."

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By Amanda Sawyer
Faced with decreased business and enormous renovation costs, the brothers decided to sell the restaurant in 1986. David Tinsley, a well-known Texan restaurateur, purchased the Elite Café for…