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ID: 2592 ~ 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

In order to help spread the word among past customers, future patrons, and the Waco community, the Colias Brothers hired commercial photographer Fred Marlar to photograph the updated eatery in 1952. Here, Marlar captures a view of the restaurant's well-stocked meat freezer.

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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…