Location, Location, Location

ID: 2710 ~ Source: Courtesy of Charlotte Floyd-Love and Family
This file appears in: Walker's Auditorium

Herbert Walker wanted African Americans in Waco and those visiting the community to have access to high-quality recreation and accommodation. Putting the club (center), apartments (right), and BBQ pit (left) in close proximity to one another made them easier to manage and able to mutually reinforce one another’s business.

This file appears in: Walker's Auditorium

By Regina Wenger
Beginning in 1945, the sounds of big bands, the blues, and rock blended on the dance floor of East Waco’s Walker’s Auditorium. Continually looking for ways to serve his community, African American…