Street View (312A Austin Avenue)
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Tito rented a storefront near Waco City Hall for nearly seven years until urban renewal forced him to relocate. It is likely that the watch repair shop and the lounge adjacent to Tito's helped attract additional male clientele.
This file appears in: Tito's Downtown Barbershop
Tito's Downtown Barbershop
Waco entered an economic slump in the aftermath of the 1953 Waco tornado, urban renewal in the 1960s, and the Austin Avenue Pedestrian Mall in the 1970s and ‘80s. Many businesses either moved or closed their doors permanently during this time. Yet…