1950 Map

ID: 3265 ~ Source: Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Waco, McLennan County, Texas. Sanborn Map Company, Vol. 2, 1950. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn08803_008/.  
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This map is from the Sanborn Fire Insurance Company and was created in 1950. La Pila is not directly represented, but it would have been located just above Jefferson Ave. to the left of the Brazos. The map shows the shotgun houses typical of Calle Dos which surrounded La Pila.

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By Katie Chakmakjian
At a fountain named La Pila, children frequently splashed and played while others took a drink or filled jars and buckets with water. La Pila, meaning “the basin,” was the centerpiece and social hub…