Way Back When

ID: 3460 ~ Source: Rodriguez, Santos, interviewed by Dr. Stephen Sloan, August 5, 2024, in Waco, TX. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, Texas.
This file appears in: Jesse's Tortilla Factory

Longtime patrons of Jesse’s can still remember the factory’s infancy. Santos Rodriguez talks about customers’ memories of the store in the 1950s. 

This file appears in: Jesse's Tortilla Factory

By Maria Petrolia
Since 1958, Jesse’s Tortilla Factory, founded by Waco couple Jesse and Esther Contreras, has provided the Waco community with fresh tortillas and chips made in-house. Jesse’s sells at both wholesale…