Of Urban Renewal and Decline

ID: 536 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University
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Of Urban Renewal and Decline

The Austin Avenue Pedestrian Mall attracted large crowds to Goldstein-Migel during its first year of operation, but attendance declined sharply in the years following. Shoppers were increasingly turning away from downtown in favor of retail outlets located in the suburbs.

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By Amanda Sawyer
In 1886, Wacoans Isaac A. Goldstein and Louey Migel formed the Goldstein-Migel Company in order to try their hand at retail. The partners opened their first store on the ground floor of a building in the 700 block of Austin Avenue with only two…