Bird's-Eye View (1950s)

ID: 548 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University
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Bird's-Eye View (1950s)

Depicted here is the eastern part of the Sandtown neighborhood that was located between First Street and the south shore of the Brazos River. The cemetery on the top right was, according to former resident Robert Gamboa, a frequent playground for the children of Sandtown.

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By Michael Woodward
Sandtown was a vibrant and predominately Mexican American neighborhood that was active from the turn of the twentieth century to the 1960s. It encompassed the area of downtown Waco between Third Street and the Brazos River, and the seven blocks…