Julius Genecov Wholesale Grocers

ID: 549 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University
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Julius Genecov Wholesale Grocers

While most of the businesses in Sandtown were owned by Hispanics, a few were not. One example, is Julius Genecov Wholesale Grocers, a Jewish-owned business located between the 300 and 400 blocks of Third Street.

This file appears in: Sandtown Neighborhood

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…