Aftermath of the Storm

ID: 705 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University
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Aftermath of the Storm

The F5 tornado that tore through Waco in 1953 damaged the original storefront at South Eleventh Street beyond repair. The Levys chose a new location for the store on North Twenty-Fifth Street and reopened in 1954.

This file appears in: O&H Rare Foods

By Coleman Hampton & Amanda Sawyer
During World War II, Waco provided a place of refuge and hope of starting anew for many seeking refuge from persecution, such as Otto and Hilde Levy. As tensions escalated throughout Germany as a result of Nazi discrimination, Otto Levy and Hilde…