Built to Impress

ID: 727 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University
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Built to Impress

After Conrad Hilton bought the historic property at Fourth Street and Austin Avenue, he employed Lang and Witchell architects, based out of Dallas, to design a monumental twelve-story hotel. The aesthetically pleasing building was also architecturally sound; its steel frame ensured that it stood strong through the 1953 tornado.

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By Amanda Sawyer
Waco rapidly industrialized in the early decades from its founding. The arrival of the railroad and the building of the Suspension Bridge increased the numbers of travelers through the region, and the city soon became a thriving urban center. In…