Early Days (1947)
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Though the layout of the original space (since added onto) was simple, Jasper DiMaria had everything he needed to sell takeout barbecue to hungry customers. Within easy reach from the counter was his meat, a scale for weighing portions of chopped beef, and three mounted bottle openers. Note the pennant that reads “God Bless America,” a patriotic statement not out of place in the immediate postwar years.
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Jasper's Bar-B-Que
At the corner of Clifton Street and Elm Avenue is Jasper’s Bar-B-Que, Waco’s oldest-operating barbecue restaurant. Although East Waco has undergone many changes, Jasper’s has never changed locations and remains a place where residents today can…