Preparation for Austin Avenue Pedestrian Mall

ID: 1657 ~ Source: Dean, Mary Lee, interviewed by Rebecca Jimenez, July 1, 1981, in Waco, Texas. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, TX. View the full interview
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Mary Lee Dean gives her account of the demolition of downtown buildings in preparation for the construction of the unique Austin Avenue Pedestrian Mall.

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By Kurt Terry
Completed in 1970, the Austin Avenue Pedestrian Mall opened to high expectations. The City of Waco created the pedestrian mall in an effort to bring consumers back to the downtown district, closing down the street to automobiles and only allowing…