Damaged Goods

ID: 302 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University

This file appears in: The Liberty Building Explosion

Merchandise spills out of the gutted storefront of F. W. Woolworth Co. The popular discount variety store suffered an estimated $75,000 in losses due to the fire started by the blast.

This file appears in: The Liberty Building Explosion

The Liberty Building Explosion

By Geoff Hunt

Shortly after the 1936 flood waters had receded and cleanup was well under way, disaster struck Waco again. On October 4, the Liberty Building on Austin Avenue and Sixth Street exploded, fatally wounding 65-year-old janitor Warren Moore and causing…