Laid Bare

ID: 305 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University

This file appears in: The Liberty Building Explosion

This chaotic pile of damged goods was all that remained post-explosion of Walgreen Drug Store's once inviting display windows.

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…