Covert Operations

ID: 2709 ~ Source: Floyd-Love, Charlotte, Adrion Floyd, and Roderick Floyd, Interviewed by Stephen Sloan, July 4, 2020 in Waco, TX. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, TX.
This file appears in: Walker's Auditorium

Charlotte Floyd-Love tells how later in life she discovered that though her father tried to prevent underage patrons from entering the club, he was not always successful.

This file appears in: Walker's Auditorium

By Regina Wenger
Beginning in 1945, the sounds of big bands, the blues, and rock blended on the dance floor of East Waco’s Walker’s Auditorium. Continually looking for ways to serve his community, African American entrepreneur Herbert Walker founded the club. Prior…