Free Bridge Celebration

ID: 526 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University
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Free Bridge Celebration

Goldstein-Migel marked the elimination of the Waco Suspension Bridge toll on September 4, 1889, with a celebratory sale. They set up an elaborate display in front of the store advertising the "lowest prices on everything men, women, and children wear."

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By Amanda Sawyer
In 1886, Wacoans Isaac A. Goldstein and Louey Migel formed the Goldstein-Migel Company in order to try their hand at retail. The partners opened their first store on the ground floor of a building in the 700 block of Austin Avenue with only two…