Tram Service

ID: 595 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University
This file appears in: Austin Avenue Pedestrian Mall
Tram Service

The mall employed several free shopper trams which were considered ahead of their time in the 1970s. Despite the added convenience of the trams, customers still cited frustration at having to park outside and walk through the stores to access the mall.

This file appears in: Austin Avenue Pedestrian Mall

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…