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The walk starts at the Hilton Inn. This box has been hosted by them for over 15 years. Thank You, Hilton Inn! |
| The route heads out the back door of the Hilton past the Freedom Fountain. |  |
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The 1930 Art Deco Waco City Hall. |
| Large fountain in front of City Hall. |
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Lamp post and stop sign decorated for Christmas. The Alico Bldg. proudly displays a Baylor University banner. |
| More Christmas decorations line the route. |  |
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Tornado Memorial |
| Tornado Historical Marker. |  |
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McLennan County Courthouse |
| Lovely old home right downtown. |  |
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Grand Lodge of Texas |
| Waco Masonic Lodge #92. Chartered on Jan. 23, 1852, as the Bosque Lodge. Name changed in 1856. Three former Texas governors have been members. |  |
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Waco Hippodrome Theater. |
| All that remains of Cox's Department Store (where I frequently shopped on my lunch hour many years ago). |  |
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Across from Cox's is the old McCrory's where I dined at their lunch counter. |
| Old Kress building's bottom floor . |  |
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The next window is done in red. |
| Jake's Texas Tea House. This isn't a "Tea Room". The term "Texas Tea" was originally used to describe crude oil,which explains the decorations. |  |
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Interesting design along the roof line. |
| Approaching the Dr. Pepper Museum. |  |
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Twin silos of Magnolia Market. It was closed today so all was quiet. |
| McLean Stadium and the I-35 bridges from the river walk. |  |
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View along the river walk. |
| Blue Heron on the old RR bridge. |  |
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Ducks sleeping along the river walk. |
| View of the Suspension Bridge. The walk doesn't go across it, but you can detour to visit it. |  |
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Cattle drive sculptures right before you reach the Hilton. |
