Magnolia Market, Shopping complex in Waco, Texas, United States
Magnolia Market is a shopping complex in Waco, Texas, covering two city blocks with a large store inside a converted grain barn. Two tall concrete silo towers stand next to several low buildings that house shops and food outlets.
The structures were built in the mid-20th century for cotton oil processing and operated until the late 1950s. Decades later a retail project reused the site, preserving and reviving the old industrial buildings.
The name comes from a home goods business founded by a television couple. Today the place draws people looking for furnishings, plants, and baked goods while they walk through the open outdoor areas.
The complex sits on Webster Avenue and opens most weekdays, with several parking areas nearby. Visitors can move freely across lawns and pathways, and most areas are ground-level accessible.
The white facade with black "MAGNOLIA" lettering belongs to the former Brazos Valley Cotton Oil Company grain barn and office building, now holding a 12,000 sq. ft. retail store. The two 120-foot silos beside it stopped serving as storage in the 1990s. Magnolia Market drew about 1.2 million visitors through November 2016, and attendance at the nearby Dr. Pepper Museum rose more than 60%.
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