South Side
The South Side, to the southeast in reality, is home to the heart of Waco. It is where the city was born and much of its history was created. It was a prospering area until 1953, when it was devastated by a tornado. It also suffers from Urban decay, though the area around Baylor University is being renewed. The South Side is a largely Hispanic community. It is home to many restaurants and stores of the Mexican culture.
There are six sectors in the South Side. They are:
- Alta Vista
- Baylor
- Brazos
- Kendrick
- Oakwood
- University
In addition these six sectors, the island city of Beverly Hills is in the South Side.
Read more about this topic: Neighborhoods Of Waco
Famous quotes containing the words south and/or side:
“We have heard all of our lives how, after the Civil War was over, the South went back to straighten itself out and make a living again. It was for many years a voiceless part of the government. The balance of power moved away from it—to the north and the east. The problems of the north and the east became the big problem of the country and nobody paid much attention to the economic unbalance the South had left as its only choice.”
—Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)
“Telephone poles were matchsticks, put there to be snapped off at a whim. Dogs trotting across the road were suddenly big trucks. Old ladies turned into moving—vans. Everything was too bright, but very funny and made for my delight. And about half a mile from my long liquid breakfast I turned carefully down a side street and parked, and sat beaming happily through the tannic fog for about an hour, remembering how witty we all had been, how handsome and talented ... [ellipsis in original]”
—M.F.K. Fisher (1908–1992)