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 Welcome to Waxahachie Texas - The Downtown Square in Waxahachie, with its charming turn-of-the-century architecture and friendly people, is truly a time capsule of an era long since past. One can easily take a step back, for just a little while, to a place and time when values were a little clearer and life a little simpler. Waxahachie offers the visitor this opportunity to use their imagination to go back to another era such as turn of the century 1905, or perhaps the roaring 1920's by just walking the downtown square. Your imagination is your only limitation!
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 AntiqueAlleyTexas.com 2010 show dates: April 16-18 & September 17-19 - Antique Alley Texas spans the historic communities of Cleburne, Grandview and Maypearl via FM 4 (S) to FM 916. This show is unique because of the miles and miles of shows and sales organized by independent landowners, small businesses and individual entrepreneurs.
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"The book provides detailed accounts of the growth and development of Waxahachie, with an  emphasis on the human side," she said. "Many of the photographs show people going about their daily activities or just having fun. It’s almost like a keyhole, allowing us to peer into Waxahachie's past and see how people interacted." |
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 This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine! The year is 1909. One hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes! Here are some statistics for the Year 1909:
The average life expectancy was 47 years.
Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub.
Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. |
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Old Town Village Antiques and Uniques |
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Written by Downtown Reporter
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 Old Town Village Antiques & Uniques -This building for over 50 years was the J.C. Penny's Store. Today it is the only three story antique mall in downtown Waxahachie. Inside The Old Town Antique Mall, there are three floors full of the unusual, the unique, the one-of-a-kind item and more just waiting to be discovered.
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