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AMBC American Continental Championships Vargas, Venezuela 2015 Day 1 - Steve Nelson (USA) wins - 81 kg
AMBC American Continental Championships Vargas, Venezuela 2015 Day 1 - Lindolfo Delgado (MEX) W.P. (3:0) (Right) vs. Lucas Bahdi (CAN) (Left) - 60 kg
For Dave and Tammy's last weekend in Texas, Mike suggested a road trip to Waco to visit the Dr Pepper Museum (300 S. 5th St.). The museum is housed in the 1906 Artesian Manufacturing and Bottling Company building located in downtown Waco.
This informational placard in the museum's courtyard provided some background historical information. I've transcribed the text below to make for easier reading:
Home of Dr Pepper, the Nation's Oldest Major Soft Drink
The Artesian Manufacturing and Bottling Co.
Originally, Dr Pepper was invented at the Old Corner Drugstore (4th Street and Austin Avenue) in 1885 by pharmacist Charles Alderton and patented by the owner of the Old Corner Drugstore, Wade Morrison. The Artesian Manufacturing and Bottling Company (AMBC) was formed in 1891 to manufacture and bottle Dr Pepper.
The property at the corner of 5th Street and Mary Avenue was purchased by AMBC in 1905. Milton Scott, a local architect, designed the building. When it opened in 1906, the first floor held offices, an artesian well, and a bottling line. The second floor was specifically designed for making syrups for Dr Pepper, Circle A Ginger Ale, and other soft drinks. Water from the well was purified and the plant's sugar supply was stored on the third floor.
Transformations
This building served as national headquarters until 1923, when the company moved to Dallas, but continued as a bottling franchise. In 1953, a section of the west wall was destroyed by an F5 tornado that heavily damaged downtown Waco. The building's scar can still be seen from Mary Avenue.
During the 1960s, soft drink production was relocated to Franklin and New Road. This building became storage for the company and Baylor University.
New Life
In 1985, Waco community leaders formed a unique partnership with the Dr Pepper Company to create a separate non-profit museum. The Dr Pepper Museum and Free Enterprise Institute was founded in 1988 and opened to the public on May 11, 1991. Today, the building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Home of Dr Pepper.
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Saturday, February 3, 2018
AMBC American Continental Championships Vargas, Venezuela 2015 Day 1 - Lindolfo Delgado (MEX) W.P. (3:0) (Right) vs. Lucas Bahdi (CAN) (Left) - 60 kg
Ambassador Shefali Razdan Duggal joins ABMC to open new visitors center at Netherlands American Cemetery