I just asked my mother if she knew about the Cotton Palace. She said yes and was quite surprised I asked her about it. this is what she said...(I am BurgandyRoze and she is OldHagAtOldLake) OldHagAtOldLake: and why would you want to know that about me do you think im going to tell on me BurgandyWingz: what was it? OldHagAtOldLake: the one that i knew about was a dance hall OldHagAtOldLake: and of course beer place BurgandyWingz: I am assuming it was "several" different things at different times.. BurgandyWingz: cool BurgandyWingz: around where Baylor College is now? OldHagAtOldLake: yes it was it was onthe circle that use to be there in waco BurgandyWingz: wow OldHagAtOldLake: you got tha right BurgandyWingz: was it ever like a staging area or turned into a dressing place for the pool close by ( a bathouse?) OldHagAtOldLake: pretty wild place most places that were ther were pretty wild lots of the soldiers from killean went ther to pick yp / OldHagAtOldLake: yes but this was after i was married to your dad and moved away from that area OldHagAtOldLake: what is it now OldHagAtOldLake: waco has really changed since i lived there OldHagAtOldLake: kileen was the army base and there was an airforce base in belmead OldHagAtOldLake: the cotton club was a huge club from what i was told and they did have big name bands there that was the tale that went down from year to year (this was the best way I could think of to put down what my mother said about the place......:) Betty Collins