Old Bakery - Austin, Texas
Posted by: DougK
N 30° 16.326 W 097° 44.487
14R E 621056 N 3349607
The Old Bakery was originally known as the Lundberg Bakery.
Waymark Code: WMMXJ4
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/20/2014
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The Old Bakery & Emporium is an historic building located in Downtown Austin. The Bakery operates as a Consignment Shop, Visitor Information Center, Art Gallery exhibiting local artists 50 or better and houses a museum, the Lundberg-Maerki Historical Collection.
The Old Bakery was built in 1876 by Charles Lundberg. Bread then was not sliced or wrapped. Children and maids waited with baskets to take home loaves hot from the oven. House specialties were sponge cake ladyfingers, glazed kisses, and almond-meal macaroons.
A front balcony (since razed) permitted a later Baker, Henry Maerki, to photograph parades, including one for U.S. President William McKinley.
The Old Bakery and Emporium can be seen in Google Street View.