Two huge, 120-foot-tall, rust-coloured grain silos dominate the skyline of central Waco, Texas. They serve as a landmark for millions of visitors every year. In 2014, television personalities Chip and Joanna Gaines bought a 2.6-acre former cottonseed mill on the site. Twelve years later, their flagship Magnolia property has grown to about 5.3 acres. It now covers almost an entire city block and includes retail shops, a bakery, a coffee shop, a Wiffle ball field, and a restored 19th-century church. What started as one retail building alongside two unused industrial structures has grown into a major tourist destination for the city.
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