Episode list

Episode #1. A Bridge and Troubled Water. The dramatic and enthralling story of the building of the Waco Suspension Bridge, at the time one of the longest single-span suspension bridges in the world. But this is not merely the saga of an engineering miracle or connecting the banks of the menacing meandering Brazos River; it is a sweeping narrative of the social climate of the time, the bridging of Waco from a turbulent, irrelevant and unremarkable past to a leading metropolis in the "Age of Optimism" - a period when Wacoans, like most of Americans were convinced in their hearts that all things were possible.

Episode #2. 3 YEARS : PART 1 The end of the Gilded Era marked some of Waco's greatest and most horrific times. Between 1916 and 1918, the community witnessed the construction of a massive army base, the end of legalized prostitution, the public extra-legal lynching of a teenager, and a sky full of revolutionary Jenny biplanes. Viewers will see how Waco both embraced and repelled progressivism during these three years in a struggle to determine its cultural identity.

Episode #3. 3 YEARS : PART 2 Over the past few decades, many scholars have debated as to whether or not Waco identifies more as a southern or a western community, and it is during these three years that we see echoes of both mentalities struggle to gain dominance. This intriguing episode will spotlight, sex, murder and war, three things looming over Waco during a pivotal time that will appear both alien and familiar to locals today.

Episode #4. A Mighty Wind The story of the devastation in 1953 that killed many and ravaged the city of Waco is not unfamiliar to the town's residents. Some may even be jaded or burnout on it's telling. But A Mighty Wind will unveil in dramatic and in arresting cinematic form the hidden stories found in the rubble of the storm's destruction. A Waco existed right before the tornado took its deadly stroll through downtown, but would one exist afterwards? That is the heart of this from-the-ashes tale. A Mighty Wind reports stories of heroism, unity and Wacoans of all races trying to re-patch a city the best it knew how. This is not merely the story of Waco then, but most importantly,it is the story of Waco now.