Originally this was part of the "I-35 in Waco" page, today's post is on KD's Smokehouse, developed around 2007 at 214 Melodie Drive, a two-way road that paralleled the Interstate 35 frontage road about 80 yards from it. The advertisement seen at the top of the page is from the August 2009 issue of Waco Today (as KD's), but it closed around 2011. In November 2013, it was renovated and reopened as Slovacek's Travel Center, an Exxon station much like their flagship plant in Snook, but much nicer and featuring sausage, kolaches, and all the convenience store fixings. There's also a dog park on the premises, though plans to add a 40-foot fire hydrant were dropped at some point. There's an article regarding the opening of Slovacek here. In early 2022, "Slovacek's Etc." was built in the south end of the parking lot. It appears to be some sort of store selling outdoor furniture and goods, though I can't find much more on it.
You can't really tell Melodie Drive is an actual "road" today, there's no curb between it and the gas station. The access road between Melodie Drive and the Interstate's frontage road is Czech Heritage Road (in front of the gas station, the hotel to the north of it is "Czech Inn Road").
UPDATE 08-31-2026: Renamed "KD's Smokehouse" from "Melodie Drive". The rest of the post has been moved back to Carbon-izer.
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