Originally this was part of the "I-35 in Waco" page and today we're covering two businesses on Melodie Drive, a street in West, Texas that acts as a two-way road for the businesses behind it as the frontage road itself became one way. The first of two businesses that we will cover is 114 Melodie Drive: The hotel opened as Czech Inn in January 2006, built by Jerrell Bolton (who owned the car dealership behind the hotel), with its address, 114 Melodie Drive, named after his late wife Melodie, murdered in a 1985 robbery. In the first half of 2013 it was rebranded as a Best Western amidst the construction of I-35 and around 2018 or 2019 was rebranded as a Holiday Inn Express & Suites, which it still is today.
While there's still a bit of vacant space that could be used for something in the future, 214 Melodie Drive was developed around 2007 as KD's Smokehouse. 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.
Lastly, there's the Golden Trails Senior Apartments that opened around 2021 at 314 Melodie Drive, but that's the least interesting of the other two here.
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