West Austin Park, located at 1317 West 10th Street just a few blocks west of downtown, isn’t one of Austin’s better-known outdoor destinations compared with the more cosmopolitan reputation of the nearby Pease Park — but despite looking a little rough around the edges, this three-acre neighborhood park dating back to 1930 has its own pleasant appeal…
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Is This Downtown Austin’s Silliest Parking Lot?
Believe it or not, the flagship Whole Foods at Sixth Street and North Lamar Boulevard was once the center of gravity for much of downtown Austin’s daytime social life — you’d meet friends for brunch there and take visitors from out of town to gawk at the cheese displays. That sounds kind of silly now,…
Sticking a Camera Over the Fence at Duncan Park in Downtown Austin
Duncan Neighborhood Park is rounding the corner on its first phase of upgrades by the city’s Parks and Recreation Department, the most significant improvements planned in decades for this wildly underrated piece of downtown parkland just east of Shoal Creek between West Ninth and 10th Streets. It’s not just the park’s excellent skyline views we’re after — we are very bullish on…
East Austin’s Best Park Project Gets Moving at the Holly Shores Fishing Pier
Let’s face it, we are downright obnoxious pushers for the Trail Conservancy’s efforts to build a fishing pier as part of park improvements planned for Holly Shores along the Hike-and-Bike Trail in East Austin. It’s a great reminder that these downtown-adjacent waterways are angler-friendly, but there’s also something very charming about the project’s modest scope and scale compared with some…
Plotting a New Beginning for East Austin’s Bolm District Park
Like a number of other large chunks of city park property still waiting for their time in the spotlight, at the moment Bolm District Park is practically a blank canvas. Located directly south of U.S. 183 on the banks of the Colorado River as it meanders into a region known for somewhat resembling the head of a dog, the…
It’s Time To Stop Asking Questions and Build a Giant Troll in Pease Park
This week, we need you to be thinking about trolls. You need to be talking about trolls. When you see a stranger, your first impulse should be to ask them about their stance on “the troll issue.” You should start describing yourself as “trollpilled.” The source of this recent obsession is the Pease Park Conservancy,…