Did you know that Pease Park is technically Austin’s first and oldest public park? Donated to the City of Austin in 1875 by Texas Governor Elisha M. Pease, this 84-acre linear park following Shoal Creek up 16 blocks of North Lamar Boulevard is only predated by the public squares laid out in Austin’s original city plan by…
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Austin’s Historic Norwood Estate Prepares for a Comeback
After sitting derelict for decades, the future of Austin’s Ollie O. Norwood Estate looks better than ever. This is great news for patient people, since the historic Craftsman-style bungalow built in 1922 by developer and stockbroker Ollie Norwood and his wife Calie at 1018 Edgecliff Terrace on the northwest corner of East Riverside Drive and the I-35 Frontage Road…
Enjoy the Shade at Brazos Bluff, the Hike-and-Bike Trail’s Latest Upgrade
In all the chaos of the pandemic, we neglected to notice that the Trail Foundation, Austin’s nonprofit stewards of the Hike-and-Bike Trail, reached a nice milestone — Brazos Bluff, one of the organization’s 15 trail improvement projects marking the 15th anniversary of its founding, celebrated its completion last month. The project creates a stopping point with seating and other landscaping features…
A Restoration Project’s on the Way for the Historic Zilker Clubhouse
After 86 years of service and counting, the Zilker Clubhouse, one of Austin’s best examples of Depression-era public works architecture and sporting some of the most impressive skyline views west of MoPac, is bound for a well-deserved scrubbing. Though the current pandemic has delayed its design phase, a rehabilitation plan for the facility is officially in the works at the…
Northwest Downtown Development Roundup: The Hottest Corner Around
As we’ve laid out in a number of previous articles, the northwest corner of downtown Austin is one of the most interesting areas for growth in the central city. Less bustling or dense than its neighboring districts, yet still close to the rest of the action, it’s become clear over our last few years of prognostication that…
Atop a Historic Austin Building, This Hilton Hotel Tower Tries a New Look
It seems kind of bold to pursue the development of a hotel during a pandemic of unspecified length and impact, but as we’ve seen in recent weeks, plenty of projects in Austin are still chugging along. Not least of these is the oddball 159-room hotel plan by Trend Hospitality LP and developer William Franks for 1415 Lavaca Street, which would raise a 12-story structure…