In 1998, Austin voters approved funding for the development of the Palmer Events Center and its surrounding parkland, and a year later, the city signed off on an $18.5 million master plan for the development of Butler Metro Park, formerly known as Town Lake Metro Park.
Sandwiched between Barton Springs Road and West Riverside Drive, directly adjacent to Auditorium Shores and containing such wonders as the Butler Pitch & Putt, the aforementioned Palmer Events Center, the Dougherty Arts Center, and the observation hill named for Texan musician . . .
