“At mid-morning one day last week, driving west of Congress on Sixth Street was like suddenly moving into a dream world,” wrote Austin American-Statesman columnist Inez C. Jeffery on November 4, 1973.
“The morning sun was shining on the gold wall of the new American Bank building, and the reflection became a path of gold on the street. As one drove into the area, the shimmer of the gold reflection enveloped the car and filtered to the inside. Austin’s skyline is beginning to shape up and take on the appearance of a big city,” she . . .
