There's a lot to love about the eclectic jumble of buildings at 605 Barton Springs Road -- the round windows, whimsically painted stucco walls currently rocking shades of turquoise and violet, and the long greenhouse running down the west end of the complex, its panes increasingly smashed out, allowing peeks at the few remaining plants left to run wild inside. This is the ...
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Here’s How Austin’s Fixing Up Fiesta Gardens, Lakeside Lagoon and All
The City of Austin's Parks and Recreation Department kicked off a virtual community engagement process for the rehabilitation of longtime city-owned East Austin event venue Fiesta Gardens earlier this week, a project overseen by preservation-minded local architects Clayton Korte to bring a variety of improvements to the 54-year-old facility that's often rented for weddings, ...
This Year’s Drive-Through Trail of Lights is a Secret Austin History Lesson
As Austin prepares to celebrate a very different holiday season this year in the shadow of the ongoing pandemic, the much-loved Trail of Lights at Zilker Park is providing its own version of social distance by transitioning to a drive-through event, meaning we'll be idling, not walking, past its giant lighted displays and other seasonal decorations. Due to COVID-19 prevention ...
Here’s How Austin’s Fixing Up the Historic Zilker Park Clubhouse
The historic Zilker Clubhouse, originally built for the City of Austin as a lodge for the Boy Scouts of America in 1934 by New Deal-era jobs programs including the Civil Works Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corps, now boasts one of the city's most impressive public skyline views west of Mopac. But despite this handsome little building's ...
For Sale: Golden Mirror, Barely Worn
Going by the name Bizarre Bazaar on Facebook and Craigslist, Elizabeth Pille and her husband, Patrick, sell antique furniture, doors, and other treasures out of their home (and several storage units) up in Round Rock. But lately, they've picked up some antiques they're not quite sure how to sell -- eight square glass panels, measuring around five feet on each side, tinted an ...
