East Pecan Street, now called Sixth Street, has remained a prominent corridor in downtown Austin since the city's incorporation in 1840. Its historic, Victorian-style buildings have mostly remained the same, but the street's social function has continually evolved. Almost 20 years ago, January 30, 1999 was a notable night in the history of both Sixth Street and the Austin ...
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At San Jacinto Center, Austin’s ’80s Boom Built the Four Seasons Hotel
Though we're getting taller all the time, skyscraper development in Austin really boomed during the 1980s. Between 1980 and 1987, 12 buildings with 15 or more floors opened in the downtown area, including the cluster of earth-toned towers -- One American Center, One Eleven Congress, 100 Congress, 301 Congress, and San Jacinto Center -- that defined the "Old Austin" skyline ...
In East Austin, Historic ‘Hepcat’ Home Has a New Lease on Life
A historic East Austin home is still the exact same home as before — it just happens to be sitting 17 blocks north of its original address. That's the latest news out of local real estate firm Cielo Property Group, which announced in a press release today that it has donated the historic house formerly located at 1608 East Fourth Street to Mary Clark, an East Austin ...
In 2019, Let’s Make Austin Gold Again
Earlier this year, we looked back fondly on the history of downtown Austin's Chase Tower, which sported a glowing golden exterior from its construction in 1974, until a remodel in 1994 gave it the rather drab look we have a hard time remembering today. Chase Tower in 2018, showing the new exterior installed back in 1994. Image: Lincoln Property Company Austin old-timers ...
The TOWERS.net Austin Gift Guide
The holidays are here, which can only mean one thing -- it's gift guide season! Seriously, everyone is putting these things out. We decided we'd try and make one that didn't suck. Austin, here are the good gifts: The TOWERS.net Austin City Coloring Book C'mon, you know we had to start with this one. Our new coloring book includes a ton of our favorite buildings and scenes ...