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Old Posted Jun 13, 2009, 6:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Raining Inside View Post
I like this one from AustinPostCard.com. Is that Austin's first highrise under construction?



http://www.austinpostcard.com/images...eparade01a.jpg
Yes. That's the Scarbrough Building. It was the first traditional high rise to ever be built in Austin. The Capitol, Old Main at UT are/were taller, but they aren't traditional high rises. It was also the first steel skyscraper ever built in Austin.

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Originally Posted by AustinSkyscrapes
Are you sure that lightning strike hit the little cab of the crane on Austonian? They sure wouldn't be happy with that.
Actually, it didn't hit anywhere near the operator's cab. It hit at the back of the crane near the counterweights.
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