Austin | Historic Images & Postcards - Page 49

KevinFromTexas · #**961** Posted **Dec 1, 2019, 2:07 AM**

1990 - photo from an issue of National Geographic magazine from June 1990. I'll have to remember this one for the photo.

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Let me know if everyone can see this next one. This photo was taken from the roof of the Hyatt. The construction visible there is of 816 Congress. Note that the One American Center is missing. I'm guessing it would have been just coming out of the ground then since both buildings were supposed to be completed in 1984. The cranes north of the Capitol were working on the William B. Travis State Office Building. Also under construction during that time was the Hilton Garden Inn and the Sabine Apartments that were built at the same time, and the Hobby Building.

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KevinFromTexas · #**962** Posted **Dec 7, 2019, 6:06 PM**

First photo, 1981. Note the crane working on the Hyatt.

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This one is probably from late 1984 since the One American Center is there. Also, the Hilton Garden Inn and Sabine were both under construction. The crane in the foreground is working on one of those big loveable state parking garages in the Capitol complex.

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301 Congress construction pit from late 1984.

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Hobby Building construction prior to it being finished in 1985.

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One American Center with a crane.

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One American Center and Hobby Building construction.

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One Eleven and 100 Congress construction.

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1978

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Alamo Hotel demolition in 1984.

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1978 is what the caption says.

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AusTxDevelopment · #**963** Posted **Dec 9, 2019, 11:27 PM**

Great pictures, great find, Kevin. That is the most photos of the old American Bank (Chase Bank) gold tower I've seen in one place.

Urbannizer · #**964** Posted **Dec 10, 2019, 6:46 AM**

Fall 2005 via Reddit

Full size image: https://i.redd.it/qwfkesi0ep341.jpg

zrx299 · #**965** Posted **Dec 10, 2019, 2:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by Urbannizer

Fall 2005 via Reddit

Full size image: https://i.redd.it/qwfkesi0ep341.jpg

Wow... that is absolutely mind blowing, both the amount of change and the fact that 2005 is soon to be 15 years ago (FIFTEEN!)

We vs us · #**966** Posted **Dec 10, 2019, 2:55 PM**

You can see the Hilton way in the background. It had just opened in 2004.

AusTxDevelopment · #**967** Posted **Dec 10, 2019, 2:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by Urbannizer

Fall 2005 via Reddit

Full size image: https://i.redd.it/qwfkesi0ep341.jpg

Armybrat · #**968** Posted **Dec 10, 2019, 3:16 PM**

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I took this photo of my cousin in the summer of 1959. IIRC, it was around noontime on a Saturday. My parents had recently bought a new house on Elmhurst one block east of this point off the frontage road.

My cousin doesn't look the same these days either.

Bump

the Genral · #**969** Posted **Dec 10, 2019, 5:29 PM**

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It's not that different today...except for the part where you can now only see 3 of the buildings from '05 from that same angle.

JACKinBeantown · #**970** Posted **Dec 10, 2019, 6:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

1990 - photo from an issue of National Geographic magazine from June 1990. I'll have to remember this one for the photo.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater

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Let me know if everyone can see this next one. This photo was taken from the roof of the Hyatt. The construction visible there is of 816 Congress. Note that the One American Center is missing. I'm guessing it would have been just coming out of the ground then since both buildings were supposed to be completed in 1984. The cranes north of the Capitol were working on the William B. Travis State Office Building. Also under construction during that time was the Hilton Garden Inn and the Sabine Apartments that were built at the same time, and the Hobby Building.

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These show the Austin I remember when I was a kid (1978) and my college days (1990). Looking at the 1990 photo makes me feel like I'm there now. Especially since I was an intern at the Statesman and had a window on the third floor of that small slice of wall looking directly at downtown (just below the reflection of the sky between the two buildings in the river). #Nostalgia

the Genral · #**971** Posted **Dec 10, 2019, 6:32 PM**

That last pic is almost exactly the way Austin looked when I moved here. I thought downtown was just about perfect the way it was, and that's coming from someone who spent 2 - 3 weekends a month in NYC. If I measured the quality of the skyline as my reason to move here, I wouldn't have, it was the quality of Austin itself. I feel fortunate, as I'm sure Armybrat does to have witnessed first hand watching Austin grow from a few seedlings to a soaring forest, from a big town to a little big city or whatever declaration anyone want to call it. What would you guys call it today?

jkconno · #**972** Posted **Dec 11, 2019, 4:06 PM**

Found this picture I took in ~2009 of the W and Austonian still under construction. Apologies for the vintage cellphone quality.

urbancore · #**973** Posted **Dec 11, 2019, 4:13 PM**

Deep recession time, like free fall. I remember people saying the Austonian would sit empty, that they wouldn’t be able to afford to keep the power on.

I love this town. Austin Strong!

urbancore · #**974** Posted **Dec 11, 2019, 4:14 PM**

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Deep recession time, like free fall. I remember people saying the Austonian would sit empty, that they wouldn’t be able to afford to keep the power on.

I love this town. Austin Strong!

BTW, the dude (industry guy) now swears he never said that to me. Haha.

KevinFromTexas · #**975** Posted **Dec 18, 2019, 8:51 AM**

Valentine's Day 1895.

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KevinFromTexas · #**976** Posted **Jan 1, 2020, 10:17 AM**

1986 - 301 Congress, 100 Congress, One Congress Plaza, and the San Jacinto Center were under construction.

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the Genral · #**977** Posted **Jan 1, 2020, 5:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

1986 - 301 Congress, 100 Congress, One Congress Plaza, and the San Jacinto Center were under construction.

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Its a party, a party, a party party party party....

hookem · #**978** Posted **Jan 1, 2020, 8:33 PM**

I think it’s hilarious that it’s the Sesquicentennial celebration of Texas, and he’s in Mexican colors with a big Mexican flag hanging in the back. Even back then, Austin will be Austin.

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

1986 - 301 Congress, 100 Congress, One Congress Plaza, and the San Jacinto Center were under construction.

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urbancore · #**979** Posted **Jan 1, 2020, 8:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by the Genral

Its a party, a party, a party party party party....

Joe King played a middle school dance I attended back in ‘83. The administrators must have been so cool.

KevinFromTexas · #**980** Posted **Jan 10, 2020, 11:26 PM**

The caption says 1983, which is probably about right since one of the big state office buildings is missing from the Capitol complex that was built in 1985.

This is also back when the University Towers was one of few contributors to the West Campus skyline.

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