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Originally Posted by hookem
Lived in Austin for 31 years, but probably have been there maybe once or twice in the past 14. But before that, it used to be a hotbed of activity. Highland Mall and the Lincoln center shops were the major shopping area in Austin for awhile. The food court was so popular it actually caused some problems near the end. The hotels there were primarily for the airport and the bus station. The actual area adjacent to Mueller was way too dumpy for anyone to put a hotel at the time, so they ended up along I35.
Things have really changed there.
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I used to work at the Webb jr. high on St.John’s 1970-73.
Back then before Highland Mall was built, the property was basically open land with an abandoned orphanage (for AA kids).
When Highland was built around 1972, a lot of the Webb kids would get off their school bus in the morning and walk over to the mall to hang out all day. Lol