Austin | 415 Colorado | 640 Feet | 47 Floors | T/O

[KevinFromTexas]

I sort of question the logic and argument to be made for what might be a historic building when it is gutted and then made into a modern establishment, such as a bar or night club with fancy lights and modern music that doesn't exactly jive with the history of the place. I think some of those buildings have long since seen their historical period come and go, and the lives they're leading now would be indistinguishable from yesteryear. The same argument I'm making can be applied to the Rainey Street area, where even as the houses remain, their look, feel and use differ greatly from their original use. It isn't a neighborhood anymore, just a place with some buildings that used to house families where people now throwback drinks without any clue as to the history of the place.