AUSTIN | Photos & Videos Thread - Page 64

corvairkeith · #**1261** Posted **Aug 12, 2015, 5:19 PM**

From the ACC parking garage.

tie_guy · #**1262** Posted **Aug 12, 2015, 11:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by corvairkeith

From the ACC parking garage.

Omg this is going to look so good once The Independent and 5th & West go up! It excites my imagination. Even NorthShore shows up in this picture, but that will be mostly blocked from this view once 500 W 2nd is up. This really is an exciting time to be living in Austin! MEEP

corvairkeith · #**1263** Posted **Aug 13, 2015, 9:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by pscajunguy

The next thing Austin needs is a successful series like "Dexter". "Dexter" really highlighted Miami more than just about anything I could imagine would! They might as well have called the series "Dexter's Experiences in Miami".

Be careful what you wish for.

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AUSTIN, TX (KXAN) — Get out your cowboy hats, boots and Wranglers, because Urban Cowboy is coming to Austin.

Rolling Stone reports this fall producers are planning to start work on a modern day adaptation of “Urban Cowboy.”

http://kxan.com/2015/08/13/urban-cow...hot-in-austin/

The ATX · #**1264** Posted **Aug 13, 2015, 9:20 PM**

I cringed a little when I read about the Urban Cowboy show. I hope they don't revisit the same old Texas stereotypes. But I don't have much hope of that happening.

the Genral · #**1265** Posted **Aug 13, 2015, 9:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by The ATX

I cringed a little when I read about the Urban Cowboy show. I hope they don't revisit the same old Texas stereotypes. But I don't have much hope of that happening.

Well the lead will be Mexican so we can throw out any notion of a Travolta typecast clone. It appears that the story will be based in Houston where the Urban Cowboy and Sissy take refuge at their illegal immigrant uncle's residence is. If this is the case, I imagine most of what we see of Austin will be street level shots.

The ATX · #**1266** Posted **Aug 13, 2015, 10:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by the Genral

Well the lead will be Mexican so we can throw out any notion of a Travolta typecast clone. It appears that the story will be based in Houston where the Urban Cowboy and Sissy take refuge at their illegal immigrant uncle's residence is. If this is the case, I imagine most of what we see of Austin will be street level shots.

If they are pretending to be in Houston at least Austin won't look bad when the show sucks.

the Genral · #**1267** Posted **Aug 13, 2015, 11:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by The ATX

If they are pretending to be in Houston at least Austin won't look bad when the show sucks.

Hahaha...right on!!

pscajunguy · #**1268** Posted **Aug 13, 2015, 11:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by the Genral

Well the lead will be Mexican so we can throw out any notion of a Travolta typecast clone. It appears that the story will be based in Houston where the Urban Cowboy and Sissy take refuge at their illegal immigrant uncle's residence is. If this is the case, I imagine most of what we see of Austin will be street level shots.

Come on! I LIKE Alfonso Herrera! Give him a chance. Look at what he's doing in Sense8. If he can pull that one off, a Mexican Urban Cowboy should be a snap!

drummer · #**1269** Posted **Aug 14, 2015, 12:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by The ATX

If they are pretending to be in Houston at least Austin won't look bad when the show sucks.

Right...not "if" but "when." Good word, sir.

KevinFromTexas · #**1270** Posted **Aug 15, 2015, 5:10 AM**

The ATX · #**1271** Posted **Aug 22, 2015, 11:09 PM**

LOL...and I bet they have a current state inspection sticker in the window.

KevinFromTexas · #**1272** Posted **Aug 26, 2015, 4:30 AM**

Over Austin - https://www.facebook.com/overaustin/...type=1&theater

the Genral · #**1273** Posted **Aug 26, 2015, 5:07 AM**

Never realized before how much prime property that high school is taking up. That would have been a better location for the Millennium. Downtown looks deceptively dense from that angle.

MichaelB · #**1274** Posted **Aug 26, 2015, 5:30 AM**

Really>???? "That High School"... is a really important public high school located Near a neighbohood it serves well. I find it really really questionable that it would be seen as expendable due to it's Pirme property. Tear down a public high school for a crappy suburban apartment building. ? Prioities man... where are your priorities.? It didn't occur to me that you may have been joking.... hopefuly you were.

And downtown is getting dense... there is no deception.

The ATX · #**1275** Posted **Aug 26, 2015, 5:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by MichaelB

Really>???? "That High School"... is a really important public high school located Near a neighbohood it serves well. I find it really really questionable that it would be seen as expendable due to it's Pirme property. Tear down a public high school for a crappy suburban apartment building. ? Prioities man... where are your priorities.? It didn't occur to me that you may have been joking.... hopefuly you were.

And downtown is getting dense... there is no deception.

I don't think Genral was advocating that it be torn down.

KevinFromTexas · #**1276** Posted **Aug 26, 2015, 6:10 AM**

I've always thought it was appropriate for the location. There's no way you could have a cozy residential neighborhood there with people zipping down Cesar Chavez fresh off of Mopac (when the traffic on it does flow). It's more likely it would be turned into a park before anything else, if Austin High were to close for some reason.

lzppjb · #**1277** Posted **Aug 26, 2015, 11:53 AM**

That's the third campus in Austin High's history.

the Genral · #**1278** Posted **Aug 26, 2015, 4:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by The ATX

I don't think Genral was advocating that it be torn down.

Thank you ATX...for coming to my rescue

of course I wasn't suggesting such a thing. I was pointing out what a great piece of land this is with amazing views, perfect for my new home with a 100ft observation deck. But I am advocating the repurposing of another great piece of land, the spot where thr AAS sits.

the Genral · #**1279** Posted **Aug 26, 2015, 5:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by MichaelB

Really>???? "That High School"... is a really important public high school located Near a neighbohood it serves well. I find it really really questionable that it would be seen as expendable due to it's Pirme property. Tear down a public high school for a crappy suburban apartment building. ? Prioities man... where are your priorities.? It didn't occur to me that you may have been joking.... hopefuly you were.

And downtown is getting dense... there is no deception.

Never said anything about tearing down the high school for a new developement. Just from that picture, I could imagine what could be there if it was vacant...I appreciate your passion. I mean Austin no harm...big fan here.

DT looking from the west looks tighter...no gaps, than when you look from the south where you see the true spread out of the buildings east to west along the lake. Again, just my personal observation.
Some people look at things and say "perfect" I look at things and say "what if..."

Jdawgboy · #**1280** Posted **Aug 26, 2015, 6:19 PM**

There was a time not long ago that the skyline didn't look so expansive from the south. Now it stretches across for about 3 miles.