AUSTIN | Project Updates Thread Part II

[wwmiv]

Originally Posted by venshard

Hi, I don't post here often. But the neighborhood is called SoCo and is known as such by the people who frequent the neighborhood. There's even a snapchat filter that says "SoCo Austin, TX" when you're in the area.

South Congress as a moniker is a specific area, we're talking about a different area of the very long street that is further south. Ergo, "deep south" mentioned above which I think is funny and cute.

[venshard]

Originally Posted by wwmiv

South Congress as a moniker is a specific area, we're talking about a different area of the very long street that is further south. Ergo, "deep south" mentioned above which I think is funny and cute.

Ah, okay. I thought we were referring to the same area south of Ben White? I consider the area between Riverside and 271 to be SoCo, but I see now there is a distinction once you go further south. I'm not from Austin, I just visit often so I don't know the neighborhood boundaries all that well. Either way, I like "deep south" and "LoCo" as well.

[wwmiv]

Originally Posted by venshard

ah, okay. I thought we were referring to the same area south of ben white? I consider the area between riverside and 271 to be soco, but i see now there is a distinction once you go further south. I'm not from austin, i just visit often so i don't know the neighborhood boundaries all that well. Either way, i like "deep south" and "loco" as well.

271?

East Bouldin Creek to Oltorf is generally understood as the boundaries of SoCo, but with the more urban character confined to Academy thru Live Oak with the more intense development of that character placed more northerly toward the river and downtown within that stretch.

Google maps got this wrong if you're deriving what SoCo is based on clicking "South Congress" on the map and watching the red square appear.

North of E. Bouldin Creek is South Central Waterfront, which is what the city and developers and media have coined the area around the Statesman property. I'm sure it'll end up just being called the South Waterfront district. SoWa? Austin loves its NYC knock off monickers.

[Novacek]

Originally Posted by wwmiv

271?

275?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_...ghway_Loop_275

[wwmiv]

Originally Posted by Novacek

275?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_...ghway_Loop_275

I was ribbing him.

[lzppjb]

Originally Posted by wwmiv

East Bouldin Creek to Oltorf is generally understood as the boundaries of SoCo, but with the more urban character confined to Academy thru Live Oak with the more intense development or that character placed more northerly toward the river and downtown within that stretch.

Yep. Totally agree with this.