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I'm trying to remember fully, I think there was once a tug of war between the north and south part of town. The south was redneck tough and the north was full of tech geeks. Probably not so much today, but there was a north south friendly divide. I defected to the north in the late 80s when the South was cooler. For the record, I hate the 183 corridor from I35 to 620. But I really like what's happening on Burnet from Duval south and Lamar from 183 south. The fact that they transformed to a more chic, hipster vibe from run down shit avenues I used to take to get downtown when the streets weren't as crowded, makes me appreciate the northern part of town. Its evolving in a cool way. But I guess to truly "get it", you probably needed to live in the area 15, 20 years ago. The changes remind me of how the look of dt has changed dramatically over the years, so has the Burnet and Lamar corridors.
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haha, that's hilarious. I kinda lightly have that with my BFF who lives off Monroe and S. 1st. All in jest tho. North Austin still does feel real geeky. **not tech bro geeky** and pretty queer
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I guess I'm biased since I've lived on the southside since coming home from Seton where I was born. The northside just doesn't do it for me, though the closer to UT/DT the better. I can see how Burnet would have a similar vibe to S.1st. There is nothing that even comes close to SoCo except maybe the Drag though the Drag is mostly student based. It will be a long time if at all that we see a stretch of road come close to SoCo.
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No shade, but I don't think Burnet should aspire to be the next South Congress. S Congress is touristy, and that works for it... I really appreciate Burnet because it has the urban framework while being off the beaten path. That's something more main streets outside of the CBD should work towards.
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