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Originally Posted by Lobotomizer
I think Central Austin's north boundary is 45th St.
North Central begins there, and continues up to Anderson Ln.
North of Anderson is just North Austin.
Of course as the city and metro continue to grow explosively these definitions can and will continue to change.
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I understand this definition, it was well accepted when I first moved here. Anderson Ln = Far North edge of Austin.
But I also agree with Novacek that this definition has already changed. You would be hard pressed to find anyone of the the 10s of thousands of folks moving to say, Leander, who would say Allandale, Brentwood/Crestview, Wooten, etc south of 183 but within spittin' distance of Lamar, is not central. It is now, absolutely.
And 78704 is about as "central" as it gets in real-world, geographic proximity and history within the city limits. But the formal "Central Austin" never included south of the river, no matter how close it was. So it is not that, at least to old-time Austinites, but it is definitely a neighborhood right at the heart of the city center.
My wife, her definition of central was as soon as you see the skyline, whether from the north (exiting 183 to Mopac S, for instance) or south (coming up Lamar, Congress or 35 with clear view of the DT skyline,) that's central to her. That was her perspective living in Cedar Park.
I realize this may make no sense to anyone who hasn't lived in Austin for decades.
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