AUSTIN | Photos & Videos Thread - Page 117

StoOgE · #1 Posted **Jun 29, 2020, 10:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by hookem

Lived in Austin for 31 years, but probably have been there maybe once or twice in the past 14. But before that, it used to be a hotbed of activity. Highland Mall and the Lincoln center shops were the major shopping area in Austin for awhile. The food court was so popular it actually caused some problems near the end. The hotels there were primarily for the airport and the bus station. The actual area adjacent to Mueller was way too dumpy for anyone to put a hotel at the time, so they ended up along I35.

Things have really changed there.

I can't believe they renamed Lincoln Shopping center the Linc. It's the most "hey fellow kids internet 2.0" naming convention

texastarkus · #2 Posted **Jun 29, 2020, 11:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by StoOgE

I can't believe they renamed Lincoln Shopping center the Linc. It's the most "hey fellow kids internet 2.0" naming convention

There was a Bombay Bicycle Company restaurant in Lincoln Village. When I was cheating on my first wife...that is where I took women "AFTER" to eat....(nudge nudge wink wink).

Tyrone Shoes · #3 Posted **Jun 29, 2020, 11:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by texastarkus

There was a Bombay Bicycle Company restaurant in Lincoln Village. When I was cheating on my first wife...that is where I took women "AFTER" to eat....(nudge nudge wink wink).

AFTER?????
After what???????

We vs us · #4 Posted **Jun 30, 2020, 1:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by texastarkus

There was a Bombay Bicycle Company restaurant in Lincoln Village. When I was cheating on my first wife...that is where I took women "AFTER" to eat....(nudge nudge wink wink).

This is already the post of the day.

Nickelplate · #5 Posted **Jun 30, 2020, 4:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by texastarkus

There was a Bombay Bicycle Company restaurant in Lincoln Village. When I was cheating on my first wife...that is where I took women "AFTER" to eat....(nudge nudge wink wink).

So after the pinc you went to the linc?

LoneStarMike · #6 Posted **Jul 19, 2020, 4:33 AM**

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Originally Posted by StoOgE

I can't believe they renamed Lincoln Shopping center the Linc. It's the most "hey fellow kids internet 2.0" naming convention

It's no different from us calling SXSW "South By."

What are we gonna call it 10 years from now? Sssuuh?

Syndic · #7 Posted **Jul 19, 2020, 4:44 PM**

Honestly, no one knew that it was called Lincoln Shopping Center in the first place.

clubtokyo · #8 Posted **Jun 29, 2020, 5:54 PM**

That construction equipment site, old strip mall and now demolished cattle steak house has a lot of potential for a re-imagined site.

myBrain · #9 Posted **Jun 29, 2020, 6:16 PM**

The views of downtown from Highland (my dentist's office is at the top, ~5-6th floor, of one of the older office buildings there) are honestly some of my favorite in Austin. There's just this carpet of trees all the way to campus, which then builds up to the skyscrapers stretching across the horizon downtown. Really wish we had some taller buildings 3-4 miles north and south of downtown that would make those views more accessible, otherwise you really only get to see those kinds of views from highway overpasses.

Should upzone this and the industrial areas lining Ben White to allow for 20-30 story buildings at the least.

the Genral · #10 Posted **Jun 30, 2020, 6:41 PM**

We should move this discussion to the "Porno" and Video thread.

hookem · #11 Posted **Jul 1, 2020, 6:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by the Genral

We should move this discussion to the "Porno" and Video thread.

Please provide link to this thread.

mercury6 · #12 Posted **Jul 1, 2020, 1:00 PM**

Every morning I get to work, take my first sip of coffee, open the forum, see new posts in the Photo Thread, get excited for new skyline pics, but...yeah, nothing but porn

gillynova · #13 Posted **Jul 1, 2020, 2:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by mercury6

Every morning I get to work, take my first sip of coffee, open the forum, see new posts in the Photo Thread, get excited for new skyline pics,

...but...yeah, nothing but porn

Well, ain't that a MOOD

gillynova · #14 Posted **Jul 4, 2020, 6:16 AM**

N90 · #15 Posted **Jul 5, 2020, 12:48 AM**

Minneapolis

https://blog.radissonblu.com/wp-cont...-cityscape.jpg

Austin

https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net...1f&oe=5F0CE6EC

Austin reminds me of Minneapolis more by the day. It’s a testament to how far Austin’s skyline has come in such a short amount of time. As ludicrous as it sounds, the big league projects are still to come in the future as Austin’s skyline grows in mass, volume, and size while reaching ever higher heights. All of the tallest and most impactful projects are either under construction or still in the pipeline.

Aside from San Diego and Minny, the skylines that remind me most of Austin are the Australian and Canadian ones. Most other US skylines don’t remind me of Austin at all because majority of their skylines were built pre-1990 when architecture was different than what it’s been since 2000. Atlanta, Detroit, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, LA, SF, NYC, Philly, Boston, Pittsburgh, etc etc have skylines dominated by tall buildings from the 1960-1990s. Even with their newer buildings added in recent years, all of their skylines still look decades old. Austin’s skyline looks brand new in comparison, because almost all the noticeably impactful buildings were built after the 2000s with only one or two exceptions.

We vs us · #16 Posted **Jul 5, 2020, 7:36 PM**

That's a great comparison, especially with the nearby water.

I have to say -- within the next 5 years, if our pipeline as it stands mostly gets built . . . we'll be even more dense than Minneapolis in that pic.