AUSTIN | Photos & Videos Thread - Page 154

hookem · #**3061** Posted **Mar 23, 2022, 7:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by gabetx

Thats the overlook on 360, 100%. I think he put MoPac by accident.

Yes, I live right near there, it’s definitely 360.

migol24 · #**3062** Posted **Mar 23, 2022, 8:32 PM**

I remember looking at that vantage point off of 360 back in 1999 when my mom worked off of Westlake Blvd as a housekeeper. I remember thinking to myself as a 15 year old how cool it would be to see it filled with big buildings. Now here we are.

Mopacs · #**3063** Posted **Mar 23, 2022, 10:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by sjk

Stopped at the lookout off of MoPac this weekend and snapped this

Here's a pic I took from the same location 20 years ago. Not quite the same angle but close. No homes in the foreground back then.

Mopacs · #**3064** Posted **Mar 23, 2022, 10:38 PM**

And here's the Rainey Street skyline in 2003

Mopacs · #**3065** Posted **Mar 24, 2022, 12:18 PM**

And today, from Google street view

https://www.google.com/maps/@30.2635...7i16384!8i8192

Syndic · #**3066** Posted **Mar 24, 2022, 1:16 PM**

Crazy. I know everyone laments the changing scenery of the Rainey area but honestly that Rainey bar culture only popped up in the vacuum that occurred due to the Great Recession after the whole area was rezoned for development. I do hope it can be integrated, though, as much as possible.

ATX2030 · #**3067** Posted **Mar 24, 2022, 2:29 PM**

Was watching the Dell Match Play and they had some fantastic live aerial views of DT. Man I couldn't believe how tall and dense the skyline looked. So refreshing. Typically it's old stock vid from 5 years ago.

H2O · #**3068** Posted **Mar 24, 2022, 3:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by Mopacs

And here's the Rainey Street 'skyline' in 2003

Fixed it for you.

AusTex · #**3069** Posted **Mar 24, 2022, 5:14 PM**

I remember walking around DT one Hot Sunday in 1993 when I first moved here. I walked Rainey and ended near the old Liberty Lunch on 2nd St. when a hot gust of wind blew paper and dust into my face. I thought how barren and desolate parts of DT were and wondered when Austin would get a true Skyscraper (150m, 490') vs. other tall High-rises. My thoughts were; It will take 30 years for Sleepy Austin to Rise to the occasion.

Wow was I naïve. 2004; only 11 years with The Frost Tower came quick; And Austin has not looked back.

migol24 · #**3070** Posted **Mar 24, 2022, 6:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by AusTex

I remember walking around DT one Hot Sunday in 1993 when I first moved here. I walked Rainey and ended near the old Liberty Lunch on 2nd St. when a hot gust of wind blew paper and dust into my face. I thought how barren and desolate parts of DT were and wondered when Austin would get a true Skyscraper (150m, 490') vs. other tall High-rises. My thoughts were; It will take 30 years for Sleepy Austin to Rise to the occasion.

Wow was I naïve. 2004; only 11 years with The Frost Tower came quick; And Austin has not looked back.

We stayed with my brother back in 1994 when my dad had to be in Mexico to be with my grandpa in his last days. Our church at the time was on Holly St and Chalmers. Church is still there. My brother would take me to mow the lawn there. At one point he lived on the street across from there. I was 10 back then. I wish I could've wandered off to see what it was like back then. I only have my memories from that block and we never bothered to venture into Rainey. I just know it was all residential back then. My dad was the one who knew that that neighborhood would eventually turn up. Now I get to tell him all about it since he's now the one who doesn't venture much into the city. But he was right.

the Genral · #**3071** Posted **Mar 24, 2022, 6:52 PM**

I have to think that if old Rainey was still there, it would probably contain quite a few houses in disrepair due to their age and the original quality of construction at the time. I'm not sure many people who lived there could afford any major repairs to their houses. It could very well be an eyesore as opposed to what we have and getting today.

Mopacs · #**3072** Posted **Mar 24, 2022, 7:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by H2O

Fixed it for you.

Yes, of course

The only buildings that are barely visible were the Holiday Inn and Towers of Town Lake. I remember driving down Rainey Street on several occasions in the early 2000s and it seemed that most of the homes were either abandoned and/or in some level of disrepair. Probably by that time plans were already in motion to rezone/redevelop the district.

The pic probably belongs in the historic pictures/videos thread but it's still relevant since it provides some context to the current developments.

gabetx · #**3073** Posted **Mar 30, 2022, 3:46 PM**

Downtown this morning once the clouds started clearing up. If you look close enough, you can see the Domain! Also, 6x looks like its about to officially become the tallest building in Austin.

Austin After a Storm by PrimaPix Visuals

lonewolf · #**3074** Posted **Mar 30, 2022, 5:18 PM**

i want that MLB park at the statesman site so bad lol

gabetx · #**3075** Posted **Mar 30, 2022, 7:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by lonewolf

i want that MLB park at the statesman site so bad lol

That would make for one of the coolest stadiums in the US. Imagine outfield facing the skyline. It would be somewhat similar to PNC Park in Pittsburgh. The thought of the traffic in that area is what nightmares are made of though. The traffic around Q2 is atrocious on gamedays, and the normal flow of traffic around there is probably much less than SoCo and downtown.

atz2020 · #**3076** Posted **Mar 31, 2022, 6:54 PM**