What Austin Needs!!!

[KevinFromTexas]

Originally Posted by BevoLJ

We used to have something pretty cool down in San Marcos when I was a kid. Aquarena Springs. They had a swimming pig! And glass bottom boats where you could watch the fish that were very cool. Did that place close down? I saw someone posted an article recently about how someone fell from their old tower and died. =(

Yes, it closed in the mid 90s. Texas State University bought the land and it's all been sitting vacant ever since. I'm not sure why they wanted it. The observation tower is going to waste, literally. I've seen photos of the base and it looks like it's in bad shape.

[Cloud92]

Originally Posted by BevoLJ

Is Lady Gaga not considered a "Big Show?" lol. I've only had to leave Austin twice to see a show and once was back in the mid-80's to see the Beach Boys in San Antonio, and once was in '04 (or '05?) to see Eric Clapton's Crossroads Festival up in Dallas. Either show could have been in in the Drum just as easy had they wanted to. Someone mentioned having something like London's O2 in Austin. Now that would rock! But is kinda wishful thinking. I'm still a big fan of our Erwin Center.

An amusement park would be kinda cool. But really the only amusement parks I like are Sea Worlds and there is already one of those just down the road in SA. lol. I have no doubt that eventually something will be built up in Williamson Co though. They love that stuff up there and seem to be ever trying to build something up there. No park would ever be allowed to build in the hills near Austin or over the recharge zone. We used to have something pretty cool down in San Marcos when I was a kid. Aquarena Springs. They had a swimming pig! And glass bottom boats where you could watch the fish that were very cool. Did that place close down? I saw someone posted an article recently about how someone fell from their old tower and died. =(

Haha yes Lady Gaga was a big show i went every seat was filled but i must say it was one of her smaller arena shows during her monster ball shows a lot of people wanted to go but couldn't because it was maxed out.
the O2 idea i think that was mine. i was thinking it be fun to have something like it not as big but close, i actually drew my own dome arena with a mall inside it too, also shops surrounding it i think it be cool if it was placed where barton creek square mall was placed now. the parking lot there is just irritating to me. such a waist of space and trees...needs more trees!

i don't think Williamson county would ever do that, there so against anything fun. i think a park/zoo/aquarium/amusement park would be suited for the east side i think that's where development should be considered instead of west or north