I'll start off. This was Austin, Texas in 1979 the year I was born. This photo even shows the tallest building that was under construction that year. You can just see it with a crane above that white fire place chimney.
The 1980 census showed 345,496 people living in Austin. The July 2013 estimate shows 885,400.
The tallest building in Austin at the time was the Austin National Bank Tower - today the Bank of America Center - 336 feet with 25 floors. It was built in 1975. It's the black tower on the right. The tallest today is The Austonian - 683 feet 56 floors. Austin only had 5 buildings over 300 feet in 1979, and the Capitol was still the third tallest. Austin only had 53 highrises that year, and 3 of those were under construction. Today Austin has 162 highrises with 12 more under construction. The Capitol today is the 23rd tallest counting those buildings under construction.
Brian M. GlennRemember in Austin, Tx. when... -
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