SpaceCity Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 Downtown Austin Photos ... more to come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Montrose1100 Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 AWESOME pics bar! I mean space! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmancuso Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 cool pics. here's my only pic of austin (out of about 50) that were lost due to a crashed hard drive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorAggie Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 That Frost Tower is very cool. I just wish it was about 100 feet taller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 That Frost Tower is very cool. I just wish it was about 100 feet taller. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes, the Frost Tower is exactly what Austin needed to get out of its "80s look. And, yes, like you, I wished it was 100 feet taller............I am just think long term.....already there is a proposal for a 41-42 storey tower for 2008......and in ten years.........I am afraid this cool design will be lost among 4-5 taller buildings surrounding it Any story on new developements????????? Especially downtown? m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmancuso Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 i took more pics in december...here are a few... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 Nice pictures. I wish Downtown Houston could get some of the retail that Austin has. And Austin is relatively dense, looks very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 i took more pics in december...here are a few... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> FANTASTIC PIX! Native Houstonian.......now living in LA.......... went to college in Austin.... loved the place.........sort of LA like in topography if LA got a little more rain A Big small town, or small big town...........there was a lot of gripe from native Austinites as it experienced the rapid growth........has that mellowed out any? I always thought it could use about another 1 million people .... Naw...just kidding. I want it urban......or rather, more urban that it is........but moderate growth so the infrastructure can keep up or even supercede the growth.....and developers can preserve the absolutely gorgeous vistas enjoyed by all who are there........ know what I mean? Austin is cool................. i plan to retire there. m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 i took more pics in december...here are a few... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I wish Frank Gehry could visit Austin.......and use some of that great River property to design one of his masterpieces............ Living in LA, I am priviledged to be able to see the Walt Disney Concert Hall in person..........often.......in downtown..........what a wonder. It really is a sight in real life, despite how odd it may look in pictures. A fantastic museum of glass, limestone and steel rising up on the banks of the Colorado.......... what a jewel in Austin's and Texas' for that matter...........crown. m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmancuso Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 yeah, austin by far my favorite city in the state and one of my favorite american cities overall. not too big (like houston) but not too small either.as far as i know, austin actually lost people for a while after the dot-com's went bust and people moved elsewhere looking for IT work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 yeah, austin by far my favorite city in the state and one of my favorite american cities overall. not too big (like houston) but not too small either.as far as i know, austin actually lost people for a while after the dot-com's went bust and people moved elsewhere looking for IT work. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Too bad...........I hope they can get their high-tech crowd back........ I knew Austin came into its own when it was mentioned in a couple of movies in the early "90s.............like Disclosure and..........uhhhhh, I can't remember the other one. I flew into the "new" airport about five years ago..............I had absolutely no idea they were building one.......(yes, i finally pulled my head out of the sand )..........very nice look about it. I like that Austin is really coming into her own during this time period......lots of post-modern and millineal designs......... and yes, I too like that it is not this huge monster of Houston nor a small Waco/Temple/Killean type of set-up. m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 DT Austin is really nice...it kind of reminds me of the Medical Center what with all the low-mid high-rises...of course it is denser and all...but still it is a great looking city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 Yea, DT Austin does kinda look like the TMC, now that you mention it. I also think DT Fort Worth has a similar look and feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 Nice pics. Good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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