Austin on Flickr

KevinFromTexas · #1 Posted **Nov 8, 2007, 5:24 AM**

Carrying on with the awesome tradition.

By webg33k

By loudtiger

By Gnik Nalu

By shuttershrink

By reklawm

By sbmonkey

By Valentinian

By chau_nguyen

By theavonne

By Straight-No Chaser

By Straight-No Chaser This was the Red Bull Flugtag. Over 80,000 people showed up around Lady Bird Lake to watch.

By Straight-No Chaser

By Brian Moeskau

By stmontgomery

By stmontgomery - Bullet hole from the 1966 mass shooting by Charles Whitman. This bullet hole was actually from someone on the ground shooting back at him.

By stmontgomery

dharper6 · #2 Posted **Nov 9, 2007, 2:39 AM**

In a couple of views from the UT tower, the brown building with no windows and a large dish on top is the communications building where Austin City Limits is taped!

KevinFromTexas · #3 Posted **Nov 9, 2007, 3:02 AM**

Yes, that's the Jessie H. Jones Communication Building.

KevinFromTexas · #4 Posted **Jan 12, 2008, 4:54 AM**

Great set of photos here that one of the other Austin forumers found on flickr.

Photos by Straight-No Chaser on flickr.com
http://flickr.com/photos/straight-nochaser/

Frost Bank Tower. On cloudy and foggy nights the lights from the building's crown make some interesting shapes in the clouds. The square shape in the sky is the result of the 4 points of the crown.

Photos by Straight-No Chaser

Photos by Straight-No Chaser

Views from the roof of 360 Condominiums.

Photos by Straight-No Chaser

Photos by Straight-No Chaser

The Pennybacker Bridge crossing the Colorado River (Lake Austin) in West Austin. If you look to where the kid is pointing, you can see downtown.

Photos by Straight-No Chaser

zigzag · #5 Posted **Jan 13, 2008, 3:48 PM**

Austin is underrated. IMO

Dragonfire · #6 Posted **Jan 13, 2008, 5:09 PM**

The photos by loudtiger and Straight-No Chaser are the most beautiful shots of Austin I've ever seen. I really like the shot of Auditorium Shores (I wonder what's happening on the 1st Street bridge in that shot?).

And that night shot is my new desktop.

urban_encounter · #7 Posted **Jan 14, 2008, 4:00 PM**

Love the trees...

TXLove · #8 Posted **Jan 22, 2008, 1:02 AM**

those 360 shots are awesome!!!!!

KevinFromTexas · #9 Posted **Apr 23, 2008, 9:09 PM**

Some Austin aerials from user shmat on flickr.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shmat/

Gables Central Park and Heart Hospital of Austin.

West Austin antenna farm.

Mansfield Dam

Lake Austin

LosAngelesBeauty · #10 Posted **Aug 5, 2008, 6:52 AM**

What is that? Is it a college campus?

Great_Hizzy · #11 Posted **Aug 5, 2008, 3:23 PM**

Yep. The University of Texas at Austin. It's the third largest univeristy in the U.S. behind Ohio State and the University of Minnesota.

KevinFromTexas · #12 Posted **Aug 6, 2008, 6:42 AM**

Yep. UT. Between 48,000 and 50,000 students with 20,000 employees. It's almost like a separate city. It's located immediately north of downtown.

Texas Tuff · #13 Posted **Aug 7, 2008, 1:39 AM**

Very nice finds, the photography in some of those pics is extraordinary.

KevinFromTexas · #14 Posted **Nov 14, 2008, 5:00 AM**

A few shots of the Lakewind Water Tower. Yes, water tower. This was a dilapidated water tower on Lake Travis in West Austin. It sits on a hill overlooking Mansfield Dam and the 620 Bridge across the Colorado River. The 157 foot tower was restored in 2000 and a lantern room was added to the top to make it appear as a lighthouse. It also got a new paint job. The tower is also lit with a beacon that fades in and out to make it appear that it's rotating.

Photo by: BlazerMan
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blazerm...18301/sizes/o/

Photo by: Spellfish
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spellfi...19343/sizes/l/

Photo by: Kelzan http://www.flickr.com/photos/1464895...71960/sizes/l/

Photo by: wheelcipher http://www.flickr.com/photos/wheelci...64179/sizes/l/

Photo by: BlazerMan http://www.flickr.com/photos/blazerm...69958/sizes/l/

Photo by BlazerMan http://www.flickr.com/photos/blazerm...7600963088755/

Photo by: Austin Tolin http://www.flickr.com/photos/austint...08681/sizes/o/

Mansions atop Comanche Peak 450 feet above Lake Travis.

Photo by cover2 http://www.flickr.com/photos/houben/99757533/sizes/o/

KevinFromTexas · #15 Posted **Nov 16, 2008, 6:12 AM**

Photo by: AnEyeForTexas http://flickr.com/photos/aneyefortex...57027/sizes/m/

Claudia-Cba · #16 Posted **Nov 20, 2008, 1:57 PM**

I've never been to Austin

Great pics, it's a beautiful city!!!!

Chicago3rd · #17 Posted **Nov 28, 2008, 3:23 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by dharper6

In a couple of views from the UT tower, the brown building with no windows and a large dish on top is the communications building where Austin City Limits is taped!

It is most famous for being the place where Austin City Limits is currently being filmed. Has been filmed there for years. Sad to say they changed the cladding of the building, really loved the Corten.

Dan Denson · #18 Posted **Nov 28, 2008, 3:56 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chicago3rd

It is most famous for being the place where Austin City Limits is currently being filmed. Has been filmed there for years. Sad to say they changed the cladding of the building, really loved the Corten.

What is Corten? Has the cladding been changed since the photo was taken? I haven't actually seen it in quite some time.

I was noticing how much downtown has changed just since the bulk of these photos were taken. Sure looks a lot better these days!

John R · #19 Posted **May 30, 2009, 3:25 AM**

Cor-ten (or corten) is a weathering steel alloy. It was developed to eliminate the need for painting. The steel forms a protective layer on its surface under the influence of the weather.

KevinFromTexas · #20 Posted **Jun 4, 2009, 11:50 PM**

The two photos below were taken near the Zilker Club House in West Austin. The first one was taken in about 1985, and the 2nd one was taken just a few days ago.

Posted by twange at city-data.com

Taken by priller