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Old Posted Sep 9, 2009, 7:54 PM
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Fast-forward 17 months:


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Skyline shot from today:

Amazing to see all the changes in that short period of time.

Here's a few from the Convention Center area I took back on February 6, 2009.

Convention Center



Views from the Convention Center's 4th floor terraces

































Three from the parking garage east of the Hilton









Finally, a couple of sunset shots before going home.



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Very nice. Love the rooftop views!

This one especially is interesting. The Driskill AND the Travis County jail? Neat.
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Hehe. I love that fast forward of 17 months.
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Old Posted Sep 11, 2009, 5:33 AM
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9/6

Just some random shots I took last Sunday along 2244 west of 360.

It's amazing that this view is only about 10 to 15 minutes west of downtown.




The rarely seen 10-story Barton Creek Resort.






From 360 at Lost Creek Boulevard. I ran up the hillside for this one.


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man from that angle it makes it look like the austonian is at the center of downtown
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Nah, I still think the Frost Bank is at the 'center of the skyline'!
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Kevin, I was out there Sunday as well. My best buddy lives atop Governor's Hill overlooking Barton Creek Resort. The view from up there is incredible. Governor's Hill is actually in one of your photos.
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Mind if you show us what picture?
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Old Posted Sep 13, 2009, 5:13 AM
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Rain photos from Zilker Park. Now why didn't I think of this? Looks like fun! I would LOVE to ride my bike through that. Haha

http://www.statesman.com/ap/mediahub...jsp?tId=181799
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Closeup photo of Frost Tower crown by Steve Hopson, taken from the Austonian:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevehopson/3913843985/

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Old Posted Sep 21, 2009, 1:42 PM
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Some random shots from the Farmers Market from Saturday September 19, 2009































BTW, I noticed part of Republic Square was fenced off and there was a sign posted about the work being done in this particular phase. I can't remember everything, but I do remember seeing something about a 4000 sq. foot stage/deck underneath Auction Oak.

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Old Posted Sep 22, 2009, 6:24 AM
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Some random shots from downtown from Saturday September 19, 2009




A shop in Amli 2 (facing Third Street)



Base of Amli 2 on Second Street



Second Street



Looking north up Colorado Street



Looking South down Colorado Street



Inside Austin Java at City Hall



This bird was patiently waiting for his order



Bird Buffet - all you can eat



Second Street



Colorado Street



Looking West down Fourth Street



ACC on West 12th Street



This old House is across the street from the TMI Castle
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Here is gem off Evergreen Ave near Mary.
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Hey! I recognize that door! I was just there late Saturday afternoon. Isn't that the house where the "driveway" is more like a dirt road and the actual house is hidden from Evergreen Ave? And across from that house (on the other side of the dirt road) is a long skinny place with all garages on the bottom and the living part upstairs? That other place looks like it might have been a small apartment building when it was originally built. My neighbor (who is the one who showed me these places on Evergreen) said the place with the garages on the bottom was owned by one person now and he used all but one of those former garages for storage.

Great photo, btw!

Anyway, here's another gem on Bouldin Avenue. When I saw it, I thought "If Austin were Greater Tuna, this is where Vera Carp would live."



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A few shots here from just inside Travis County. These were taken from Ross Road just south of Highway 71 about 4 miles from the Bastrop County line. My sister and her fiance are buying a house there. The subdivision sits atop a hill with this view. This view is about a minute from their house. There's also a cool view of the control tower at the airport where it appears about as tall as the Austonian here.

That's 130.




Note the tail fin of a FedEx plane and the top of the ABIA Hilton Hotel.




Palisades West to the left.
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From the Pecan Street Festival this weekend:







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LoneStarMike - great photos. I love the streetscape perspective with people taking casual strolls down 2nd street.
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Great photo. Subtle.
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A few random non-construction photos from downtown

01. Sixth Street



02. Antique 1886 Cafe & Bakery truck in front of the Driskill Hotel



03. Sixth Street



04. Sixth Street



05. View from convention center



06. Waller Creek



07. San Jacinto Tower



08. Chase Bank Tower



09. Norwood Tower



10. Midtown at night



11. TMI Castle



12. Travis County Courthouse & Jail



13. Whole Foods Headquarters



14. Zilker Tree



15. Austin Public Library and History Center



16. Ernest O. Thompson State Office Building



17. J. P. Morgan Chase Tower with the signage taken down.



18. Highrises east of Congress avenue



19. State Capitol - Sunrise



19. State Capitol - Daytime



20. State Capitol - Sunset



21. State Capitol - Evening



22. State Capitol - Late Night
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Capitol at Sunrise is great!
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