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The Austin skyline in 2022 The Austin skyline in 2011. Downtown Austin is the central business district of Austin, Texas, United States.The area of the district is bound by Lamar Boulevard to the west, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to the north, Interstate 35 to the east, and Lady Bird Lake to the south.
Sixth Street is a historic street and entertainment district in Austin, Texas, located within the city's urban core in downtown Austin. [2] Sixth Street was formerly named Pecan Street under Austin's older naming convention, which had east–west streets named after trees and north–south streets named after Texas rivers (the latter convention remains in place).
Red River Street is barricaded by Austin Police so that festival goers can safely get from club to club, and the crowds fill the street. On March 13, 2014 about 12:30 a.m., a suspected drunk driver, Rashad Owens, trying to evade police drove through the barricades at 9th Street and Red River and plowed into the crowd enjoying the festival.
New towers to downtown Austin's skyline include Sixth and Guadalupe, which at 66 stories is the tallest high-rise to date. Other projects include Hanover Brazos Street, shown here, and the Linden.
Whether you want a steakhouse splurge or a slice of pizza, downtown Austin has dozens of lunch dining options. Barbecue and big Texas flavors: 30 best places to eat lunch in downtown Austin during ...
Sixth St. from Austin native chef Shawn Cirkiel, was one of the most handsome spaces in downtown Austin when it opened in 2008, but Cirkiel closed the restaurant in summer 2022 for a deep clean ...
The aggregated heights of Austin's high-rises is second in Texas, behind Houston, based on data from Texas Real Estate Source. [3] [4] The current tallest completed building in Austin is Sixth and Guadalupe, with a height of 874 ft (266 m), followed by The Independent at 690 ft (210 m) and The Austonian at 680 ft (210 m).
Downtown Congress Avenue in Downtown Austin University of Texas at Austin Hyde Park. Central Austin includes the city's Downtown and central neighborhoods. The area is north of the Colorado River and is enclosed by Interstate 35 to the east, approximately 51st Street/North Loop/Hancock Drive to the north, and Mopac Expressway (SL 1) to the west.