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Auditorium shores is located on the south shore of Lady Bird Lake, immediately west of South 1st Street. To its south are the Long Center and Palmer Events Center.The Town Lake Hike and Bike Trail passes through the park from west to east near the shore; one of the trail's major trailheads adjoins Auditorium Shores. [1]
In 1965 the Austin chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction approached the City with a proposal to contribute a civic structure to beautify the Town Lake shoreline. [2] On November 9, 1965, City Council approved NAWIC's plan to build a public gazebo that would provide a scenic view of downtown Austin and of the lake from ...
Longhorn Dam impounds Lady Bird Lake. The City of Austin constructed Longhorn Dam in 1960 to form Town Lake. The city needed the reservoir to serve as a cooling pond for the Holly Street Power Plant, which operated from 1960 until 2007. [2] Before 1971, the shoreline of Town Lake was mostly a mixture of weeds, unkempt bushes, and trash. [3]
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Hispanic neighborhood heroes. The Holly Street and Cesar Chavez neighborhoods, which border the lake and trail east of Interstate 35, have been home to Latino communities since World War II.
Congress Avenue south of Lady Bird Lake is known as South Congress, often abbreviated to SoCo, [2] and is an increasingly popular shopping and rental district. It passes the historic Travis Heights neighborhood, the Texas School for the Deaf, and St. Edward's University as it passes south out of town.
From 1962 to 1998, the signature event absorbed much of the city, especially in and around Town Lake, now known as Lady Bird Lake. "Sponsored by the Austin Chamber of Commerce, early Aqua Fests ...
The James D. Pfluger Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge is a shared use bridge for pedestrians and cyclists spanning Lady Bird Lake in downtown Austin, Texas.Opened in 2001, the bridge connects the north and south sides of the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail and features an unusual "double curve" design.