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Waterline is a supertall skyscraper under construction in Austin, Texas, United States. Planned to be 1,021 feet (311.2 meters) tall, it will be a mixed-use building with residential, office, and hotel space. [2] Upon completion in 2026, it is expected to become the tallest building in Austin and the tallest building in Texas.
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).
During the 1950s and 1960s much of Austin's growth reflected the rapid expansion of its traditional strengths—education and government. During the 1960s alone the number of students attending the University of Texas at Austin doubled, reaching 39,000 by 1970. Government employees in Travis County tripled between 1950 and 1970 to 47,300.
Located at Auditorium Shores, Lady Bird Lake in Austin, it was fabricated in 1993 by Argos Foundry of Brewster, New York. [1] The work was installed in 1994 and is maintained by Austin Parks & Recreation. [2] It has become a popular tourist attraction, [3] and often has flowers and other devotions at its base. [4]
Armadillo World Headquarters (The 'Dillo or Armadillo WHQ) was an influential Texas music hall and beer garden in Austin at 525½ Barton Springs Road – at South First Street – just south of the Colorado River and downtown Austin. The 'Dillo flourished from 1970 to 1980.
Jun. 23—AUSTIN — The city of Austin wants a little bit extra help from the state of Minnesota. Monday, the city council approved a revision to its resolution asking for state bonding funds for ...
Austin, Travis County and Williamson County have been the site of human habitation since at least 9200 BC. The area's earliest known inhabitants lived during the late Pleistocene (Ice Age) and are linked to the Clovis culture around 9200 BC (over 11,200 years ago), based on evidence found throughout the area and documented at the much-studied Gault Site, midway between Georgetown and Fort Cavazos.
Courtesy of Austin Tinsley/Instagram The roses have wilted on Chelsea Vaughn and Austin Tinsley’s relationship. “Since many of you watched our love story unfold, we wanted to share with you ...