Old Texas

[desertpunk]

Dealey Plaza 1950s


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[desertpunk]

Congress Avenue Austin c.1890


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[japanese001]

beautiful

[desertpunk]

Congress Avenue Austin c.1947


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[Dallas star]

Originally Posted by desertpunk

Dealey Plaza 1950s


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WOW everything there is gone now. I'm gonna try to find a shot from modern-day of that exact same angle.

[BevoLJ]

Originally Posted by desertpunk

Congress Avenue Austin c.1890

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Amazing! Thank you.

[BevoLJ]

I hope it is ok, I am going to copy a post I made in the Austin section on the Skyscraper Page forums.

Here is one of a tightrope walker John Devier crossing Congress Ave in 1867.


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This is the 1870 4th of July Parade down Congress. They march up to the Mrs Rosenfield's ice cream garden. I imagine in the Austin summers back then the ice cream shop was very popular. lol.


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Congress and 7th Street 1877.


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Here is Congress Ave between 5th and 6th Streets. Taken in the 1860's.


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Here is a picture of the Old State Capitol burning down in 1881.


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This is a picture taken from the 1876 Travis Co. Courthouse. It was taken in 1881 of the new State Capitol under construction.


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Here is a picture of Austin in 1882 taken from the School for the Deaf. You can see both the new Capitol and the University of Texas' Main building under construction.


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This is a picture from the UT Main Building looking down University to the Capitol taken in 1895. Notice the Moon Tower, which had probably just recently been installed.


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Here is a picture from 1899 of the temporary capitol burning down. It is the building across the street from the old Travis Co. Courthouse on 11th and Congress. There is a marker there, that I quoted a few post up.


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A view from Congress Ave Bridge in 1900.


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Here is a picture of some building on the UT Campus in 1903. To the left is the Woman Building and to the right the Chemical Building. Unlike those creepy aggy cult in Craphole Station we didn't wait until 1965 to allow women. The Chemical Labs burned down in 1926, and the Woman's building (which became the Drama School) burned down in 1959.


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Congress Ave being paved with bricks in 1905. I imagine this was the first street in Austin to be paved? I believe this photo is the first section of Congress to be paved too.


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Congress Ave at 10th Street taken in 1905


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Congress Ave at 4th Street taken in 1905


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Congress Ave Bridge in 1910. You can see the skeleton of the Scarbrough Building being built!


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Congress and 5th taken in 1911. You can see the new Scarbrough and Littlefield buildings.


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Looking out of the brand new Littlefield Building at 6th and Congress Ave. Taken in 1911.


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Here is one also from 1911 taken in the Scarbrough building across the street from the above photo.


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Congress & 6th taken in 1913


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Texas vs Notre Dame on Thanksgiving Day in 1913. Later Thanksgiving was reserved for the Texas vs Texas A&M, but since the aggies have scurried off to another conference we are no longer forced to play them and will be again playing Notre Dame on Thanksgiving every year, starting in a couple years.


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SoCo in 1914.


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Camp Mabry in 1915


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Shoal Creek flood over 6th street in 1915. Even back then that is way up there and must have been massive amounts of water.


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Armistice Parade up Congress to Capitol. 1918 obviously. lol


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Austin City Hall in 1920. Located at Colorado and 8th.


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Here is a view of the newly constructed Barton Springs Pool. Photo taken c. 1920. While the spring had been a popular swimming hole since the 1830's, the land was given to the city by Andrew Jackson Zilker in 1918 and the city built the pool in 1920.


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The Seaholm Power Plant in 1922


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The Stephen F. Austin Hotel under construction in 1924.


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Dedication of the University of Texas' Memorial Stadium on November 27, 1924


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The new Barton Spring Bathhouses and a picture of people swimming in the pool in 1925.


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East Ave (now I-35) looking south from 12th street in 1930 right after it was paved.


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Congress Ave 1930


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The new Travis Co Courthouse under construction in 1931.


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Austin in 1931.


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[ardamir]

Excellent pictures! Interestingly, the School for the Deaf is where my great-grandparents met.

[BevoLJ]

Very cool! My grandparents met at Barton Springs in the late 20's. I wonder if they knew your grandparents? Austin was still a very small town back then, so I imagine they very well could have. Looking at the pictures of Barton Springs I wonder if they are in them at all. I'll try to find some of the School for the Deaf for you. It is the oldest public school in the state of Texas.

[BevoLJ]

Here are a few I found. But couldn't find any good ones. Sorry.

A drawing of c. 1850


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c. 1870


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1957


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[ardamir]

Originally Posted by BevoLJ

I wonder if they knew your grandparents? Austin was still a very small town back then, so I imagine they very well could have. Looking at the pictures of Barton Springs I wonder if they are in them at all. I'll try to find some of the School for the Deaf for you. It is the oldest public school in the state of Texas.

I heard it was love at first sight.

[desertpunk]

Great stuff BevoLJ!

[desertpunk]

El Paso 1960s

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el_paso_texas_twilight by it's better than bad, on Flickr

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el_paso_texas_downtown_mills_&_mesa by it's better than bad, on Flickr

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El Paso, Texas - Vintage Postcard by Mark 2400, on Flickr

[FM 2258]

I love the old Austin pictures, please bring back the urban rail lines!!!

[Dallas star]

Thanks for the updates BevolJ and Desertpunk!

[BevoLJ]

[desertpunk]

Beaumont TX 1962

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[desertpunk]

El Paso c.1940

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Mills Street, El Paso Texas by chacal la chaise, on Flickr

[ramendu.ganguly]

Originally Posted by desertpunk

Dallas Main St c. 1946

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Dallas Main Street by noahjeppson, on Flickr

Wow, American cities were actually lively at one point in time

[ramendu.ganguly]

Originally Posted by Dallas star

Better times for urban living.

Standard of living may be higher now, but quality of life was definitely higher back then. You see people walking down the streets, going to restaurants, pubs, cafes, lots of lively activity.

Nowadays, American cities look dead, with the exception of New York. That's why quality of life in europe is higher these days