Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Changing Austin

Downtown torn down, getting ready for new jail

The old dip/underpass on Oakland. Been filled in and the bridges have been torn down. This view is close to Firestone looking toward East Side lake.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Whats wrong with the old jail?

Every year that underpass would flood. Is the road really so busy that stop light would be a problem.

TStevens said...

I think it was because of the regular flooding that they removed that dip.

They are building a justice center, encompassing more than a jail. And I guess the current jail is also too small.

WonderKitty said...

I like these pictures. Is Austin a small town? If I took pictures of downtown SLC it would look a lot different.

TStevens said...

Approximately 23,000 people. Compared to my home town (61,000,000), Austin is dinky.