2001 is when I first started to travel there on business. Was last there in 2016, and someday soon need to round out a hat trick on the Austin Statesman Cap10k. The slider in the photos in the link show how incredibly the city has changed in 20 years.
These photos are taken from the top of the hill on South Congress–you can see the Allens Boots sign on the left in the 2020 shot.
[from Austin Statesman-American]
Fast forward: Austin metro area sees two decades of explosive growth
Take a look back. Take a look forward. Or just take a look around and see how the Austin area is growing.
Even for an area accustomed to doubling in size every two decades, the past 20 years have brought tremendous change and challenge.
Even for an area accustomed to doubling in size every two decades, the past 20 years have brought tremendous change and challenge.