For some, Old Austin boiled down to a feeling. For others, it was a person, a band, a beer, a stage …
Probably not, but it’s an interesting thought experiment. Austinites have always had a habit of romanticizing the city’s past —But is there any consensus on when the city was in its heyday?For some, the Golden Age of Austin boiled down to a feeling. For others, it was a person, a band, a beer, a stage.The Golden Age of Austin is whenever you were in your early 20s, had gas in your car, music in your ear and plans with your friends.
I grew up in Austin in the ‘80s and ‘90s, so that is when was for me. Lots of parks, punk music and artists. A slower existence, hippies and more care for our environment. It was less capitalistic, less pushy, more people being themselves instead of forming into these societal molds … but that is probably true for a lot of places. I miss the calm. The real.2008. I was 27 years old, so young enough to still go out every night and make it to work the next day.
for chicken enchiladas mole every Friday. … It was a special place, and it seems like a part of Old Austin died when the restaurant was replaced by a hotel in 2008.Austin was at its peak when you could shop, get your hair done and eat lunch at Scarbroughs on Congress! I felt like the Austin of my childhood died the day that Scarbroughs closed its doors.I was born and raised here in Austin. I grew up in the '60s and '70s. Austin was a much smaller town.
Early early oughts. Alamo Colorado was the OG nerd celebrity weird movie mecca. SXSW was still small enough to ignore, if you wanted, and super accessible if you partook. The Capitol was still the tallest building in town. … The city was still small enough that I broke up with a guy who lived on Braker because it might as well have been Dallas.Peak Austin for me was 1999-2006. I had plenty of friends, a co-op community to tap into and the city was famously affordable for artists and workers.
I'd say that, for many people, Austin's Golden Age was 1974 to 1985-ish. Friends living here at the time urged me to come, saying,"It's the highest quality of life in Texas and the lowest cost of living." They were right. … Rent was just 18% of my income. Jobs that paid just enough to live on were easy to come by. Creativity exploded when artists of all types could live inexpensively and have time to experiment, collaborate and explore.
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