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Originally Posted by Syndic
This may be the best picture ever posted on this forum. It's astounding. I can't stop looking at it. I know it's Austin, but it looks so foreign to me. Nearly all of the structures/projects in this picture are brand new. That whole area is amazing. I can't wait until Austin Proper and The Independent get underway.
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I thought the exact same thing when I first saw that picture, and I've saved it so I can share it with friends who haven't been here in several years. I can say, "Nothing higher than 2 stories in this photo was here when you last came to visit. Remember when I took you to Whole Foods? It's right next to those 3 towers in the distance on the right side of the photo." And to think that this only captures one limited area, albeit the one that is the most dominated by new construction.
This photo could be used as the basis for a misbegotten protest against Google. They're going to occupy a building that will displace that lovely reservoir. Shame! There could be endangered salamanders in there!