Palmer Events Center
Hope Austin Can Survive Its Growth
RECEIVED Wed., Aug. 2, 2006
Dear Editor,
I'm writing regarding the current situation on Congress with Las Manitas and Tesoros, as well as the other businesses in that particular block and building.
I especially loved the comments by the 10-year-old in one of your recent editions; it makes a lot of sense to me [“My Migas, My City,” News, July 21].
Just curious if there is any way to make it a "historical" site, which would eliminate the issue of tearing it down. Being the developer, I would also be cautious about forcing out a whole block that is so diverse, especially with all that's going on in that realm at the moment. I hope the store owners are and have also been made aware of this reality and their legal rights, as well.
And, while I know Austin is moving in a new direction, isn't it also necessary to keep a few remnants of the past in order to protect both the present and the future? Just a thought.
As for me, I lived in Austin in its heyday in the mid-Nineties, my husband in the late Seventies and early Eighties, and while we visit each spring, it is always a new experience with missing favorites of yesterday and a new skyline. I only hope that Austin can survive its own growth in future time, especially with all the glass in all the buildings being built on a fault line. Just a thought. Cheers Austin – cheers!
I'm writing regarding the current situation on Congress with Las Manitas and Tesoros, as well as the other businesses in that particular block and building.
I especially loved the comments by the 10-year-old in one of your recent editions; it makes a lot of sense to me [“My Migas, My City,” News, July 21].
Just curious if there is any way to make it a "historical" site, which would eliminate the issue of tearing it down. Being the developer, I would also be cautious about forcing out a whole block that is so diverse, especially with all that's going on in that realm at the moment. I hope the store owners are and have also been made aware of this reality and their legal rights, as well.
And, while I know Austin is moving in a new direction, isn't it also necessary to keep a few remnants of the past in order to protect both the present and the future? Just a thought.
As for me, I lived in Austin in its heyday in the mid-Nineties, my husband in the late Seventies and early Eighties, and while we visit each spring, it is always a new experience with missing favorites of yesterday and a new skyline. I only hope that Austin can survive its own growth in future time, especially with all the glass in all the buildings being built on a fault line. Just a thought. Cheers Austin – cheers!
Sharla Shotwell
Arcata, Calif.
Arcata, Calif.