{"id":45183,"date":"2017-02-14T00:54:09","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T08:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/?p=45183"},"modified":"2026-04-20T23:58:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T06:58:02","slug":"austin-then-and-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/rental-market\/austin-then-and-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Then and Now Pics Show That Austin Was Cool Even a Century Ago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How did this Texas city get where it is today? What major developments have changed the physical landscape, skyline, and lifestyle in Austin the most?<\/p>\n<p>Incredibly popular with millennials, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/apartments-for-rent\/austin-tx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Austin<\/a> owns plenty of accolades from \u2018Live Music Capital of the World\u2019, to \u2018Silicon Hills\u2019, and \u2018City of the Violet Crown\u2019 for the lights on the horizon. Austin is also respected for having clean air, and being ranked as one of the safest cities in the US. This is a top-jobs and tech city, which may only have been lacking in the walkability department. This too may be changing with a surge in urban downtown development.<\/p>\n<p>Together with data from the University of North Texas and Google, we have compiled a series of snapshots of Austin now versus a hundred year ago, more or less. Check out where we were then and where we are today, by sliding the arrows on the pictures:<\/p>\n<h2>1. Congress Avenue Bridge &#8211; Looking north towards the Capitol Building<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Year: 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Looking north on the Congress Avenue Bridge we can see that despite Austin\u2019s reputation as a low-rise city a significant amount of glass and steel has sprung up, with a variety of architectural designs. Now known as the Ann W. Richards Congress Ave Bridge it is most famous for its population of as many as 1.5 million bats.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%;\">\n[before-after width=\"800px\" color=\"#b75d0f\" offset=\"0.5\" before-after label_one=\"~1900\" before-after label_two=\"2016\" before-after label_color=\"#000000\" before-after color=\"#ffffff\"]<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/1-Congress-Avenue-Bridge-1900-1919.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-79945 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/1-Congress-Avenue-Bridge-1900-1919.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/1-Congress-Avenue-Bridge-1900-1919.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/1-Congress-Avenue-Bridge-1900-1919.jpg?resize=500,375 500w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/1-Congress-Avenue-Bridge-1900-1919.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/1-Congress-Avenue-Bridge-1900-1919.jpg?resize=150,113 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/1-Congress-Avenue-Bridge-2015.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/1-Congress-Avenue-Bridge-2015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-79951 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/1-Congress-Avenue-Bridge-2015.jpg\" alt=\"Congress Avenue Bridge\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/1-Congress-Avenue-Bridge-2015.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/1-Congress-Avenue-Bridge-2015.jpg?resize=500,375 500w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/1-Congress-Avenue-Bridge-2015.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/1-Congress-Avenue-Bridge-2015.jpg?resize=150,113 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>[\/before-after]\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 90%;\">Photo Credit 1908:<a href=\"https:\/\/texashistory.unt.edu\/ark:\/67531\/metapth125120\/?q=congress%201900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> The Portal to Texas History<\/a>; Photo Credit 2016:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/@30.2620555,-97.7450836,3a,48.6y,23.8h,90.65t\/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sId0-q-uU6PzHEXHbr_q1lw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: auto;\">Use the code below to embed the image on your website:<\/p>\n<p><raw><textarea>&lt;iframe src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/Content\/Marketing\/then-now\/austin\/Congress-Avenue-Bridge-Austin.html&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; height=&#8221;600&#8243; frameborder=&#8221;0&#8243; scrolling=&#8221;no&#8221;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;<\/textarea><\/raw><\/p>\n<h2>2. Congress Avenue &#8211; Looking south from Capitol Building<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Year: 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Looking south along Congress Avenue. Back then it was gas street lights, mule driven street cars. Still a main thoroughfare today\u2019s Congress Avenue is paved, busy with yellow cabs and lights. Now instead of having to browse the bakery at the right time of day local urban residents can enjoy an array of food deliver services including UberEATS.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%;\">\n[before-after width=\"800px\" color=\"#b75d0f\" offset=\"0.5\" before-after label_one=\"~1900\" before-after label_two=\"2016\" before-after label_color=\"#000000\" before-after color=\"#ffffff\"]<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/2-Congress-Avenue-looking-south-from-Capitol-Building-1900.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-79960 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/2-Congress-Avenue-looking-south-from-Capitol-Building-1900.jpg\" alt=\"Congress Avenue ~1900\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/2-Congress-Avenue-looking-south-from-Capitol-Building-1900.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/2-Congress-Avenue-looking-south-from-Capitol-Building-1900.jpg?resize=500,375 500w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/2-Congress-Avenue-looking-south-from-Capitol-Building-1900.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/2-Congress-Avenue-looking-south-from-Capitol-Building-1900.jpg?resize=150,113 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/2-Congress-Avenue-looking-south-from-Capitol-Building-2016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-79963 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/2-Congress-Avenue-looking-south-from-Capitol-Building-2016.jpg\" alt=\"Congress Avenue 2016\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/2-Congress-Avenue-looking-south-from-Capitol-Building-2016.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/2-Congress-Avenue-looking-south-from-Capitol-Building-2016.jpg?resize=500,375 500w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/2-Congress-Avenue-looking-south-from-Capitol-Building-2016.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/2-Congress-Avenue-looking-south-from-Capitol-Building-2016.jpg?resize=150,113 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>[\/before-after]\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 90%;\">Photo Credit 1900:<a href=\"https:\/\/texashistory.unt.edu\/ark:\/67531\/metapth123901\/?q=view%20from%20the%20Capitol%20congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> The Portal to Texas History<\/a>; Photo Credit 2015:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/@30.2760265,-97.7398244,131a,20y,198.4h,80.64t\/data=!3m1!1e3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: auto;\">Use the code below to embed the image on your website:<\/p>\n<p><raw><textarea>&lt;iframe src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/Content\/Marketing\/then-now\/austin\/Congress-Avenue-Austin.html&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; height=&#8221;600&#8243; frameborder=&#8221;0&#8243; scrolling=&#8221;no&#8221;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;<\/textarea><\/raw><\/p>\n<h2>3. State Capitol &#8211; Street view of State Capitol<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Year: 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The State Capitol building may not be as visible as it once was, but even minus the parking on Congress Avenue this is still one of the busiest stretches of the city. Note the addition of the newer 823 Congress building at 9th Street. Today it is a busy office building for lawyers and financial firms. Appearing in both photos, on the right side of Congress Avenue, is Austin\u2019s first high-rise hotel, InterContinental Stephen F. Austin, named after the \u201cfather of Texas,\u201d built in 1924 and renovated in 2013.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 80%;\">\n[before-after width=\"600px\" color=\"#b75d0f\" offset=\"0.5\" before-after label_one=\"~1943\" before-after label_two=\"2016\" before-after label_color=\"#000000\" before-after color=\"#ffffff\"]<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/3-State-Capitol-1943.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-79966 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/3-State-Capitol-1943.jpg\" alt=\"State Capitol 1943\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/3-State-Capitol-1943.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/3-State-Capitol-1943.jpg?resize=375,500 375w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/3-State-Capitol-1943.jpg?resize=150,200 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/3-State-Capitol-2014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-79969 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/3-State-Capitol-2014.jpg\" alt=\"State Capitol 2016\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/3-State-Capitol-2014.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/3-State-Capitol-2014.jpg?resize=375,500 375w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/3-State-Capitol-2014.jpg?resize=150,200 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>[\/before-after]\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 90%;\">Photo Credit 1943:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/pictures\/item\/owi2001024243\/PP\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Library of Congress<\/a>; Photo Credit 2016:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/@30.2685576,-97.7426409,3a,75y,17.03h,97.9t\/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1stEDgQCfjRCOmVKJRcgZwcA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: auto;\">Use the code below to embed the image on your website:<\/p>\n<p><raw><textarea>&lt;iframe src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/Content\/Marketing\/then-now\/austin\/State-Capitol-Austin.html&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; height=&#8221;900&#8243; frameborder=&#8221;0&#8243; scrolling=&#8221;no&#8221;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;<\/textarea><\/raw><\/p>\n<h2>4. UT Tower &#8211; View from Olive and 5th Street<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Year: 1936<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>View of the University of Texas Tower from Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Note the expansion of new educational facilities on the left, and churches along the right. Fortunately Austin appears to have maintained its green spaces and dedication to education, even if its housing has become more vertical.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%;\">\n[before-after width=\"800px\" color=\"#b75d0f\" offset=\"0.5\" before-after label_one=\"1936\" before-after label_two=\"2014\" before-after label_color=\"#000000\" before-after color=\"#ffffff\"]<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/4-UT-Tower-19364.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-79972 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/4-UT-Tower-19364.jpg\" alt=\"UT Tower 1936 location\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/4-UT-Tower-19364.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/4-UT-Tower-19364.jpg?resize=500,375 500w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/4-UT-Tower-19364.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/4-UT-Tower-19364.jpg?resize=150,113 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/4-UT-Tower-20143.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-79975 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/4-UT-Tower-20143.jpg\" alt=\"UT Tower 2014 location\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/4-UT-Tower-20143.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/4-UT-Tower-20143.jpg?resize=500,375 500w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/4-UT-Tower-20143.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/4-UT-Tower-20143.jpg?resize=150,113 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>[\/before-after]\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 90%;\">Photo Credit 1936:<a href=\"https:\/\/texashistory.unt.edu\/ark:\/67531\/metapth124217\/m1\/1\/?q=University%20Avenue%20austin%20texas%20tower\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> The Portal to Texas History<\/a>; Photo Credit 2014:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/@30.2811033,-97.7399625,3a,40.9y,12.17h,93.28t\/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1suNPqH4NhOElNQfEyzAgaNw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: auto;\">Use the code below to embed the image on your website:<\/p>\n<p><raw><textarea>&lt;iframe src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/Content\/Marketing\/then-now\/austin\/UT-Tower-Austin.html&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; height=&#8221;900&#8243; frameborder=&#8221;0&#8243; scrolling=&#8221;no&#8221;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;<\/textarea><\/raw><\/p>\n<h2>5. Memorial Stadium &#8211; Aerial view of stadium<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Year: 1924<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See the War Memorial Stadium and the UT band forming a T in the center of the field. When originally constructed the stadium had a capacity of just 27,000. After additions in 2009 the capacity rose to over 100,000 making it one of the ten largest in the world. Now known as the Darrell K. Royal \u2013 Texas Memorial Stadium.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%;\">\n[before-after width=\"800px\" color=\"#b75d0f\" offset=\"0.5\" before-after label_one=\"1924\" before-after label_two=\"2009\" before-after label_color=\"#000000\" before-after color=\"#ffffff\"]<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/5-Memorial-Stadium-1924.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-79978 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/5-Memorial-Stadium-1924.jpg\" alt=\"Memorial Stadium 1924\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/5-Memorial-Stadium-1924.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/5-Memorial-Stadium-1924.jpg?resize=500,375 500w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/5-Memorial-Stadium-1924.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/5-Memorial-Stadium-1924.jpg?resize=150,113 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/5-Memorial-Stadium-2016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-79981 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/5-Memorial-Stadium-2016.jpg\" alt=\"Memorial Stadium 2016\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/5-Memorial-Stadium-2016.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/5-Memorial-Stadium-2016.jpg?resize=500,375 500w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/5-Memorial-Stadium-2016.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/5-Memorial-Stadium-2016.jpg?resize=150,113 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>[\/before-after]\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 90%;\">Photo Credit 1908:<a href=\"https:\/\/texashistory.unt.edu\/ark:\/67531\/metapth125364\/?q=austin%20stadium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> The Portal to Texas History<\/a>; Photo Credit 2016:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.statesman.com\/gallery\/sports\/dkr-texas-memorial-stadium-083014\/gCM5C\/#5998293\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Statesman<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: auto;\">Use the code below to embed the image on your website:<\/p>\n<p><raw><textarea>&lt;iframe src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/Content\/Marketing\/then-now\/austin\/Memorial-Stadium-Austin.html&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; height=&#8221;900&#8243; frameborder=&#8221;0&#8243; scrolling=&#8221;no&#8221;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;<\/textarea><\/raw><\/p>\n<h2>6. Old Bakery and Emporium Park &#8211; Street view of Old Bakery and Emporium Park<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Year: 1890s<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A lot of the scenery may have changed since old Maerki\u2019s Bakery was first built in Austin, but it\u2019s still there. The horses and carts are gone, the buildings are taller, and there may even be more green space. Yet, the Old Bakery and Emporium remains a historic and active building. It now houses a museum and art gallery.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%;\">\n[before-after width=\"800px\" color=\"#b75d0f\" offset=\"0.5\" before-after label_one=\"~1890\" before-after label_two=\"2014\" before-after label_color=\"#000000\" before-after color=\"#ffffff\"]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/6-Old-Bakery-and-Emporium-Park-1890s.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-79984 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/6-Old-Bakery-and-Emporium-Park-1890s.jpg\" alt=\"Old Bakery and Emporium Park 1890\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/6-Old-Bakery-and-Emporium-Park-1890s.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/6-Old-Bakery-and-Emporium-Park-1890s.jpg?resize=500,375 500w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/6-Old-Bakery-and-Emporium-Park-1890s.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/6-Old-Bakery-and-Emporium-Park-1890s.jpg?resize=150,113 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/6-Old-Bakery-and-Emporium-Park-2014.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-79987 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/6-Old-Bakery-and-Emporium-Park-2014.jpg\" alt=\"Old Bakery and Emporium Park 2014\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/6-Old-Bakery-and-Emporium-Park-2014.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/6-Old-Bakery-and-Emporium-Park-2014.jpg?resize=500,375 500w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/6-Old-Bakery-and-Emporium-Park-2014.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/6-Old-Bakery-and-Emporium-Park-2014.jpg?resize=150,113 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>[\/before-after]\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 90%;\">Photo Credit 1890:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/pictures\/item\/tx0394.photos.156279p\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Library of Congress<\/a>; Photo Credit 2014:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/@30.2722584,-97.7411632,3a,50.9y,248.67h,93.93t\/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s1nIpkdodV2wfrePZ1EFNlg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: auto;\">Use the code below to embed the image on your website:<\/p>\n<p><raw><textarea>&lt;iframe src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/Content\/Marketing\/then-now\/austin\/Old-Bakery-Emporium-Park-Austin.html&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; height=&#8221;800&#8243; frameborder=&#8221;0&#8243; scrolling=&#8221;no&#8221;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;<\/textarea><\/raw><\/p>\n<h2>7. IH 35 &#8211; Arial view of IH 35<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Year: 1950<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This view of Austin shows the IH 35 highway under construction, and the site of the first shopping center in Austin \u2013 the Hancock Center. I-35 was the city\u2019s first major highway. It has certainly grown wider and busier over the years, and also houses its own bat colony underneath, which is an offshoot of the one under Congress Ave Bridge.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%;\">\n[before-after width=\"800px\" color=\"#b75d0f\" offset=\"0.5\" before-after label_one=\"1950\" before-after label_two=\"2016\" before-after label_color=\"#000000\" before-after color=\"#ffffff\"]<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/7-IH-35-1950.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-79990 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/7-IH-35-1950.jpg\" alt=\"Arial view of IH 35 1950\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/7-IH-35-1950.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/7-IH-35-1950.jpg?resize=500,375 500w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/7-IH-35-1950.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/7-IH-35-1950.jpg?resize=150,113 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/7-IH-35-2016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-79993 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/7-IH-35-2016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/7-IH-35-2016.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/7-IH-35-2016.jpg?resize=500,375 500w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/7-IH-35-2016.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/7-IH-35-2016.jpg?resize=150,113 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>[\/before-after]\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 90%;\">Photo Credit 1950:<a href=\"https:\/\/texashistory.unt.edu\/ark:\/67531\/metapth33967\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> The Portal to Texas History<\/a>; Photo Credit 2016:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/@30.3089829,-97.7107751,137a,20y,212.24h,83.42t\/data=!3m1!1e3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: auto;\">Use the code below to embed the image on your website:<\/p>\n<p><raw><textarea>&lt;iframe src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/Content\/Marketing\/then-now\/austin\/IH-35-Austin.html&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; height=&#8221;800&#8243; frameborder=&#8221;0&#8243; scrolling=&#8221;no&#8221;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;<\/textarea><\/raw><\/p>\n<h2>8. Downtown &#8211; Aerial view of Downtown Austin<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Year: 1965<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check out the aerial view of downtown Austin, the State Capitol building, and in particular the Travis County Law Library at 314 W 11th, which was formerly the Lowich Building. In spite of great growth and even the construction of high rise towers along the Colorado River Austin still remains very flat, and sports plenty of open space.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%;\">\n[before-after width=\"800px\" color=\"#b75d0f\" offset=\"0.5\" before-after label_one=\"1965\" before-after label_two=\"2016\" before-after label_color=\"#000000\" before-after color=\"#ffffff\"]<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/8-Downtown-Austin-Aerial-1965.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-79996 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/8-Downtown-Austin-Aerial-1965.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of Downtown Austin 1965\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/8-Downtown-Austin-Aerial-1965.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/8-Downtown-Austin-Aerial-1965.jpg?resize=500,375 500w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/8-Downtown-Austin-Aerial-1965.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/8-Downtown-Austin-Aerial-1965.jpg?resize=150,113 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/8-Downtown-Austin-Aerial-2016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-79999 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/8-Downtown-Austin-Aerial-2016.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of Downtown Austin 2016\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/8-Downtown-Austin-Aerial-2016.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/8-Downtown-Austin-Aerial-2016.jpg?resize=500,375 500w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/8-Downtown-Austin-Aerial-2016.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/8-Downtown-Austin-Aerial-2016.jpg?resize=150,113 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>[\/before-after]\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 90%;\">Photo Credit 1965:<a href=\"https:\/\/texashistory.unt.edu\/ark:\/67531\/metapth33308\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> The Portal to Texas History<\/a>; Photo Credit 2016:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/@30.2706055,-97.7561482,222a,20y,73h,80.16t\/data=!3m1!1e3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: auto;\">Use the code below to embed the image on your website:<\/p>\n<p><raw><textarea>&lt;iframe src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/Content\/Marketing\/then-now\/austin\/Downtown-Austin.html&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; height=&#8221;800&#8243; frameborder=&#8221;0&#8243; scrolling=&#8221;no&#8221;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;<\/textarea><\/raw><\/p>\n<h2>9. Congress Avenue at 7th Street &#8211; Looking south down the east side of Congress Avenue<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Year: 1878<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This street view of Congress Avenue and 7th Street shows that even though Austin has seen a rise in building heights, diversification, and popularity, it has also strived to retain its soul and history. You still see small shops, technology is still central to the economy, while sleeker, more recent structures have attempted to remain architecturally interesting.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 80%;\">\n[before-after width=\"600px\" color=\"#b75d0f\" offset=\"0.5\" before-after label_one=\"1978\" before-after label_two=\"2014\" before-after label_color=\"#000000\" before-after color=\"#ffffff\"]<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/9-Congress-Avenue-at-7th-Street-1877-1878.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-80002 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/9-Congress-Avenue-at-7th-Street-1877-1878.jpg\" alt=\"Congress Avenue at 7th Street 1978\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/9-Congress-Avenue-at-7th-Street-1877-1878.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/9-Congress-Avenue-at-7th-Street-1877-1878.jpg?resize=375,500 375w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/9-Congress-Avenue-at-7th-Street-1877-1878.jpg?resize=150,200 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/9-Congress-Avenue-at-7th-Street-2014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-80005 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/9-Congress-Avenue-at-7th-Street-2014.jpg\" alt=\"Congress Avenue at 7th Street 2014\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/9-Congress-Avenue-at-7th-Street-2014.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/9-Congress-Avenue-at-7th-Street-2014.jpg?resize=375,500 375w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/9-Congress-Avenue-at-7th-Street-2014.jpg?resize=150,200 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>[\/before-after]\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 90%;\">Photo Credit 1908:<a href=\"https:\/\/texashistory.unt.edu\/ark:\/67531\/metapth125267\/?q=congress%201900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> The Portal to Texas History<\/a>; Photo Credit 2014:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/@30.2689232,-97.742488,3a,90y,137.38h,97.77t\/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sbMvenVFqInI6OJRo65YnDQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: auto;\">Use the code below to embed the image on your website:<\/p>\n<p><raw><textarea>&lt;iframe src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/Content\/Marketing\/then-now\/austin\/Congress-Avenue-7th-Street-Austin.html&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; height=&#8221;800&#8243; frameborder=&#8221;0&#8243; scrolling=&#8221;no&#8221;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;<\/textarea><\/raw><\/p>\n<h2>10. The University of Texas &#8211; Aerial view of the University of Texas<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Year: 1940s<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The University of Texas at Austin campus has clearly developed and filled in over the last six decades. The stadium has grown. The UT Tower in the center remains one of Austin\u2019s icons. One the front of the main building the inscription reads \u201cYe shall know the Truth and the Truth shall make you free.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%;\">\n[before-after width=\"800px\" color=\"#b75d0f\" offset=\"0.5\" before-after label_one=\"1940\" before-after label_two=\"2016\" before-after label_color=\"#000000\" before-after color=\"#ffffff\"]<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/10-The-University-of-Texas-1940s.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-80008 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/10-The-University-of-Texas-1940s.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of the University of Texas 1940\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/10-The-University-of-Texas-1940s.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/10-The-University-of-Texas-1940s.jpg?resize=500,375 500w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/10-The-University-of-Texas-1940s.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/10-The-University-of-Texas-1940s.jpg?resize=150,113 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/10-The-University-of-Texas-2016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-80011 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/10-The-University-of-Texas-2016.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of the University of Texas 2016\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/10-The-University-of-Texas-2016.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/10-The-University-of-Texas-2016.jpg?resize=500,375 500w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/10-The-University-of-Texas-2016.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/02\/10-The-University-of-Texas-2016.jpg?resize=150,113 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>[\/before-after]\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 90%;\">Photo Credit 1940:<a href=\"https:\/\/texashistory.unt.edu\/ark:\/67531\/metapth124491\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> The Portal to Texas History<\/a>; Photo Credit 2016:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/@30.2855159,-97.7506645,396a,20y,91.71h,71.96t\/data=!3m1!1e3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: auto;\">Use the code below to embed the image on your website:<\/p>\n<p><raw><textarea>&lt;iframe src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/Content\/Marketing\/then-now\/austin\/The-University-of-Texas-Austin.html&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; height=&#8221;800&#8243; frameborder=&#8221;0&#8243; scrolling=&#8221;no&#8221;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;<\/textarea><\/raw><\/p>\n<div class=\"usagerights\">\n<div class=\"fairuse\">\n<h3>Fair use and redistribution<\/h3>\n<p>We encourage you and freely grant you permission to reuse, host, or repost the images in this article. When doing so, we only ask that you kindly attribute the authors by linking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\">RentCafe.com<\/a> or this page, so that your readers can learn more about this project, the research behind it and its methodology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How did this Texas city get where it is today? What major developments have changed the physical landscape, skyline, and lifestyle in Austin the most? 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