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The Pattern of Change by Jann Alexander © 2013 It takes a whole lotta cranes to hoist up a new Marriott in downtown Austin, where...

First Encounter: Greetings from Austin, 2004 by Jann Alexander [Mural: Todd Sanders © Roadhouse Relics] It was still spring in Austin,...

Where the Elite Eat by Jann Alexander © 2103 What could be tastier on Mondays than 2 for 1 Burgers at The Elite Cafe in Waco, Texas?...

From Movies to Books by Jann Alexander © 2013 Americana Ad, Austin History Center When Austin’s Americana Theatre  held its gala opening...

Lightscapes / On the Lake, Austin by Jann Alexander © 2013 .    .    . There’s a complex explanation in physics for reflection....

Moody Blues by Jann Alexander © 2013 Antone’s, the club whose name  is perhaps most synonymous with The Live Music Capital of the World...

ART CONNECTS ME to the whole wide world. It’s in the  details  of everything I see, be it a painting in a gallery window, a pair of...

Tiny Bar, Big Crane by Jann Alexander © 2010 We’d honestly like to see more of the Tiniest Bar in Texas.  It’s just that these days,...

Walk or Don’t Walk, it’s up to you at Wiggy’s I have long been fascinated by juxtapositions. In fact I’ve tried to build my entire...

Austin Power : “You can’t turn me on.” Austin Powers : “Au contraire baby, you can’t resist me.” Austin Power by Jann Alexander © 2013...

Health Camp Super Burgers Since 1949 by Jann Alexander © 2013 Call it Road Kill, because the large milkshakes at Health Camp really...

True Blues by Jann Alexander © 2103 Blue is the color of summer in Austin. Blue skies. Blue pools. Blue lakes. Blue neon. Blue...

Yes, it does. As noted in What’s Vanished Since 2004 , some of Austin’s best treasures have gone missing since I began my Vanishing...

A lot of Austin has gone missing since I began my Vanishing Austin photo series in the spring of 2004. For one reason or another—...

Walk in Allens Boots by Jann Alexander ©2013 Allens Boots is a place I steer all of my Austin visitors to, direct from the airport, so...

Too Late to Look for the Spear by Jann Alexander © 2013 Stylin’ High © Jann Alexander A pack of Wrigley’s Spearmint gum could relieve...

The Pattern of Change by Jann Alexander © 2013 It takes a whole lotta cranes  to hoist up a new Marriott in downtown Austin, where...

So Long, SoCo Trailers by Jann Alexander © 2013 Sign of the Thaimes? Neon green picnic tables and a fallen Coat & Thai sign are all...

A Hole in the Heart of Texas by Jann Alexander © 2012 Lamar Plaza is gone. It’s just a hole in the ground now. Since late 2012, dozens...

Noodlin’ Around the Warehouses © Jann Alexander The freight lines brought the low-brick industrial warehouses that once dominated...