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Jann Alexander
Nov 30, 20152 min read
In 2011, It Became Official: Austin’s Vanishing
Austin Business Journal made it “official” four years ago, in its year-end issue: Austin’s Been Vanishing Over the Last 30 Years. As...
Jann Alexander
Apr 30, 20151 min read
Whitley’s Went. Then Came A Tower.
Whitley’s Went. And then came the tower. ©2011 by Jann Alexander ‘In the heart of downtown Austin , at the intersection of 3rd & Brazos,...
Jann Alexander
Apr 28, 20152 min read
Turning Silver at the Saxon
Vanishing Austin? On Guard at the Pub by Jann Alexander ©2012 “One night, on the stage at the same time, there was Bonnie Raitt, Eric...
Jann Alexander
Mar 18, 20152 min read
Back By Popular Demand
Now Appearing at Lady Bird Lake: Stevie Ray and The Cranes | iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2015 Born again! Backed by a new band,...
Jann Alexander
Sep 4, 20141 min read
Count the Condos and the Cranes
Counting Cranes by Kayak by Jann Alexander ©2014 “Mayor Wynn has set a goal of having 25,000 downtown residents — that’s 20,000 more...
Jann Alexander
Mar 9, 20142 min read
It’s All About Your Perspective
Overtowering Sandy’s by Jann Alexander © 2013 In Austin, Texas, we take our local landmarks seriously , and our city ordinances decree...
Jann Alexander
Mar 7, 20142 min read
Welcome to Austin. You’re Gonna Love It!
You’re Gonna Love Austin by Jann Alexander © 2014 Welcome to Austin, all ye visitors to SXSW. You’re gonna love Austin. We all do....
Jann Alexander
Jan 24, 20141 min read
Austin Is a Town of Continual Juxtaposition
Overtowering Sandy’s by Jann Alexander © 2013 There’s no shortage of colorful contrast in Austin , and there hasn’t been in a long long...
Jann Alexander
Dec 31, 20133 min read
2013: The Year A Giant Wrecking Ball Ate Austin
Endangered Species of Austin poster, $25 It’s time for end-of-year portfolio assessments. The giant wrecking ball that’s tormented...
Jann Alexander
Oct 28, 20132 min read
The Pattern of Change Is Change
The Pattern of Change by Jann Alexander © 2013 It takes a whole lotta cranes to hoist up a new Marriott in downtown Austin, where...
Jann Alexander
Jun 14, 20131 min read
The Pattern of Change
The Pattern of Change by Jann Alexander © 2013 It takes a whole lotta cranes to hoist up a new Marriott in downtown Austin, where...
Jann Alexander
May 18, 20132 min read
There Goes the Neighborhood
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...
Jann Alexander
Sep 19, 20112 min read
Where Oh Where Will The Warehouse Go?
Noodlin’ Around the Warehouses © Jann Alexander The freight lines brought the low-brick industrial warehouses that once dominated...
Jann Alexander
Feb 10, 20101 min read
What kind of city will Austin be?
Mean Cat Meets Condo by Jann Alexander © 2010 The question that emerged from the Vanishing Austin interview on KOOP 91.7 FM today was,...
Jann Alexander
Jan 7, 20101 min read
Austin’s recent newcomers come not to change it, but to join it
Looming by Jann Alexander © 2010 The Austin-American Statesman’s Michael Barnes is out and about Austin alot (as implied by his...
Jann Alexander
Sep 4, 20082 min read
Finally, Overtaken
Overtaken by Jann Alexander ©2006 More than a year before a corporate giant’s expansion plans doomed Las Manitas , I enjoyed my first...
Jann Alexander
Aug 21, 20082 min read
Movin’ On—Carefully
Movin’ On—Carefully by Jann Alexander ©2008 How do you move a neon sign? Especially one that’s achieved icon status in Austin? As it...
Jann Alexander
May 12, 20082 min read
What Would Johnny Say?
Mean Cat Meets Condo by Jann Alexander © 2010 That’s one Mean-Eyed Cat . The signs of progress are overtaking the humble little bar on...
Jann Alexander
May 8, 20082 min read
What’s Vanishing Next?
Stylin’ High by Jann Alexander © 2013 At a much-loved Austin coffee shop on West 6th Street in Clarksville, a young man behind the...
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