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Austin Business Journal made it “official” four years ago, in its year-end issue: Austin’s Been Vanishing Over the Last 30 Years. As...

Whitley’s Went. And then came the tower. ©2011 by Jann Alexander ‘In the heart of downtown Austin , at the intersection of 3rd & Brazos,...

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...

Now Appearing at Lady Bird Lake: Stevie Ray and The Cranes | iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2015 Born again! Backed by a new band,...

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...

Overtowering Sandy’s by Jann Alexander © 2013 In Austin, Texas, we take our local landmarks seriously , and our city ordinances decree...

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....

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...

Endangered Species of Austin poster, $25 It’s time for end-of-year portfolio assessments.  The giant wrecking ball that’s tormented...

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

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

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...

Mean Cat Meets Condo by Jann Alexander © 2010 The question that emerged from the  Vanishing Austin interview on KOOP 91.7 FM today was,...

Looming by Jann Alexander © 2010 The Austin-American Statesman’s Michael Barnes is out and about Austin alot (as implied by his...

Overtaken by Jann Alexander ©2006 More than a year before a corporate giant’s expansion plans doomed Las Manitas , I enjoyed my first...

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...

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...

Stylin’ High by Jann Alexander © 2013 At a much-loved Austin coffee shop on West 6th Street in Clarksville, a young man behind the...