The Saga of Seiders’ Springs
Most of the area bordering Shoal Creek has long been developed, and most of the springs along Shoal Creek have disappeared. Yet Seiders’ Oaks remain, and people from surrounding businesses often picnic in their shade with little knowledge of the events that transpired here.
Read MoreAustin’s Heritage and Transformation
Austin began with Shoal Creek sitting on the sidelines. Edwin Waller adopted Shoal Creek as the western edge of the new city, and his to-be namesake as the eastern boundary. Congress Avenue became the centerline. No longer. The city sprawls past these edges into the white-rocked and cedar-treed hinterlands. Like most cities, it has both heritage and been transformed.
Read MoreGreat Cities, Great Spaces
Austin’s lakeshore consciousness is still evolving. We are only now raising the public’s awareness of Shoal Creek as a public space. Waller Creek and Lady Bird Lake are two additional examples of public spaces that are only now attracting a level of interest and support that is necessary for them, too, to become great public spaces.
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