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Posted on 1/27/26 at 3:33 pm to RTRnFlorida
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It’s a cool city, but imo not what it used to be. Looks more Nashville than anything.
Yeah, you had to know the original Austin to really appreciate and regret what it has become today.
Austin has always been known as quirky and original. People from Austin just kept them to themselves and did their cool stuff and public gems like Zilker Park, Barton Springs, and Ladybird Lake were full of fun locals.
Fast-forward thirty years and you now have a spazzed out, hurriedly constructed, incoherent downtown skyline that is boxy and unoriginal and crowds out a lot the fun space that used to be along the river.
You have way too many me too dubious quality restaurants and music venues.
You have unbelievable and depressing urban sprawl that has exploded all around the city core. It is jammed full of middle class and lower middle income folks living in the type of cookie cutter, gated low quality McMansions that gave the Dallas and Houston suburbs their drab, soulless rep.
And amidst it all you have the huge number of flat brimmed cap Cali douches and expat mid tier east coast Jersey shore finance bros flooding into the area at a record pace.
Makes me pine for the old days I tell you.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 3:49 pm to Windy City
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quote: It’s a cool city, but imo not what it used to be. Looks more Nashville than anything. Yeah, you had to know the original Austin to really appreciate and regret what it has become today. Austin has always been known as quirky and original. People from Austin just kept them to themselves and did their cool stuff and public gems like Zilker Park, Barton Springs, and Ladybird Lake were full of fun locals. Fast-forward thirty years and you now have a spazzed out, hurriedly constructed, incoherent downtown skyline that is boxy and unoriginal and crowds out a lot the fun space that used to be along the river. You have way too many me too dubious quality restaurants and music venues. You have unbelievable and depressing urban sprawl that has exploded all around the city core. It is jammed full of middle class and lower middle income folks living in the type of cookie cutter, gated low quality McMansions that gave the Dallas and Houston suburbs their drab, soulless rep. And amidst it all you have the huge number of flat brimmed cap Cali douches and expat mid tier east coast Jersey shore finance bros flooding into the area at a record pace. Makes me pine for the old days I tell you.
On all this, we agree…
Posted on 1/27/26 at 4:31 pm to Old School Tex
Jorge’s, many little plastic cup of margaritas, and salsa was hot, and make you drink even more
Posted on 1/27/26 at 4:36 pm to fareplay
It’s full of bolsheviks. So there’s that.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 5:15 pm to Jrtt
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Jorge’s, many little plastic cup of margaritas, and salsa was hot, and make you drink even more
And those Jorge’s margaritas were strong too!
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