East Austin, Texas, has everything it takes to be a first-rate hipster neighborhood — street art, food trucks, farmers markets, coffee shops, affordable (so far) housing, parks, artists’ studios, walkability — and, most important, a carefree, offbeat vibe.
Brooklyn has its Williamsburg neighborhood. Los Angeles has Silver Lake. Portland, Oregon,
has the Pearl District. San Francisco has its Mission District. And Texas has East Austin.
Even Forbes Magazine has taken notice of the funky charms of East Austin, rating it No. 7 of the top ten US hipster havens. That and it’s in Austin — the site of the annual SXSW festival.
You’ll find burrito food trucks in East Austin, a park with a pretty lake, and an artists’ studio tour. And, lucky for me and my trusty point-and-shoot, East Austin’s got lots of crazy-ingenious stuff to photograph. Here goes:
This is the last of my posts about the oh-so-photogenic Austin, Texas. For more Austin stories go to “The Ghost of 300 Million Dead Trees Hovers Over a Lake in Texas” and “Quirky, Lovable Austin.” Also, “Austin — A City With Its Soul on Its Sleeve.” For another travel story, see “Shanghai Chic — Where a Woman’s Style Starts With Her Shoes.”
Barbara—Loved these pics—a reminder of a walk and noshing through this neighborhood when my son was living/working (Driskill Hotel) in Austin —-love that city!
I wish I’d had more time for more meals. Gotta go back for some of that barbeque.
Oh, dear. It turns out that Broken Spoke and Roadhouse Relics are also in South Austin. Mea culpa!
Was just about to tell you – thanks for the lovely pics of this wonderful town!
I love Austin. Hope is doing OK in all these troubles.
Lisa from the Bouldin Creek Cafe emailed me to say that the cafe is located in South Austin, “though we hope to open another location in East Austin soon!”
Ginger and Ron — Many, many thanks for your patience with this enterprise. So many “Oh, stop! Can we take a picture of that?” Totally fun.
You nailed it!
Thanks, Ginger!