[AGL] future skyline

[Harry Edwards]

yeah, I'm afraid I'll see far too much of it.  I do remember Geneva &  
the Gentlemen. Jim Langdon played trombone in that band at one time, I  
believe.

The new Whole Foods has live music on their capacious roof. Had an ice  
rink for a few weeks around Xmas time. Amenities of the smog.            
         twisty

On May 16, 2006, at 7:23 PM, Gerry wrote:

> Incredible! Who'd a thought it?
>
> Something tells me that it will never come to completion. Glad I'll not
> likely see it. What are the plans for traffic arteries to get people  
> in and
> out of the area? Can you imagine the great, brown cloud that will  
> envelope
> it all? Visible from 30 miles distant?
>
> I recall the excitement when the original Crest Hotel was completed,  
> where
> Congress meets the river. It was like an architectural spaceship in the
> city. For the musicians of my era it was a goldmine. Worked many a gig  
> there
> as it went through a series of owners and identities. I remember it as  
> the
> Sheraton Crest. Do you remember Geneva Rawlins? A classy Black lady who
> played keyboards and sang? Geneva and the Gentlemen. I worked with her  
> a few
> times so I guess that qualifies me as a Gentleman...I guess today's
> musicians will be working atop the Congress Condos, don't you know  
> there
> will be some highrolling parties up there?
>
> This afternoon we had .8" of rain in about 20 minutes, heaviest  
> rainfall
> since last October. Marble size hail fell for 15 minutes and pummeled  
> the
> garden plants. Too wet and too soon to take a toll. Sure feels and  
> smells
> good. Early enough to replant whatever got waxed--unless it got the
> apples...
> G
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Harry Edwards" <laughingwolf at ev1.net>
> To: "ghetto 2" <ghetto2 at lists.whathelps.com>
> Cc: "ghetto survivors" <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 5:22 PM
> Subject: [AGL] future skyline
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> This is a rendering of the proposed and under-construction high-rise
> buildings for downtown Austin as of 05/10/2006. The newer buildings
> have names on them in the photo and most are scheduled to break ground
> before mid-2007. Our skyline is gonna look cancerously different in
> the coming years. The condo tower called Spring, on the far left, will
> go up right over where I currently work:
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