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The restaurant originally opened on Lake Austin Boulevard as Omelettry West in 1979, [1] and became known as Magnolia Cafe during 1986–1987. [2] A second location on South Congress Avenue opened in 1988. The Lake Austin location closed during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, with the remaining South Congress location operating with reduced hours. [3]
The Houston native moved to Austin in 1984 to study at the University of Texas and opened New American bistro 34th Street Cafe (34thstreetcafe.com) near the Medical Center in 1996.
Kerbey Lane Cafe was founded May 5, 1980 by Patricia and David Ayer. [3] [4] Their son Mason Ayer serves as CEO. [4] The restaurant began serving comfort food from a small bungalow on Kerbey Lane in Central Austin in 1980. [5] The chain has since expanded into San Marcos via Texas State University in 2019, [6] and added a location in San ...
Downtown Congress Avenue in Downtown Austin University of Texas at Austin Hyde Park. Central Austin includes the city's Downtown and central neighborhoods. The area is north of the Colorado River and is enclosed by Interstate 35 to the east, approximately 51st Street/North Loop/Hancock Drive to the north, and Mopac Expressway (SL 1) to the west.
The metropolitan statistical area, referred to as Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos or Greater Austin, comprises five (5) counties in the state of Texas, as delineated by the Office of Management and Budget. These counties include Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson, collectively hosting a population exceeding 2.2 million people. [32]
The Austin area, with a population of about 2.5 million, ranks as the state’s fastest-growing metro area with 7.2% growth between 2020 and January 2023, according to the Texas Demographic Center.
The areas in and around Austin have been the site of human habitation since at least 9,000 B.C., and possibly considerably before that. The earliest known inhabitants of the area, during the late Pleistocene (Ice Age), can be linked to the Clovis people around 9200 B.C. just west of Williamson County. [6]
Despite pressure to move to segregated east Austin, Clarksville retained its African-American identity throughout the 20th century. Residents of Clarksville began requesting Austin city funds for the improvement and preservation in 1964, but dirt streets crossed the area until 1975, and a creek carrying sewage periodically flooded homes.