- Restaurants |
- Nightlife |
- Shopping |
- Movies |
- All
Austin City Hall
Rating Details »
Category: Landmarks & Historical Buildings [Edit]
Neighborhood: Downtown301 W 2nd St
Austin, TX 78701
10 reviews for Austin City Hall
I am so very proud to be a member of an organization that was personally praised by the Mayor this past week! I posted a Pic of the Proclamation that is so beautifully scripted but if you happen to have week eye sight I will rewrite it here.
"Proclamation
Be it known that
Whereas
Love-A-Bull is an organization committed to promoting responsible Pit Bull ownership through advocacy and education. They provide information to members and the public regarding spaying and neutering, adoption, training, and Pit Bull temperament and behaviour.
and
Whereas,
The 450 member group is passionate about serving as role models of responsible dog ownership and work to eliminate negative stereotypes, dog fighting, abuse, neglect and breed specific regulation;
and
Whereas,
This weekend, Love-A-Bull is hosting a Family Fun Day at Zilker Park with John Garcia, the rehabilitator of Michael Vicks dogs from Best Friends Animal Sanctuary and a downtown Pet Parade on Sunday starting at City Hall.
Now, There Fore,
I Lee Leffingwell, Mayor of the City of Austin, Texas do there by proclaim
October 24 - 25, 2009
as
Love-A-Bull Weekend"
I am so very proud of our Mayor and his personal Proclomation to our group!
People thought this was:
- Useful (2)
- Cool (3)
Great place to park, but agree with Ardie S. that the parking garage is a crime scene waiting to happen. Back yo' Mace!
People thought this was:
- Useful (2)
- Funny (2)
- Cool (2)
Parking garage review only.
What happened, CoA? Six months ago when it was free, this place used to be a tremendous place to park. Brightly lit, lots of people coming and going.
Now that it costs $5, it has become a dimly lit dungeon, foreboding to enter, much less park, den of thieves atmosphere. This is a crime scene waiting to happen. As my friend said, with the flickering light special effects, they could really make a horror movie here.
I swear I already seen the chalk outlines rising up from the concrete. Fix it before something bad happens here!
People thought this was:
- Useful (3)
- Cool (2)
Huge bathrooms! No, really. Beautiful, huge bathrooms.
A friend and I happened to be sick on the same day. We had just had our brunch at the Galaxy and were heading downtown for who knows what. A bathroom emergency hit (see Galaxy review: French Press Coffee) and we had to go! She said something about City Hall. That they had to have something! And wouldn't that be fun to check out?!
The parking garage is odd, but there are tons of spots. First 30 minutes are free, so we went in to check out the bathrooms and to peruse the building, since neither of us had ever been there.
After finding the bathrooms and marveling at the hugeness of them, we meandered back out to check things out. It's really a cool building! There's lots of Austin-y things to look at, history of the city, people to watch.
Here's the key. You gotta go on a Thursday. That's when the council meets. And that's when the community gets to come out and share their piece--some of them through song! Things were a-bustle when we were there because many were there to talk about the homeless trailer park. And, AND, it means parking is free!
I've lived in Austin most of my life, and I've never been interested much in the goings on down there...at least not on TV. But actually being there? That was really cool. We walked around, almost giddy with excitement at the cool art, the beautiful architecture, the nice people.
What started out as a "quick bathroom trip" turned out to be a really cool learning experience for both of us. Go. Go now. On a Thursday.
People thought this was:
- Useful (5)
- Funny (3)
- Cool (5)
I don't wanna brag, but...
Oh hell! I'm bragging!
I went to the mayor's office!!!! It was for a charity event, but I got to nose all around Will Wynn's digs. HE HAS GOT IT GOIN' ON!!! The art, the view, the colors, the lighting. It was on top of City Hall and it was beautiful!
If everyone worked in an environment like this, America would no longer be a third-world country. ;-)
People thought this was:
- Useful (2)
- Funny (2)
- Cool (6)
I love the architecture at city hall! They hosted the Tibetan Monks who created a healing sand mandala for Austin. I went down there everyday to film the monks for our movie "Saving Aime"! The colors they used were awesome!
After they gave us the sand from the mandala, they said prayers for Lady Bird Lake and blessed it.
How cool is Austin?!?!?
People thought this was:
- Cool (2)
The PARKING is key, while it's challenged by our new development off 2nd street. Have ALWAYS found a place to park, it's free and for us to utilize.
Can't bring myself to go into the gift shop or Austin Java's newest post...just not ready for all of this newness, and have only been here three years, but CAN bring myself to dig the architecture...extreme and well-grounded at the same time. A success.
Lots of activity in the front with free music in the evening and protests by our bevy of politically active citizens. Worth checking out and making noise in front of....
Pretty cool city hall - they have an outdoor plaza with live acts - made out of lots of recycled / green content. its a pretty green building. solar panels provide shade. secret - parking is free for two hours beats the 7$+ parking garages nearby or trying to find street parking.
People thought this was:
- Useful (1)
- Cool (2)
Really cool building. I suggest you go on the tour they offer and on a Sunday because it's less crowded. I think some of the highlights are the rotunda, all the governer portraits, the offices, and the solar panals. Looks impressive from the outside and even more impressive from the inside. I spend about four hours there just exploring. You'll never run out of things to look at.
People thought this was:
- Useful (1)
- Cool (2)
This place is interesting. They hava alot of boring meetings here and enjoy really nice architecture and views of the TownLake. Much to walk to in the area. Just visiting the landmark is worthwhile, they boast the largest gallery space in town, they call it the "People's Gallery" it's a juried show.
People thought this was:
- Useful (1)
- Cool (1)
