Austin on When It Was is 17 addresses and the 27 businesses that have occupied them, the oldest from 1866. 9 are still open today; 18 are gone, and 2 of the buildings themselves have been demolished. Every entry below opens a page with the full history of that address, and the map lets you slide the year and watch the city change.
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Paramount Theatre
Casino El Camino
Threadgill's
The Driskill Hotel
Conan's Pizza
Continental Club
Emo's
Hut's Hamburgers
Austin, decade by decade
- 1860s
- 1880s
- 1910s
- 1920s
- 1930s7 opened — University of Texas Tower, UT Tower (Main Building), The Tavern, Hut's Hamburgers, and 3 moreSee the map in 1935 →
- 1950s
- 1960s
- 1970s7 opened — Conan's Pizza, Fran's Hamburgers, Armadillo World Headquarters, Steamboat 1874, and 3 moreSee the map in 1975 →
- 1990s
Still here, and gone
Still open (9)
- Scholz Garten 1866–present
- The Driskill Hotel 1886–present
- Paramount Theatre 1915–present
- The Tavern 1933–present
- University of Texas Tower 1937–present
- UT Tower (Main Building) 1937–present
- Continental Club 1955–present
- The Broken Spoke 1964–present
- Casino El Camino 1994–present
Gone (18)
- Stars Café (Star Seeds) 1966–2024
- The Ritz Theatre 1929–2021
- Shady Grove 1992–2020
- Dart Bowl 1958–2020
- Threadgill's 1933–2020
- Threadgill's Old No. 1 1933–2020
- Hut's Hamburgers 1939–2019
- Conan's Pizza 1976–2018
- Fran's Hamburgers 1973–2013
- Emo's 1992–2011
- Katz's Deli 1979–2011
- Steamboat 1874 1978–1999
By kind of place
Restaurant (7)
Stars Café (Star Seeds) · Conan's Pizza · Fran's Hamburgers · Shady Grove · Hut's Hamburgers · Katz's Deli · Night Hawk Restaurant
Music Venue (7)
Vulcan Gas Company · Continental Club · Armadillo World Headquarters · Emo's · Steamboat 1874 · Liberty Lunch · Raul's Club
Bar/Restaurant (3)
The Tavern · Scholz Garten · Casino El Camino
Theater (2)
Paramount Theatre · The Ritz Theatre
Restaurant/Music Venue (2)
Threadgill's · Threadgill's Old No. 1
Hotel (1)
Department Store (1)
Educational Building (1)
Every place in Austin (17)
- Casino El Camino 403 East 6th Street · 1994–present · 3 businesses
- Conan's Pizza 603 West 29th Street · 1976–2018
- Continental Club 1822 South Congress Avenue · 1955–present · 2 businesses
- Dart Bowl 5700 Grover Avenue · 1958–2020
- Emo's 603 Red River Street · 1992–2011
- Hut's Hamburgers 618 West 6th Street · 1939–2019 · 2 businesses
- Liberty Lunch 405 West 2nd Street · 1975–1999
- Paramount Theatre 713 Congress Avenue · 1915–present · 3 businesses
- Raul's Club 1907 Guadalupe Street · 1978–1981 · 2 businesses
- Scholz Garten 1607 San Jacinto Boulevard · 1866–present
- Shady Grove 1624 Barton Springs Road · 1992–2020 · 2 businesses
- Stars Café (Star Seeds) 3101 North I-35 Frontage Road · 1966–2024
- The Broken Spoke 3201 South Lamar Boulevard · 1964–present
- The Driskill Hotel 604 Brazos St · 1886–present
- The Tavern 922 West 12th Street · 1933–present
- Threadgill's 6416 North Lamar Boulevard · 1933–2020 · 2 businesses
- University of Texas Tower 110 Inner Campus Drive · 1937–present · 2 businesses
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