Great Hills Baptist Church

A portion of the Great Hills Baptist Church. I liked the way the cross just peaked out above the trees like that.

From Arguendo & Dixi's Daily Austin Photo

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Garden of Hope, Again

Another image from the Garden of Hope at Great Hills Baptist Church.

From Arguendo & Dixi's Daily Austin Photo

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Garden of Hope

This is part of the Garden of Hope at the Great Hills Baptist Church. I came across it last week while attending a car show. I find it wonderful that there seems to be so many places around the Arboretum area that have been created where you can go to simply "let it all go".

From Arguendo & Dixi's Daily Austin Photo

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2nd Street District

These are all in the sidewalk at the intersection of northwest corner of 2nd Street and Colorado Street in downtown Austin. These medallions are said to represent the social history and ecology of local the watershed of rivers such as the Brazos River and Colorado River. They were installed as part of the revitalization of the 2nd Street District.




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Ann W. Richards, Congress Avenue Bridge

From the plaque:

Ann W. Richards
Congress Avenue Bridge
Ann Richards (1933-2006)
Mother, Grandmother, Teacher, Public Servant, Governor, Leader, Friend
The City of Austin dedicates this structure in memory of Ann Richards - a woman who always worked to bridge that which seperates us, and strived to bring people together for the good of our city, state and nation.
Her spirit will forever endure.

From Arguendo & Dixi's Daily Austin Photo

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Seaholm Power Plant

The Seaholm Power Plant, a City-owned retired power generation facility, was designed by Burns & McDonnell Engineering Co. and built of cast concrete in two phases in 1950 and 1955 by Odom Construction. The main generator building, the water intake structure along Lady Bird Lake, the five vertical stacks and the fuel oil building immediately to the north of the main structure comprise a building complex that represents a unique period of American municipal architecture and public works engineering.

The Seaholm Power Plant features art deco style common with other municipal waterworks and powerhouses in the 1930s - 1950s. Seaholm is quite unique in its solid concrete construction, as virtually all power plants at the time were constructed of steel and brick. The exterior walls of Seaholm have a scored pattern of 4' x 4' panels and retain the imprint of wood grain from the plywood form work. The architectural design is also unique for it shows thoughtful consideration to the detailing and proportioning of the elevations.

The generator building contained five gas/oil generation units in a towering turbine room with clerestory windows above flanking aisles, and a 65-foot-high ceiling. Two lower floors contain an additional 75,000 square feet. In all, the building has more than 110,000 square feet of useable floor area. The complex also contains an electric utility substation, transmission and distribution facilities, and a utility microwave communications center.

The plant was dedicated posthumously in 1960 to Walter E. Seaholm, who served as Superintendent of Water and Light and City Manager during his 33-year career with the City of Austin.

From Arguendo & Dixi's Daily Austin Photo

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Lone Star Gazebo

This is the Lone Star Gazebo. It was designed by Rodolfo Ybarra and constructed in 1995 from the little I've been able to find out. It's located along the banks of Town Lake behind the Buford Tower.

From Arguendo & Dixi's Daily Austin Photo

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