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The population of Travis County was only 212,136 in 1960 and is now 1,226,698 so there probably aren't that many historic buildings that can't be redeveloped. I
by benatkin 8y ago
The population of Travis County was only 212,136 in 1960 and is now 1,226,698 so there probably aren't that many historic buildings that can't be redeveloped. I think it's probably the lack of air conditioning that kept the population low until recently.
- chrisco255 8y agoWasn't Silicon Valley a bunch of orchards in 1960?
- cat199 8y agoAir conditioning was not a rarity in TX from mid-60's or at latest mid-70s onward. this has far more to do with Dell computer/TI/IBM/etc. reinvesting locally into developing UT grads into tech hub, UT as grid supercomputing facility, 'insourcing' SV devwork, and insane local promotion by hollywood/sv/media/local investors into SXSW festival which brought more attention/tech growth to the area. Most of this has happend from mid-90s onward, esp. post dotcom bubble- prior to this Austin was mostly a sleepy college town and local administrative center supporting a state economy more centered around oil/gas and agriculture in houston/dallas