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Maria's Taco Xpress brought to you by a shrewd business woman who made Walgreen's build her a new restaurant in exchange for the years left on her lease of the property where they are now located. I tip my hat to Maria. http://www.tacoxpress.com/ http://wisegeorge.blogspot.com/2008/04/marias-taco-xpress-on-south-lamar-near.html http://wisegeorge.blogspot.com

If you ever come to Austin Texas you must visit the Broken Spoke. It's a local law with a hefty fine if you fail to follow instructions. I love this place. I love the music that flows through here too, but mostly I just love this place. http://www.wisegeorge.blogspot.com

This is a very cool little place in what seems to be an inaccessible location off of South Lamar, but it's not hard to get to at all. Parking is limited but on an average day it is more than adequate and it is on the bus line. This formerly little rundown funky strip shopping center has been totally revitalized with.... more

Well, my loose definition of a bar is anyplace that sells beer for onsite consumption so a pool hall qualifies. But, in this case there really is a bar inside although I didn't know that until I went in. I was kind of expecting a snack counter and a bunch of quarter fed bar room pool tables, boy was I.... more

The Tavern is sports bar and restaurant with a long history here in Austin. It almost went under a number of years back but local radio personality Bob Cole bought the place and came to the rescue. Whether I agree with his politics or like the music he plays on a country music station matter not. He has my respect and.... more

This place is in a place that a lot of people wanted to be declared park land because they had used it as a park for decades. They lost and it is now urban housing and commerce. It took years and I didn't care because I live South and this is North, actually more like Central these days. It's not like there is.... more

I like bars that feel like night once you walk in the door and they don't get much darker than this place. A very cool South Austin Beerjoint that has great music almost every night of the week. http://www.wisegeorge.blogspot.com http://www.thesaxonpub.com/ http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A82418

I was stuck in traffic for about fifteen minutes right before I got to where I could stop somewhere so I stopped here at Austin Java. I needed an extra video in case I don't go out over the weekend so I made a Tavern Video on the same evening. I'll post it on another day. http://www.wisegeorge.blogspot.com

Riding the nice elevator at the 3701 North Lamar Building in Austin, Texas. Technical specs: General-Otis/Holeless Hydraulic. Performance-2000 Lbs/20 HP. Distance-25 feet/3 floors & 100 FPM. Year-Installed/1972-1973.

As you might guess, from the Volkswagon on the roof made into a Saints helmet, this place has a New Orleans flair. It's a couple of blocks north of Sixth Street and Lamar in Austin Texas and sits on the banks of Shoal Creek, thus the name. http://www.wisegeorge.blogspot.com http://www.shoalcreeksaloon.com