This gentle bend in the colorado river had many residents and visitors long before the first cornerstone was laid. Our history austin history center austin public library. But slowly and surely downtown austin became the tiltawhirly hotspot it is today, and once again, antone s was leading the way. History antones nightclub austins home of the blues. For hundreds of years, nomadic tribes of tonkawas, comanches, and lipan apaches camped and hunted along the creeks. He asked our atxplained project for some recommendations for books about austin or texas to help. He is the nephew of jalal antone, the founder of the houstonbased antone s import co known for its poboy sandwiches. Clifford antone october 27, 1949 may 22, 2006 was the founder of the eponymous austin blues club and independent record label, as well as a mentor to stevie ray vaughan, jimmie vaughan, kim wilson, gary clark, jr.
If youre planning a trip to the music capital of texas, or want to be transported there by literature. Overall, an interesting entry point to the recent history of austin, and one that may lead you towards other, better written, accounts. Edwards university and earned his ma in history and ms in information science from the university of north texas. Miller is the city archivist for the city of austin and manager of the austin history center, austin public library. Now the legendary club has moved to the corner of fifth and lavaca streets, but it remains the home of the blues in austin offering space for 650 or less. That said, the book could have used a good editor to really stand out. All austin public library locations, the austin history center and recycled reads are closed to the public. Austin hasnt always been the bustling city that it is today. The writing is poor and makes following or fully committing to the characters difficult.
Antone s was one of the first businesses to place a bet on the area. Browse new and enduring titles on ancient history, european history, the civil war, u. Popular texas history books showing 150 of 650 lone star. A certified archivist, he has a ba in history from st.
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