Capitol Tranquility. Discover the Serene Beauty and Modern Architecture of Austin’s Capitol Mall

Hey, good morning everyone. It's July 2nd, Wednesday morning 7:27 a.m. and this is Gary over at the Capitol Mall. Now the Capitol Mall. spans 4 city blocks of Congress Avenue north of the capital. Uh, from, uh, 19th Street, MLK in the north down to 15th Street. And, um, this project started back in 2018. It was originally scheduled to be done by the summer of 2022. In fact, it overshot about six months and, uh, was finally opened, uh, December of the same year, but it was certainly worth the wait, folks. It's one of the few times in Texas history that uh a road has been dug up to make way for pedestrian green space. And it really is a beautiful place just to ease into the morning. Uh flower beds are beautifully manicured. Four city blocks of lush green grass and that's the view looking north towards UT with the Blanton Museum in front of us and the Bob Bullock just to the left. Hey, good morning everyone. Wednesday. July 2nd, it's 7:33 a.m. This is Gary. I'm just easing into the day over at the Capitol Mall. Capital Mall is 4 city blocks of Congress Avenue which spans from 15th Street in the south all the way up to MLK or 19th Street in the north. Um, this project started back in 2018. Uh, scheduled to be completed the summer of 2022. Uh, the project overshot a little bit and it was finally open December of the same year, but it's certainly been worth the wait. Um, very rarely in Texas history. Uh, is a road torn up, uh, to make way for pedestrian green space, as is the case here. And this is panning north now. Just see the Blanton there uh off in the distance and to the left is the Bob Bullock Museum. And then panning to the south, of course, uh, there's the Texas state capital. Great place to ease into the day, folks. I've got it all to myself. Hey everyone, it's uh Wednesday morning, July 2nd, 7:37, and this is Gary over at the Capitol Mall. Taking a look north here, 4 city blocks of the lush grass right in the heart of downtown Austin. Beautifully manicured flower beds as well over here. Yeah, this project, uh, originally started back in 2018, completed, uh, December of 2022. And uh very rarely in Texas history is a uh. Road torn up to make way for pedestrian green space. Uh, so There you have it, folks, beautiful manicured flower beds. Have a great day y'all.