~terry
Wed, Sep 5, 2001 (09:23)
seed
Austin, let's face it, is no longer the sleepy, hippy town where the only game in town is the Armadillo World Headquarters. We're growing up and with come growing pains. This is the topic where we face reality, the reality of becoming a big city.
4 new of
~terry
Wed, Sep 5, 2001 (09:23)
#1
I went in Fry's last night. There is one word to describe this place and
underline it. Upscale!
Is this the Austin that's going under? You wouldn't know it by the crowds
jamming the place, the place was packed. I thought I was in the land of
failed dot coms? There were acres of upscale cars filling the parking
line with yupsters storming the entrance, cell phones hard pressed to
their ears.
Inside there was a guy playing classical music at a grand piano. A
very large, concert sized grand piano not some sleazy little synthesizer.
There were marble floors. Bright lights, big wide aisles, and an
assortment of everything in the Universe that runs electrons through
it. Sixty, count 'em, sixty check out counters staffed by an army of
white, starched shirts with ties.
The sales people were besieged. I was lucky enough to score a sales guy and
the whole time he was helping me put together a system, he was assaulted
by people saying "Can I be next?". One guy said, can I help you so I can
be next.
But this is no chintzy warehouse like the Fry's in San Jose. This is a
monster Circuit City, Sam's Club, Bestbuy, Altex, CompUSA all rolled in to
one. And then some. Fry's must look in to the mirror every day and and
say " . . . who is the most upscale of all?" and hear back "You are, oh
great palace of electrons."
~pmnh
Mon, Oct 15, 2001 (12:15)
#2
Fry's must look in to the mirror every day and and
say " . . . who is the most upscale of all?" and hear back "You are, oh
great palace of electrons."
lol
~terry
Tue, Nov 20, 2001 (11:42)
#3
http://www.austinpostcard.com/
Lot's of pictures of how Austin used to look.
~terry
Tue, Nov 20, 2001 (11:43)
#4
The opening ceremony for IH35 in Austin:
http://www.texasfreeway.com/austin/historic/photos/i35/images/i35_austin_opening_ceremony_3-29-1962.jpg