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Okay, I mean, I obviously know what it means in terms of direction, but what neighborhoods are those? Do they have specific names? Are they "good" neighborhoods? I am getting ready to move down to Austin to reunite with my boyfriend who has been living there for the past 8 months. He's currently on the East side and while he doesn't hate his neighborhood, he'd like to try somewhere else. We're in our mid-20s and are young professionals more on the "artsy" side of things (but who isn't in Austin?). He works right downtown and I am in the process of finding a job, but am much less particular about a commute. I was just curious about this area and it's specific neighborhoods/what to expect.
"south of east Cesar Chavez" would basically be the lake!! Find out if they mean south of the river/Lake Ladybird. There is a bunch of new development just south of the lake there -- most of it still under construction. It might be a "good" neighborhood someday but it would be a stretch to call it that now. Basically, a working class, predominately Latino area that is gentrifying. (It is certainly NOT a shooting gallery or anything, overall, violent crime rates in Austin are low).
East of I-35, the "south of east Cesar Chavez" neighborhood is a small, traditionally Hispanic area... only about a dozen blocks by a half dozen... that is now being "re-gentrified" by artists and hipsters because the small, old houses there are relatively affordable and very handy to downtown.
Looking at my map of last fall's E.A.S.T. art studio tour I see maybe a dozen exhibitors listed for that area.
Awesome, thanks guys! I was going to try to do a little more research from my end but it's difficult to look for apartments/housing with a neighborhood name or something, so I was curious. I'll be down there in a week and a half so I'll be able to get more of a feel for it.
That is the area between E. Cesar Chavez St. and Ladybird Lake. Many consider it a desirable place to live considering its close proximity to downtown. You could easily bicycle to work anyplace in the downtown area if you wanted to.
These map based websites can be helpful in finding an apartment. You can set filters for price and size, etc.
I would think it means the Riverside/Pleasant Valley area, and south of the river.
No, that's a different area. Close, but different. East Cesar Chavez is North of the river/lake, and Pleasant Valley is at the east end. Just look at the map and it becomes clear.
Awesome, thanks guys! I was going to try to do a little more research from my end but it's difficult to look for apartments/housing with a neighborhood name or something, so I was curious. I'll be down there in a week and a half so I'll be able to get more of a feel for it.
You can look at the area in East Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, TX - Google Maps Street view to see what it looks like, move up and own the streets and swivel the camera around, even zoom in on features.
Just did a bike ride through there this morning. Started at Mellow Johnny's and went out to McKinney Falls Park(crossing the river/lake on Pleasant Valley). A somewhat funky area, some homes and yards maintained better than others. Pretty skinny streets when folks are parked on both sides...speed humps to slow down the through traffic. Parks and green spaces abound all along the lake...the VegFest(or something like that) was being held today...quite a crowd. As you slide just west of IH-35, you have G'Raj Mahal restaurant and a number of former residences that are now commercial...studios, restaurants, gallery type businesses. Makes for interesting traffic through there. Not totally easy to go south out of that neighborhood(that pesky river thing and all) but you're darned near within walking(certainly biking) distance of a whole bunch of 'Austin'.
It might be a "good" neighborhood someday but it would be a stretch to call it that now. Basically, a working class, predominately Latino area that is gentrifying. (It is certainly NOT a shooting gallery or anything, overall, violent crime rates in Austin are low).
Hold up. What do you mean when you say that? What I think is even more noticable are the other posters that did not bat an eye when you said it. You need to know that there are hispanics and blacks who post on this forum and rationales like the one you posted are insulting and an example of "unconscious" racism.
Whether you realize it or not, you are equating "good" and "bad" neighborhoods based on its ratio of whites as the majority. (You would never say that to a person of color. Wouldn't even cross your mind.) That's not a true comparison, and never has been.
It's got to stop.
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