What Once Was · E4 Youth
About What Once Was
Community stories. Living history. What's next.
Welcome to WOW
The story is still being written.
What Once Was connects East Austin's community memory with youth-powered storytelling and immersive technology. It is an E4 Youth initiative shaped by neighbors, culture-bearers, students, and partners.
The WOW Heritage Center at Rosewood Courts is a permanent home for sharing oral histories, gathering across generations, and making local history accessible in new ways.