East Austin
Waterloo Greenway
For a detailed history of Waterloo Greenway, ADHP member Darnell Wilson interviewed the Conservancy’s Community...
Blackshear Fine Arts Academy: Today and Tomorrow
In this special report, the Austin Digital Heritage Project collaborates with Creative Action to showcase...
Blackshear Fine Arts Academy: Principal Friendly Rice
In this special report, the Austin Digital Heritage Project collaborates with Creative Action to showcase...
Harlem Theater
Longtime Austinites, Sam Alexander and Pearl Cox, talk on the importance of the black-owned Harlem...
Leal’s Tires
Originally located at the corner of East Cesar Chavez and Chicon Street, Leal’s Tires boasted...
Hillside Drugstore
Headed by Ulysses Young, known cordially as Doc Young, the Hillside Drugstore began providing various...
Dollhouse Barbershop
Roosevelt “Bubba” Stewart cut hair at the Dollhouse Barber Shop on Rosewood Avenue in East...
Huston-Tillotson University
Tillotson College (1875) and Sam Huston College (1878) were established as private institutions to provide...
Connie Kirk – VR Story
Connie Jo Kirk, an Austin, Texas native, fondly remembers East Austin as a wholesome, integrated...