With apologies to the authors of the excellent photography book Austin Then and Now (Then & Now)
, from whom I borrow this post title. Incidentally, not a single structure shown in the book is featured below. Also, the "then" photographs are from the Texas Historical Commission. And now, echoes from Austin's past:
Frias Grocery (c. 1920s) in 1980
Harkins Grocery (c. 1920s) in 1980
El Rio Tortilla Factory (c. 1910) in 1980
Green & White Grocery (c. 1920s) in 1980
La Brisa Rooms (c. 1900-20) in 1980
Architect's Office (c. 1890, Victorian) in 1980
Guajardo Grocery in 1980
Kunty Theatre (c. 1900-20) in 1980
Flanzetti Store and House in 1980. Built in 1877 as a grocery and dry goods store, with a home upstairs. During the 1890's the neighborhood was predominantly African American, and the store served as a church on Sundays. 
