Both areas get credit for putting Austin on the map — and both get blamed for turning the city into something unrecognizable. Which development did more damage to what made this place special?
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Add your commentThe Domain has an Apple Store, a Tiffany, and a Kendra Scott. South Congress has…also a Kendra Scott. And an Apple Store. So.
The Domain is basically what happens when a city lets developers answer the question 'what if Dallas?' and says yes.
The Domain is just a mall that convinced itself it was a neighborhood. At least South Congress still has a soul, even if it's a soul that now costs $18 for a candle.
Hot take: The Domain is actually more honest because it never pretended to be anything other than a consumption machine. SoCo sold the 'keep austin weird' lie while charging $900/month for a storage unit-sized apartment above a vintage store.
^ this comment is exactly what long-timers are talking about lol. give it two years friend, give it two years.
I moved here from Seattle in 2019 and honestly The Domain feels more like a planned city in China than anything in Texas. It's impressive in a deeply unsettling way.
My grandmother used to take me to the original Güero's on SoCo in the early 2000s and now there's a line of people with ring lights trying to photograph their tacos. I don't know who to be mad at exactly but I am.
South Congress was already being gentrified before most of you even heard of Austin. This isn't a new conversation, people were saying this in 2005.
I work up near the Domain and the traffic on 183 is genuinely a public health crisis. That's the real issue here, not vibes.
Anyone who says The Domain ruined Austin has never had to park on South Congress on a Saturday. At least The Domain has a garage.
neither one ruined austin. tech money ruined austin. stop blaming real estate for what employers did
born and raised in north austin and the domain literally saved that part of town. yall are just mad its not weird enough for you
as someone who just moved here six months ago both areas are great and i dont understand why everyone is so angry about them. austin is a cool city?
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