Last Friday, during a trip to Austin, Texas, I had some extra time before flying out, so I visited the Blanton Museum of Art on the campus of the University of Texas.
After parking, I noticed I had a great view of the State Capitol Building, albeit from the back side, with some of the downtown Austin buildings visible behind it.
Here is the map of where I was standing when I took that picture, with the arrow showing my position and point of view:
The photograph above is heavily cropped. There was ugly construction everywhere. I could not find a better vantage point to take a picture. And since it was mid-eighties and very humid, I didn’t want to walk too far out of my way. This is what it really looked like:
I prefer the construction laden, uncropped photo, with all the different aspects of the city, overgrown with decades of different styles and, as with most cities, never finished.
Wise comments. Yes. Cities never get done. Austin is way behind the curve. It’s a mess with construction and slow progress everywhere.