Images of America Austin’s Rosewood Neighborhood.
The first
thing that caught my eye in this book was the description of a picture. In this
particular picture a bridge essentially stood alone with no other development
in sight. The description mentioned how the authors grew up in east Austin without
a single pizza delivery joint. To get a pizza they would have to drive to a gas
station on the west side of I35 and meet the delivery man there. It’s shocking
to me how much the picture has changed since then. Now, pizza places and other
restaurants appear to be on every street corner. After the picture of the
bridge, yet before the pizza places, there existed the culturally rich
neighborhood of Rosewood.
Another picture I was drawn to was a young boy
walking down the street holding hands with two young girls. The picture
displayed the community of the neighborhood and that joy seemed to radiate from
the children. I wonder if the neighborhoods today lack that joy and community. Children
now mostly play indoors and it is not uncommon for neighbors to lack relations
with one another.
Also in
the book, a few pictures documented the Victory Grille. Many famous musicians
visited the grille, supporting Austin as being the “live music capital of the
world.” As you can imagine, the guests of the grille shaped the culture of the
neighborhood. But it is important to note that Rosewood brought their own culture
to the bar tables, making Victory Grille a lively place musicians dreamed of
visiting.
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