Search Results for: Driskill
Rooftop on Sixth Street
April 21, 2012
Many cities have an area or street that is know for its night life and entertainment. Whether it’s live music, dance clubs or sports bars, it’s the place where the “in” crowd go on most any night of the week. When in Austin, TX, that place is the seven blocks of Sixth Street between Congress […]
The Driskill Hotel
April 2, 2012
The Driskill Hotel, completed in 1886, is the oldest operating hotel in Austin and one of the oldest in Texas. Conceived and built by Colonel Jesse Driskill, a cattleman who spent his fortune constructing “the finest hotel south of St. Louis” at a cost of $400,000 (that was a lot of money back then). It has had a long and rocky history, […]
The Driskill Ford
March 15, 2012
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Though I enjoy cars as much as the next guy, I’m not great at distinguishing very old models, much less remembering them once I find out. You see them so rarely, it’s hard to keep them straight. If you are ever in Austin, Texas, be sure to visit the Driskill Hotel. Opened in 1886, it’s the showplace […]
Look Up
September 23, 2011
This is one of the first HDR images I ever processed. It was shot back in the spring of 2011, just after my very first photo walk. It’s the ceiling light fixture in the Driskill Hotel in Austin, Texas. It was just above where I took this other shot of the check-in desk. It’s a […]
Driskill Hotel Check-in
June 11, 2011
I had just finished my first photo walk. What an experience. It was the Trey Ratcliff Photo Walk in downtown Austin, TX during the SXSW 2011 Conference. We had just returned to the lobby of the historic Driskill Hotel and I was waiting with some other folks to meet Trey and hopefully get a photo […]
