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1928 Austin City Plan-- Proposed Zoning Use Districts
Map showing the 1928 Austin City Plan's proposed zoning use districts, with "A" residential, "B" residential, commercial, and industrial districts marked.
Also includes Pages 52 and 53 of the 1928 City Plan for Austin explaining the zoning use map…
Also includes Pages 52 and 53 of the 1928 City Plan for Austin explaining the zoning use map…
Diagram of the Master Planning Process for Parks, Recreation and Open Space, Austin Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan, 1980
Diagram from Austin Parks and Recreation: Master Plan showing the department’s planning process for parks, recreation, and open space. The graphic moves from trends reports, citizen surveys, neighborhood outreach, and resource inventories into needs…
Zone 6 Residents at Citizen Meeting for Austin Parks and Recreation: Master Plan, 1980
Black-and-white photograph of Zone 6 residents participating in a citizen meeting for the Austin Parks and Recreation: Master Plan in 1980. The meeting was part of the Parks and Recreation Department’s planning process, which gathered resident input…
Approximate Location of Black Communities in Austin, 1881
A map showing the approximate location of Freedman communities in Austin in 1881 and the district "recommended" for the Black population of Austin in the 1928 Plan.
Population and Housing Data for Austin, Texas, 1940- Graphs, Tables, and Maps
- Two maps from the 1940 Census shaded to show the percentage of the Black population by tract and the percentage of homes without plumbing in 1940 by tract, respectively.
- A graph showing Austin's the average home value and average rent of…
- A graph showing Austin's the average home value and average rent of…
Title Page, Table of Contents, and Introduction to the 1928 City Plan For Austin, Texas
Pages from the Koch & Fowler 1928 City Plan for Austin, which was commissioned by the city to plan for future development. The text goes on to explain the history of the creation of the plan and encourages the city government to work with officials…
Pages 71 and 72 of the 1928 Austin City Plan
Two pages taken from the Koch & Fowler 1928 City Plan for Austin. The plan argues that, to cut down on the cost of building "separate but equal” facilities throughout the city, Black residents should be “encouraged” to move to a single area in East…
Nonwhite households by blocks for Austin, Texas, 1940
Map of Austin dwelling units shaded by racial makeup. “Nonwhite” was a category used by the 1940 Census that included Black people and people with African, Native American, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Indian, or Korean ancestry.
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Figures 12–13: Zoning in the Study Area (South Congress–Travis Heights–Fairview Park), 1967 and 1973
