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Plan1928_ZoningUseDistricts.pdf
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…

Zone 7 Residents in Predominately Hispanic East Austin.png
Black-and-white photograph of Zone 7 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…

Zone 7 Residents in Predominately Hispanic East Austin.png
Black-and-white photograph of Zone 7 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…

City Planning Graphic from Parks and Recreation Department's Austin Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan, 1980 .png
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…

Image of Zone 6 Citizens pictured in Austin Parks and Recreation Masterplan, 1980.png
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…

Screenshot 2026-05-03 at 4.10.21 PM.png
Aerial photograph of the petroleum bulk fuel storage tank farm located at Airport Boulevard and Springdale Road in East Austin, Texas. The image shows the site and its proximity to the surrounding residential neighborhoods.

Screenshot 2026-05-03 at 4.09.10 PM.png
Aerial photograph of the former petroleum fuel storage tank farm site located at Airport Boulevard and Springdale Road in East Austin, Texas, showing the site after removal of the storage tanks.

BlackCommunitiesInAustin.pdf
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.

austin-redlining-map1935.pdf
Residential security map of Austin, Texas. Residential neighborhoods were graded from A to D (“best” to “hazardous”) "A" districts, colored green on the map, indicated that mortgage lenders should consider this area “safe” and low-risk for loans,…

1928Plan_Introduction.pdf
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…
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