Austin, Texas Daily Photo

Occasionally we still get a nice sunrise even though we are being hemmed in by buildings. This view is over some shorter buildings and tow...

This bar on Rainey Street appears ready for the Holiday Season.

This construction on Red River is getting started in earnest. I believe it will be an office building across from the Hotel Van Zandt.

This construction worker, likely working on the 70 Rainey project, uses this old phone booth reimagined into an ATM for late-night partier...

This is the 70 Rainey Street project that is going up as we speak. Lots more people downtown and along this popular recreation area.

This restaurant on Rainey Street has a good point. First things first!

Local bar Lustre Pearl will have new life on Rainey Street. Hula Hoops? I took a photo of this sign outside the place the other day.

This menacing sea monster looks like a grown-up slinky. We spotted him in the Rainey Street area the other day.

These colorful picnic tables invite passersby to sit down and enjoy the offerings of the food trucks in the hood.

Geraldine, the Rainey Street guinea fowl, got run over recently. The Royal Blue Grocery in the area put her silhouette in their window. H...

I've never tried this type of pizza, either. Looks like I have my work cut out for me.

I guess we should try this version of pizza out sometime. I'd like to know what Detroit pizza tastes like.

You have to be a pretty serious tequila drinker to try this little bar out!  It's in the Rainey Street part of town.

Geraldine, the Rainey Street peahen, takes a look at herself in a handy bumper. She is the unofficial pet of the neighborhood.

Sometimes they 'renovate' old houses on Rainey Street rather than razing them and starting over. It adds some ambiance and, I thin...

Just off Rainey Street is the G'Raj Mahal and their property is often used by the Austin Bike Zoo to store there creations. This contr...

This house, just off Rainey Street, is dwarfed by the high rise going up in its backyard.

We were walking on Rainey Street the other day, checking out all the changes there when I noticed this dolled-up pickup.

This sign at a Rainey Street eatery suggests that you might want to mix some good food with your booze.  A worthy suggestion, indeed.

We were walking by G'Raj Mahal, a terrific Indian restaurant in an outdoor setting in the Rainey Street district one recent morning.  ...