Austin Athletic Club at Shoal Creek by House Park
Description:
Photograph of rear exterior of the Austin Athletic Club at Shoal Creek by House Park. Visible are: a tennis court; benches for watching matches; two workers changing out screens on the second floor windows. The first organized recreation center in Austin was the privately owned Austin Athletic Club, built in 1923, by William T. Caswell. In 1931. Mr. Caswell sold the club to the City of Austin for "a small remuneration". The name of the center was officially changed to the Austin Recreation Cent…
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Date:
October 30, 1942
Creator:
Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
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Location:
30.276988 -97.749428