Welcome to Austin

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Welcome to AustinA Field Guide to Wall Signage Around Austin

Edited by Ashley Rodriguez


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Advertising taken to another level

Want a cool photo op? Check out some o the is amous or.

Sometimes you just need to express yoursel


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With a slogan like Keep Austin Weird, ofcourse youre going to find interesting littledetails hidden through out the city. Fromsculptures to live bands, this city has enougheccentricity to last a lifetime.

This guide will show you some of the more

famous as well as lesser known wall art that graces many businesses and bridges. Thisisnt your normal graffiti, no sir, this is anexpression of a totally different kind.


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Homeslice Location: 1415 S Congress Ave About Business: Whats up, Home Slice?

Home Slice Pizza is an independentneighborhood pizza joint serving authenticNY-style pizza (by the pie or by the slice)to nice people like you. They o er ourhomemade, hand tossed, bona de pies oreither dine in or carry out.Go on their website homeslicepizza.com tomeet the Queen o Pies


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Shark Attack Location: 1117 S Congress Ave About Business: Part o the store Part &

Labour Looking to nd some prints to takehome? Shark Attack o ers so many printsand other odd goodies made by local artistsor you to buy. With a ri endly sta and loadsto look at, youll end up leaving with yourarms ull.


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Tesoros Trading CompanyLocation: 1500 S Congress Ave About Business: Tesoros is a retailer and

wholesale distributor o olk arts and cra tsand traditional items rom over 20 di erentcountries including Bangladesh, Bolivia,Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chile, China, Colombia,El Salvador, Germany, Guat emala, Haiti,India, Indonesia, Italy, Madagascar, Mexico,Morocco, Nepal, Peru, Portugal, Spain,Turkey, USA and Vietnam. I youre lookingor something that looks like it came out oHispanic olklore, this is de ntitely a spot tocheck outCheck them out athttp://www.tesoros.com/


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South Congress BooksLocation: 1608 S Congress Ave About Business: Buying, selling, and

trading gently used books on most topics.Specializing in Art, Photography, Fiction,Music, and Popular Culture.

They have a small store, so please call ahead

i you are selling. Kepp your eye out or anybook and arts events in the uture!

Visit them athttp://www.southcongressbooks.com/


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Tamale House Location: 5003 Airport Blvd About Business: Blink and you might miss

Austin Tamale House. Small and alwayscrowded, this Mexican nd attr acts all k inds,including nearby university students andpro essionals in transit. Waiting in line toorder, you cant help but watch the women

cooking; the kit chen is in plain view. As thesign posted stat es, the lack o air-condition-ing may be uncomortable but it keeps costsdown. To-go is popular as there are only acouple o tables a vailable outdoors.


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Hi, How Are You?Location: Guadalupe and 21st St. Behind the Art: Painted by the musician

and artist Daniel Johnston in 1993, this wallart is one o Austins most amous pieces.Its part o the Keep Austin Weird campaignand you can buy it on pretty much anythingthese days. The rog is a ectionately known

as Jeremiah the Innocent.It was set to be demolished back in 2004 tomake way or a Baja Fresh but Dan Soloman,along with thousands o prostestors, wereable to convince the owner to keep it.You can nd it at the heart o the UT campus.


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Location: 1300 S Congress Ave Behind the Art: A love note in gra ti, thisnote was written by the owners girl riendwhen she thought she was having a bad day.Its been vandalized only once since its beenup, having the O, V, and E marked out. Theowner was quick to repaint it and it has been

a symbol o love in Austin ever since

I Love You So Much


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Butter Half Location: Martin Luther King and Alamo St. Behind the Art: Every year, Creative

Suitcase closes its doors or two days ovolunteering out in the Austin community,once in the spring and once in the Fall. Theirrst volunteer day or the year was parto United Ways Days o Caring and was

dedicated to a new mural or t he United Wayor Great er Austin building.

Designed by John Rockwell, he says he wasinspired by his home sta te o Wisconsin andgrowing up working on dairy arms.


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Welcome to AustinLocation: S First and Annie St. Behind the Art: Also ound on a postcard,

this is de nitely a go to spot i youre justvisiting or have amily coming or theholidays. Let them show o to the ir riendthe time t hey were in one o Texas greates tcities


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Till Death Do Us Part Location: E. 7th and Waller St. Behind the Art: Two skulls, a male and e-

male, gaze lovingly at one another as fowerscascade rom the red heart tha t encirclesthem. A visual representation o well-knownwedding vow Til Death Do Us Part, themural is o ten used as the backdrop or en-

gagement photos o Austinite couples. Its alarger recreation o an original in East Aus-tin and was completed by prominent gra -ti-st encil artist Federico Archuleta on theMexic-Arte Museum in downtown.


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ObeyLocation: 1415 S Congress Ave Behind the Art: Found on the side o

Homeslices to go building, the best timeto get a picture o this is Tuesdays whenHomeslice is closed


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Obsolete MediaLocation: E. 12th and Leon St. Behind the Art: Found in East Austin, best

known or it being a commercial district andlots o art, there isnt much to this piecebesides the act t hat its a good way toexpress yoursel .


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Co-LabLocation: Allen and Hidalgo Behind the Art: Co-Lab maintains an

open and ongoing call or sit e-speci cinstallations, per ormances, works in newmedia, outdoor murals and video/ lmscreenings. They a lso review proposals orcollaborative, educational, and community

based workshops and projects.

Note -The art or this place changes all thetime. It might be di erent when you go visit.Just relax and enjoy the art!


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Docs MotorworksLocation: 1123 S Congress Ave Behind the Art: For over ve yea rs, Docs

has been t he neighborhood bar and grill inAustin. From the original Docs Motorworkslocated in the SOCO District to the newer,yet equally authentic Docs Backyard locatedin Sunset Valley, Docs has become an

institution in Austin, TX. A menu ull o tast yood, and lets not orget about the drinks!Weve got a ull bar ser ving a air share oTexas beers, gluten ree options, & plenty ospecialty drinks to please all.


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Uptown ModernLocation: 5111 Burnet Rd Behind the Art: Looking or some classy

modern urniture? Uptown Modern is theplace to go. While youre there, check out theart on the side o the building, a littl e peak othe type o urniture youll nd inside


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