Austin History

A group called Amigos de Parque Zaragoza is hosting a 90th anniversary celebration on Saturday for the park, which has served as a hub for the city's Mexican American community.

The oak tree near Fifth and Lamar is more than 500 years old. And it's the stuff of legends.

It was only in recent years that the Neill-Cochran House Museum discovered the two-story outbuilding on its site was originally used to house enslaved people. Now, the museum is trying to reincorporate that history into the property's narrative — and the story of Austin as a whole.

Joan Means Khabele swam in Barton Springs Pool as an act of civil disobedience, sparking weekly swim-ins during the summer of 1960 that ultimately led to the pool's integration.

In 1987, 1,000 Austinites grabbed polypropylene rope and made history for a good cause.

The Austin History Center is rolling out the digitized work of Lisa Davis – a renowned Austin photographer whose work appeared in The Austin Chronicle,…

From Texas Standard:In the fall of 1888, Jack the Ripper wreaked havoc in the London community of Whitechapel. The killer targeted prostitutes. No one was…

To some people, the future of Austin in the 1950s wasn’t idyllic. It wasn’t friendly, as the town’s moniker suggested. It was cold and dark. The future of…

If you live in Austin, you know we like to do things our own way. That includes how we name our streets. But it can sometimes be confusing. For example,…

An easy-to-miss bridge on W. Sixth Street could be added to the National Register of Historic Places. The West Sixth Street Bridge sits over Shoal Creek,…