Zilker, Austin, Texas

Neighborhood in Austin, Texas, U.S.

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Neighborhood boundaries

The Umlauf Sculpture Garden is located in the Zilker neighborhood.

Zilker is a neighborhood in south central Austin, Texas. It extends south of Lady Bird Lake, approximately bounded by the Union Pacific Railway to the southeast/south (Lamar Boulevard south of Oltorf), Barton Skyway to the south, Rabb Road and Azie Morton Road to the west and Lady Bird Lake to the north.

Directly northwest of Zilker is Barton Hills neighborhood, which connects back to Zilker Park via the Barton Creek Greenbelt.

## History

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In 1918, Andrew Jackson Zilker deeded 35 acres (14 ha) surrounding Barton Springs to the City of Austin. The first homes in the Zilker area were constructed in the late 1920s.

Much of the west end of Zilker was owned by Vincent Canizzo until the late 1940s when the City of Austin, using eminent domain, forced him to sell the land on which Zilker Elementary currently sits. Shortly thereafter, the remaining land -- from Ann Arbor Road to Rabb Road -- was split into the Canizzo Subdivision.

In 2018, Robert E. Lee road was changed to Azie Morton road.[1]

## Notable places

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The Zilker Neighborhood is also home to many familiar Austin landmarks including the Umlauf Sculpture Garden, the historic Tex-Mex restaurant Matt's El Rancho as well as Barton Springs Pool, located in Zilker Park which hosts the Zilker Holiday Tree and Trail of Lights as well as the Austin City Limits Music Festival.

## References

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1. ^ "Robert E. Lee road has been officially changed to Azie Morton road | NewsRadio KLBJ, 590AM and 99.7FM Austin Texas". www.newsradioklbj.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-25.

## External links

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* Zilker Neighborhood Association
* Friends of Zilker

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Industry|

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* Amy's Ice Creams
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Creative arts|

* Alamo Drafthouse Cinema/Drafthouse Films
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Technology|

* Advanced Technology Development Facility (ATDF)
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Museums|

* Austin History Center
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* Blanton Museum of Art
* Bullock Texas State History Museum
* The Contemporary Austin
* Jones Center on Congress Avenue
* Laguna Gloria
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Neighborhoods|

* Allandale
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* Canyon Creek
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* Tarrytown
* Travis Heights
* Waters Park
* West Campus
* Westgate
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* Willow-Spence Streets
* Windsor Hills
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* Wooten
* Zilker

Parks and
recreation|

* Auditorium Shores
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* Colorado River
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* Mount Bonnell
* Pease Park
* Republic Square
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* Walnut Creek Park
* Wooldridge Park
* Wild Basin
* Zilker Park

Transportation|

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* Austin–Bergstrom International Airport
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Freeways|

* MoPac Expressway
* Interstate 35
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* SH 71
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Streets|

* Congress Avenue
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Bridges|

* Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge
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