Waterloo Park reopens in downtown Austin as urban oasis away form heat
A planned community celebration was called off, but curious Austinites turned up to explore the park's trails and gathering spaces.
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A planned community celebration was called off, but curious Austinites turned up to explore the park's trails and gathering spaces.
Waterloo Park, an 11-acre green space east of the Capitol, is expected to open in August. The last time Austinites were able to take a stroll in Waterloo Park, Barack Obama was in his first term as president, Contagion was scaring moviegoers with its portrayal of a fictional pandemic, and the median price for a home in Austin was under $250,000. “Gangnam Style” wasn’t even a thing yet. Waterloo Greenway Conservancy Now, 10 years later and five years over schedule, the 11-acre city park east of the state Capitol is set to reopen. The Waterloo Greenway Conservancy, the nonprofit that op...