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Hundreds of Zilker's Trees Fall

Mopac Construction (Austin American-Statesman, June 27, 1971)

Mopac Construction
Austin American-Statesman, June 27, 1971

1969-1971

Construction of Mopac through Zilker Park opens up the potential for future commercial and multi-family development on and around Barton Creek.

It looks a tornado hit us....all we can do now is shed a tear and accept it.

— City Superintendent of Parks Jack Robinson

 (Photo Courtesy Robinson Family, 1972)

Photo Courtesy Robinson Family, 1972

Map of Proposed Location for Mopac

Map of Proposed Location for Mopac
Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, Zilker Park Posse Papers

Supporting Documents

Austin American-Statesman, June 6, 1971

Austin American-Statesman, March 15, 1971

Austin American-Statesman, February 26, 1971

Austin American-Statesman, September 2, 1970

Related Events

A Chronology of Human Impacts on Barton Creek

MoPac Construction
1969-1971
Mopac Construction
Developer Violates Creek Ordinance
June 1974
Environmental Attorney Joe Riddell
Barton Springs Bypass Tunnel
December 1974
City Imposes Building Moratorium
June 1979
Horseshoe Bend Development in Barton Creek Area
Barton Creek Square Mall Construction
1979
Barton Creek Mall land clearing, 1979
Trail Of Broken Promises
April 1981
Environmental Attorney Joe Riddell
Barton Creek Mall Pollution Controls Fail
1981-1990s
Barton Creek Square Mall, 1988
Algae Overgrowth Linked To Development
1993
Cladophora algae grows in 6-foot strands and attaches itself to rocks.
A Decade Of Damage To Barton Creek Continues
December 2000
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