East Riverside-Oltorf, Austin, Texas
East Riverside-Oltorf is a neighborhood in Austin, Texas, located southeast of the city's urban core. The East Riverside, Parker Lane, and Pleasant Valley neighborhoods together form the East Riverside-Oltorf Combined Neighborhood Planning Area. The region is bounded on the north by Lake Lady Bird, to the east by Grove Boulevard and the Montopolis neighborhood, Texas State Highway 71 to the south, and Interstate 35 and South River City to the west.
Town Lake in 1980, looking south with the Riverside neighborhood in the background
Mixed-use apartments in the South Shore District of East Riverside
The Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail along Lady Bird Lake near Lakeshore Blvd
Lady Bird Lake is a river-like reservoir on the Colorado River in Austin, Texas, United States. The City of Austin created the reservoir in 1960 as a cooling pond for a new city power plant. The lake, which has a surface area of 416 acres (168 ha), is now used primarily for recreation and flood control. The reservoir is named in honor of former First Lady of the United States Lady Bird Johnson.
View from Lady Bird Lake toward Downtown Austin.
Longhorn Dam impounds Lady Bird Lake.
View of Lady Bird Lake and the Downtown skyline seen from the East Riverside neighborhood.
Many Austinites take advantage of the Butler Trail to keep fit by walking, running or cycling.