Sixth Street (Austin, Texas)
Sixth Street is a historic street and entertainment district in Austin, Texas, located within the city's urban core in downtown Austin. Sixth Street was formerly named Pecan Street under Austin's older naming convention, which had east–west streets named after trees and north–south streets named after Texas rivers.
Historic buildings lining Sixth Street
U.S. Post Office and Federal Building
West Sixth Street Bridge at Shoal Creek
Downtown Austin is the central business district of Austin, Texas, United States. The area of the district is bound by Lamar Boulevard to the west, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to the north, Interstate 35 to the east, and Lady Bird Lake to the south.
The Austin skyline in 2022
The Austin skyline in 2011
Local businesses and recreational venues like 6th Street often are next door to office buildings.
Austin Central Fire Station 1