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Feb 2018

Small area. Drugstore with malts and shakes and souvenirs . Best thing is the garden nursery. Melissa that owns it very noligable about plants. Arts and crafts architecture surrounding.

By dicryan

“West Austin Park”

May 2017

Founded by freedman Charles Clark in 1871, Clarksville is the oldest surviving freedomtown ‒ the original post-Civil War settlements founded by former African-American slaves ‒ west of the Mississippi River. The historic district was inducted into the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 in recognition of its unique and valuable history. Clarksville is within OWANA, the Old West Austin Neighborhood Association, bordered by Lamar, Lady Bird Lake, MOPAC and Endfield which contains West Austin Park, a nice park that contains a children's pool.

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Carol A

Austin, TX125 contributions

my hood

Sept 2012

Clarksville is a National Historic District. West Lynn has a nursery, restaurants, shopping and an original soda fountain. It is a safe neighborhood to walk through and look at homes and parks.

Written 30 September 2012

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dicryan

Austin, TX208 contributions

West Austin Park

May 2017 • Family

Founded by freedman Charles Clark in 1871, Clarksville is the oldest surviving freedomtown ‒ the original post-Civil War settlements founded by former African-American slaves ‒ west of the Mississippi River. The historic district was inducted into the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 in recognition of its unique and valuable history.

Clarksville is within OWANA, the Old West Austin Neighborhood Association, bordered by Lamar, Lady Bird Lake, MOPAC and Endfield which contains West Austin Park, a nice park that contains a children's pool.

Written 28 May 2017

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Ingrid I

Chesterfield, MI49 contributions

Flashback 50’s

Feb 2018 • Couples

Small area. Drugstore with malts and shakes and souvenirs . Best thing is the garden nursery. Melissa that owns it very noligable about plants. Arts and crafts architecture surrounding.

Written 23 February 2018

This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.