Local · Trusted · Free
The Morning Impact — your neighborhood's most important stories, delivered every morning.
Street artist and muralist ARCY began painting a wall of the Austin Avenue parking garage Sept. 23.
The details
The “Georgetown Then & Now”-themed mural will pay homage to the city’s history as part of the Chisholm Trail, a major cattle-drive route to transport beef, according to a city news release.
ARCY is known for his “paint-splashed style of large-scale street art,” the news release states.
In other news
Georgetown City Council approved the construction for the city’s first downtown parking garage in March 2024 before breaking ground on the project the same month.
The four-level garage will add 315 parking spaces to downtown, and construction is expected to be complete before December, according to city documents.
With a $23.11 million price tag, funding for the parking garage comes from the American Rescue Plan Act, certificates of obligation bonds and the Downtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, according to the city.
What’s next
In addition to the mural, Georgetown officials also commissioned a 14-foot longhorn sculpture that will stand on the corner of Austin Avenue and Sixth Street outside the parking garage. The piece by sculptor Pascale Pryor will be installed in early November, according to the city.
