It’s about time this eyesore and final reminder of the high-tech bust in Austin was removed. A while back I had proposed naming it after George W. Bush in honor of his half-finished and half-assed accomplishments as Governor from 1995-2001.
Course Intel had a piece of primo real estate which will be the new court house. Can’t remember if it’s Federal, State, City or County. Doesn’t really matter, I can’t be called up for jury duty for at least another year. Intel may make a decent processor but they obviously didn’t know squat about planning, forecasting or how turn this liability into an asset. The city of Austin shares a big piece of the blame. The people in charge probably fell all over themselves to give them the land thinking Intel would create jobs just as CSC claimed. Instead, we lost Liberty Lunch (one of my favorite live music venues). CSC got a great view, then turned around and brought fewer jobs than they originally stated.