History in Austin
Movies
The Dark Knight - Gotham Gity Hospital
Formerly a Brach's Candy factory, this is the Gotham City Hospital that the Joker blows up at 401 North Cicero Avenue. The footage shows how the explosion looked in real-time.
History in Austin
Residents
Hugh Hefner's Childhood Home
Hugh Hefner and his family moved into a home at 1922 North New England Avenue around the time his younger brother, Keith, was born in 1930. At the time he published his first issue of Playboy, however, Hefner lived in an apartment at 6052 South Harper Avenue in Woodlawn with his wife, Millie.
History in Austin
National Landmarks
Beeson house and coach house
This Queen Anne-style home was built in 1892, and the city designated it a landmark on January 20, 1999. frederick r. schock designed and built it for frederick beeson, the president of the chicago veneer company.
F.R. Schock House
Frederick R. Schock built this house for himself in 1886. It was designated a landmark on January 20, 1999.
Hitchcock House
The hitchock house was built in 1871 for a top-level executive of a railroad parts company, charles hitchcock. it was designated as a landmark on july 7, 1992.
House designed by architect Frederick Schock
These Queen Anne and Shingle-style houses were designated landmarks on January 20, 1999. Schock built the houses from 1886 to 1892.
Laramie State Bank Building
This building was designated as a landmark on june 14, 1995.