A Little Frost in the Ausitn Skyline

The Frost Bank Tower. A symbol of how far Austin has come from being a small college town that it once was to what it is today. It is home to many important companies in Austin including Morgan Stanley and Ernst & Young. It's construction marked the beginning to the second skyscraper boom in Austin which led to The Austonian, The 360, The W, and many more in development or planning. Completed in 2003, it was the first skyscraper to be built after the attacks of 9/11.

One of my favorite facts (or as some Longhorn fans like to call it, a "rumor") is that the building was designed by an architect who graduated from Rice University. As you may or may not know, the Rice mascot is an owl. If you look closely at night from the right angle, the tower strongly resembles an owl with the Frost Bank logo as the eyes...

Now here is where the story splits depending on where you went to school. For everyone who didn't go to Texas, it is said that the tower was built to "always watch over its little brother, the UT Tower." Believe what you may, but the Frost Tower will continue to stand as reminder of where Austin has been and where it is headed.

That will do it for today! Check back Saturday for another update.