The Drag is the name for a portion of Guadalupe Street that runs along the western edge of the University of Texas campus in Austin, Texas.
The Drag began as a strip of shops which provided vital resources to UT students. Bookstores, restaurants, and clothing stores fulfilled student needs, the proximity to campus added to the popularity of the street.[1]At the start of each semester The Drag fills with students purchasing text books and school supplies.
Past and present buildings on the Drag include the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, Raul's, and the University Baptist Church.
The Drag is considered an important part of Austin's civic life, but in recent years many Austinites avoided it because of congestion. The area had fallen into disrepair, and some felt the area had become undesirable because of the presence of panhandlers.[2]
References
- ^ About6street.com, The Drag. Accessed 2008-01-02.
- ^ "The Drag". Austin Now. KLRU. Archived from the original on 2007-11-02. http://web.archive.org/web/20071102083445/http://www.klru.org/austinnow/archives/UT_drag/ut_drag.asp. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
External links
- UT and the Drag travel guide from Wikitravel
- Guadalupe Street, Guide to Texas Outside. Photos from the history of Guadalupe Street.
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