Esther’s Follies

Esther's Follies is a modern-day vaudeville theater located on 6th Street in downtown Austin, Texas. The group is named after actress Esther Williams. Acts incorporate magic, juggling, singing, dancing, and sketches on current events.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Downtown station and Ritz.

Downtown station

Railway station

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Downtown station is a CapMetro Rail hybrid rail station in Austin, Texas, United States. It is located in Downtown Austin at the corner of Fourth and Neches Street behind the Austin Convention Center. Downtown station is situated 620 feet southwest of Esther’s Follies.

Ritz

Historic building

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The Ritz is a historic theater in the 6th Street district in Austin, Texas. The building's history includes use as a movie theater, music hall, club, and comedy house. Ritz is situated 800 feet northwest of Esther’s Follies.

Austin Central Fire Station 1

Fire station

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Austin Central Fire Station 1, is a fire station at 401 East Fifth Street in Downtown Austin, Texas, United States. It is a part of the Austin Fire Department. Austin Central Fire Station 1 is situated 650 feet west of Esther’s Follies.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Austin and Austin.

Downtown Austin

Photo: Ed Schipul, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Downtown Austin is a district of Austin, Texas, west of IH-35, north of Lady Bird Lake, and south of MLK Street.

Austin

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Austin is a city of about 1,054,000 surpassing Fort Worth to become the 4th most populous city in Texas. It is on the southeast edge of the Hill Country region of Texas, making it the fourth-largest city in the state and the 11th-largest in the country.

Rainey Street Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Rainey Street Historic District is a street of historic homes, many of the bungalow style, in downtown Austin, Texas. Rainey Street is positioned near Lady Bird Lake and Interstate 35 in the southeast corner of downtown.

Esther’s Follies

Type: Theater building
Description: satirical sketch comedy and variety show in Austin, Texas
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Travis, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

30.26622° or 30° 15′ 58″ north

Longitude

-97.73745° or 97° 44′ 15″ west

Open location code

86247787+F2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3355524436

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=theatre

Wikidata ID

Q5401115

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