East Cesar Chavez

East César Chávez, historically and originally named Masontown or Masonville, is a neighborhood in Austin, Texas. It is located in the central-east part of Austin's urban core on the north bank of the Colorado River.

Type: Neighborhood
Description: human settlement in Austin, Texas, United States of America
Also known as: “East Cesar Chavez, Austin, Texas”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Plaza Saltillo station and Texas State Cemetery.

Plaza Saltillo station

Railway station

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Plaza Saltillo station is a CapMetro Rail hybrid rail station in Austin, Texas. It is located in East Austin at the corner of Fifth and Comal Street adjacent to the Plaza Saltillo complex which, in turn, was built in 1998 as a result of a collaborative effort between the city of Austin, the city of Saltillo, Capital Metro and Ole Mexico, an east Austin cultural group.

Texas State Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.

The Texas State Cemetery is a cemetery located on about 22 acres just east of downtown Austin, the capital of the U.S. state of Texas. Originally the burial place of Edward Burleson, Texas Revolutionary general and vice-president of the Republic of Texas, it was expanded into a Confederate cemetery during the Civil War.

Downtown station

Railway station

Photo: Sahmeditor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rainey Street Historic District and Travis Heights.

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.

Travis Heights

Neighborhood

Travis Heights is a historic neighborhood in south Austin, Texas, United States, bounded by Lady Bird Lake on the north, Interstate 35 on the east, Congress Avenue on the west and Oltorf Street on the south.