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<p>With a rich sense of history and a thriving entertainment scene, Downtown is Austin’s beating heart. Late-19th-century architectural landmarks, including the iconic Texas State Capitol (1888) and the Driskill Hotel (1886), mix with modern museums. Music lovers flock to celebrated venues like Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater and Stubbs BBQ, while revelers hit the high-energy bars along East 6th Street.</p>

<p>Major employers in Downtown Austin include the corporate headquarters and flagship store of&nbsp;Whole Foods Market,&nbsp;GSD&amp;M Idea City&nbsp;and one co-headquarter location of&nbsp;Indeed.&nbsp;Schlotzsky's&nbsp;has its headquarters in the 301&nbsp;Congress Avenue&nbsp;building in Downtown Austin.&nbsp;The&nbsp;<em>Texas Observer</em>, a magazine, has its headquarters in Downtown Austin.&nbsp;Gowalla&nbsp;also has its headquarters there.</p><p><em>Texas Monthly</em>&nbsp;has its headquarters at 816 Congress Ave. It occupies a 21,610 square feet (2,008&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup>) area on the 17th floor of the building. As of 2011&nbsp;it has about 80 employees. The headquarters was scheduled to move to its current location in the summer of 2011. Previously the headquarters were in Suite 1600 of 701 Brazos.</p><p>The&nbsp;Downtown Austin Alliance&nbsp;is a partnership of individuals and business dedicated to promoting Downtown Austin.</p><p>Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority&nbsp;provides public transportation services, including bus,&nbsp;paratransit&nbsp;and since 2010,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commuter_rail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">commuter rail</a>&nbsp;services to Downtown Austin. The&nbsp;Capital MetroRail&nbsp;Downtown Station&nbsp;is located near the&nbsp;Austin Convention Center&nbsp;on Fourth Street, between Neches and Trinity; the station is outside of the&nbsp;Austin Convention Center.</p>

<h3><strong>Education</strong></h3><p>Austin Community College&nbsp;operates the Rio Grande Campus in Downtown.</p><p>Austin Independent School District&nbsp;operates area public schools. The zoned schools are located outside of Downtown. All residents south of 15th Street are zoned to Mathews Elementary School,&nbsp;O. Henry Middle School, and&nbsp;Austin High School. Some residents north of 15th Street are zoned to Lee Elementary School, Kealing Middle School, and&nbsp;McCallum High School. Other residents are zoned to Bryker Woods Elementary School, O. Henry Middle School, and Austin High School.</p><p>Mathews was built in 1916.&nbsp;Bryker Woods and Lee were built in 1939.&nbsp;McCallum and O. Henry were built in 1953.&nbsp;The current Austin High School campus opened in 1975.</p><p>The middle and high school campus of the private school&nbsp;Headwaters School&nbsp;(formerly Khabele School) is located in Downtown Austin.</p><h3><strong>Theaters</strong></h3><p>The Paramount Theater is an Austin cultural icon.&nbsp;Built and completed in 1915, it was originally made for&nbsp;vaudeville. Over the years, as movies became the leading form of entertainment, the theater was remodeled with&nbsp;upholstered&nbsp;chairs and a&nbsp;state-of-the-art&nbsp;sound system.&nbsp;The theater would nearly close in the 1960s as people made the move from theaters to television.&nbsp;However, the building would be&nbsp;restored&nbsp;before closing, leading the Paramount Theater to avoid&nbsp;demolition. Today, the theater continues to operate, viewing popular movies.</p><h3><strong>Museums</strong></h3><p>The Contemporary Austin&nbsp;Jones Center is located at 700 Congress Avenue. The Contemporary Austin is Austin, Texas's primary community art museum, consisting of two primary locations and an art school.</p>

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