Details are sketchy at this point, and an official decision is not expected until mid-January. It is not known whether another site will be located in Austin for the hospital's patients and 850 staff. The hospital had some 4,400 ad- missions last year, the most by far of the ten state mental hospitals
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Pecan Press
The Pecan Press is published monthly by the Hyde Park
Neighborhood Association in Austin, Texas.
Editor
Grant Thomas 454-7284
<hgthomas@youthlaunch.org>
Associate Editor
Sarah Sitton 459-4530 307 E. 39th St.
Poetry Editor
Nancy Taylor Day 892-0127
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Nancy@ciphersbyritter.com>
4001 Duval (Salon) 78751 Crime Reporter
Hermelinda Zamarripa 974-9097
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hermelinda.zamarripa@ci.austin.tx.us>
Advertising Director
Mike Capochiano 4904 Avenue H 467-9198
Production Manager
Robert M. Farr 731-0617
<
bobfarr@austin.rr.com>
Mail Ads to:
Print Deluxe
7500 Chelmsford Dr. Austin, TX 78736
Note: Each month's ad and editorial deadline is
the 15th of month preceding publication.
Distribution Coordinator
Herb Dickson 4401 Avenue D 458-4335
Area Coordinators
Contributors
Glen Alyn, Candy Gray Becker, Cynthia Beeman, Laurence Becker,
Mary Collins Blackmon, George Bristol, Chris&Sharon Brown,
Lewis Brownlow,
Katherine Bryn, Mark Burkhardt, Amon Burton,
Martha Campbell, Inga Marie Carmel,
Nicole Caspers, Kitty Clark, Carol Cohen Burton,
Mike Capochiano, Susan Crites-Krumm, Celeste Cromack,
Rob D'Amico, Herb Dickson, Avis Davis, Don Davis,
Lynn Denton, Pam Dozler, Cathy Echols,
Merle Franke, Gregory Free, Larry Frelich, Robert Garrett,
Mary Carolyn George, Larry&Susan Gilg,
Ann S. Graham, Carolyn E. Grimes, Ben&Sandi Heimsath,
John&Susan Kerr, Bo Kersey, Susan Kirk,
Anna Kotecki, Mary Lehmann, Dennis Lensing, Karen McGraw,
Sharon Majors, Alan Marburger,
Peter Maxson, Brook Meggs, Fred Meredith, Susan Moffat,
Jill Nokes, Wanda Penn, Cecil Pennington, Peter Pfeiffer,
Dorothy Richter, Sheree Scarborough, Cathy Short,
Sarah&Thad Sitton, Julie Strong, Kathleen Strong,
Lao Tzu, Jennifer Vickers, Katie Vignery,
Sandra Villalaz-Dickson, Lorre Weidlich, Joe Wiseman
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Originally called the Texas State Lunatic Asylum, the hospital was founded in 1857. Over the years a relationship developed between the facility and Hyde Park. Many staff have lived in Hyde Park, and the hospital grounds, which formerly included a network of ponds and lakes, were a favorite picnic spot for the neighborhood.
My late neighbor Genevieve Littlejohn spent almost her entire life in Hyde Park. As a girl, she was friends with the daughter of the ASH superintendent. Around the time of World War I, Genevieve was often invited over to swim in the lake on the grounds. After several patients drowned, the ponds and lakes were drained.
The question now before us is whether we will let this beautiful, historic and useful green area go without a fight. This time around we might have substantially more political clout on our side than we have had in past confrontations. More about that next month
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As always in city street projects, utility work, in this case the relocation of existing utilities, will come first. Crabill will appear at our January 10 meeting to explain the project and answer questions
Continued on page 5
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Hyde Park Neighborhood Association
P.O.Box 49427 - Austin, TX 78765
http://www.hydepark-na.org
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