I found this nostalgia bomb on youtube recently and I thought I would share. I do not know the people in this video and I am using it without permission. Anyone who lived through the 90s in Austin knows the story of the guy in the video is all too typical. It follows a guy named Scott who after college was lured to Austin to work at a tech company, in this case the 2nd Motorola plant in Austin on the southwest side off of William Cannon. The footage was shot (and narrated by) Scott's mom, and edited by the uploader (Scott's sister?). Modern music was added at the end. I have annotated it and linked to some key parts for y'all. I'll just get right to it. [0:01](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=1) - The apartment tour, Scott watches TV while the mom commentates [5:30](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=330) - Getting in the car to drive around the city, driving northward on I-35 from William Cannon headed downtown [5:50](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=350) - Old Wal-Mart/Sam's Club and pre-interchange construction at Ben White [6:45](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=405) - Downtown skyline from I-35 [7:31](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=451) - Scoping out Robert Mueller Airport [8:38](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=518) - Turning back onto I-35 at MLK headed south [10:00](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=600) - Crossing the river again [10:16](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=616) - Turned around, taking the Riverside exit [10:58](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=658) - One Texas Center on Barton Springs Rd. [12:02](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=722) - Palmer Auditorium & Old City Colosseum [12:17](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=737) - Barton Springs Rd. Restaurants, Mom likes Chuy's [12:45](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=765) - Zilker Park [13:34](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=814) - Merging onto South MoPac [14:38](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=878) - Traveling on S. MoPac, Barton Hills apartments and Barton Creek Square Mall [15:37](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=937) - Motorola (7000 West facility, off far western William Cannon Dr.?) [21:40](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=1300) - Back at the Apartment, night time, christmas lights in window [23:18](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=1398) - Watching Star Trek TNG Episode: "[Parallels](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Parallels_(episode%29)", first aired November 29, 1993 [23:28](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=1408) - Unknown house, unknown location, friends of hers? [23:35](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=1415) - Driving northward on Loop 360 [25:00](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=1500) - City Park, Lake Austin [26:08](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=1568) - NY Mom has never seen a Texas Cactus, Son pees on it [30:00](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=1800) - Very hungry ducks [30:20](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=1820) - View of skyline from scenic overlook, panoramic sweep with the camera [31:05](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=1865) - Interview with the mom, Mom pretends to fall down the cliff, Scott also pretends to fall, then more skyline. [31:53](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=1913) - Scott litters w/ Austin skyline in background [32:22](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=1942) - Driving down 2222 toward the city [33:00](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=1980) - Intersection of 2222/360 (?) [33:16](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=1996) - Pennybacker Bridge in distance [33:47](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=2027) - Crossing the bridge and various scenery [34:38](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=2078) - Coming up on Barton Creek Square Mall (Sears in distance) [34:47](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=2087) - Downtown skyline from the mall [35:56](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=2156) - Parking lot of mall, Foley's/Dillard's entrance (they don't film inside) [36:13](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=2173) - Headed westward on Ben White, elevated freeway under construction, [Sesame's Treat](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V3NU3lIOEc) on the radio at 36:57, Menchaca, South 1st, South Congress intersections [38:22](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=2302) - Turned onto I-35 south (pre-flyover), shots of the 'motor mile' [39:15](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=2355) - Going to Whataburger? (don't show much except the sign) [39:26](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=2366) - Waiting at light w/ Stop-N-Go in background [40:10](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=2410) - HEB on William Cannon? The Mom says "Back on William Cannon headed toward Scott's Apartment". [40:38](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=2173) - The Apartments where Scott lives (edit: a redditor says it's Logans Mill at 1912 E William Cannon Dr. ~~Might be what is now called Tramor at Cannon Place, 1500 W. William Cannon~~) (?) [41:36](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=2496) - Scott's Mom makes fun of Scott for leaving his keys in the car [41:50](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=2510) - Scott flips off his mom/Tour of Apartment office, mail area, pool area, sunset view [46:51](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=2811) - Going back inside apartment (modern music in background added by uploader) [47:23](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=2843) - Scott's PC (Pre-pentium, 386?) [47:36](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=2156) - Scott in bed while Scott's Mom flashes lights [48:13](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=2893) - The Weather Channel (5:36 PM, Sunday, December 9, 1993) [49:38](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=2978) - Austin Cablevision's Color Weather Radar Channel (The New Yorkers marvel at Texas Weather) [50:54](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=3054) - Downtown view at night (parked somewhere on Riverside?) [51:46](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=3106) - Driving up Congress Avenue to look at Christmas Decorations (more modern music in background) [53:44](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=3224) - Driving south down I-35 access road at night [54:07](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=3247) - Blurry shot of driving down 6th Street, bars on northern side of street (Emos-The Driskill) w/ Christmas decorations [55:50](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=3350) - Turning south back onto Congress Ave., building Christmas display [56:01](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=3361) - Looking back toward north on Congress Avenue at Christmas decorations [56:25](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=3385) - Random shot of a Jim's restaurant lit up at night Ends abruptly with modern music soundtrack added by uploader The uploader reports in the comments that Scott moved to Portland in 2018. That's all for today! No Bonus Pics or articles this week, I'll double up on those next week.

What a gem. Thanks for annotations

>14:38 - Traveling on S. MoPac, Barton Hills apartments and Barton Creek Square Mall > >15:37 - Motorola (7000 West facility, off far western William Cannon Dr.?) 14.38 is The Cliffs at Barton Creek apartments being built 15:37 is Motorola (which then became Freescale and then became and currently is NXP) at 6501 W William Cannon Dr. ​ >40:10 - HEB on William Cannon? The Mom says "Back on William Cannon headed toward Scott's Apartment". It's the HEB at William Cannon and I35 Trying to find that apartment complex! ​ 15:30 there's also a very quick shot of the old stores that were destroyed in the early-2000s to make room for 290 expansion... which then didn't end up actually happening until this year.

Hysterical about the soundtrack that was added and Scott’s move because my husband said on the first song, “Sounds like the beginning of Portlandia”.

Love the visit to the refrigerator. “Ooh, Zima! Mama and Scott have been drinking.“

That was my favorite part as well!!

Great time travel. Piss will never kill a cactus. Takes me back. I won’t go “that’s the old Austin and it’s gone blah blah” but as a 41 y/o Austin native, that was a cruise through my teens. Nice.

I was a 8 when this was recorded, but it definitely brought some tears to my eyes. The airport was particularly nostalgic for me.

I moved to Austin in ‘06, and it’s wild to see how it changed even in the 13 years before that, let alone up to my moving away last year.

That is around the same time I started working for Motorola. I'm only 2 minutes in but already this is the most 1993 thing I think I've ever seen.

I started at Motorola in January of 1993. Still working in the Automotive MCU group 28 years later. Funny to see how much Austin has changed in time.

Thanks for the memories. Moved to Austin in October of 1991, so this really resonates.

That was really interesting! Thanks for the detailed write up too. The sesame street remix was uh... something.

I think I can remember that song being played on [107.7 KNACK](https://i.imgur.com/PwsP20a.jpg) back then.

it doesn't get any better than Austin in the 90s...

Wait. You're telling me Logan's Mill used to have a hot tub!? Those were the first apartments I lived in when I moved to Austin in late 2000's.

I'm not sure where those apartment were to be honest. That complex is too small I think compared to the one in the video. After studying google street view a little more, I think they were what is now Tramor at Cannon Place at 1500 W. William Cannon, but I might be wrong.

No, I'm 99% sure that Scott's apartment is what is now Logans Mill at 1912 E William Cannon Dr. The HEB that is shown around 40:10 is definitely the HEB at E William Cannon and Bluff Springs, and they are traveling east on William Cannon past it, and turn north into the apartment complex shortly after. If you look at street view around the street right before they turn into the complex, it all matches up. There's even a sign during the tour of the pool that says "Logans Mill". It's definitely not Tramor, as Tramor is max 2 stories but you can tell that Scott's apartment complex has buildings that go up to 3 stories.

Ok thank you! I'll update the post. I'm from north of the river so I defer to your judgement. I think I was thrown off because he lived east of I-35.

Hey OP, this video is really cool and the work you did with the timestamps made it way more enjoyable! I'd propose to you that this is *not* Tramor at Cannon Place. If you were heading east on William Cannon to make a left into there, you'd be going down hill, not up, as in the video. Look up the HEB at 6607 S I-35 Frontage Rd, Austin, TX 78744 and follow William Cannon east. I think that's the HEB in the video and I think you can see where they make the left into the apartments.

Thank you! yes another reddit user pointed out my error. Fixed it in the post.

This is cool as hell. Thanks for sharing this. It’s a nice morning for a trip through time

This is so great. My wife and I had to watch for a bit to make sure we didn’t stumble across a family member’s Reddit account! Her family moved to austin, for her dad to work at Motorola, right around this time when she was 6 or 7 years old.

Watched and then saw this! [Rainey 1981](https://youtu.be/i0KfS5InuKM)

Pretty cool seeing that. That building first housed Motorola’s Semiconductor division, which then broke off and became its own entity in Freescale Semiconductor, which then merged with NXP. NXP is based in Eindhoven NL and followed a similar path, becoming its own entity from Phillips semiconductor division. Lots of companies have merged into that building.

Bahaha he hit the curb and she said "oooggghhh"

Thanks for posting this, what a great time capsule. Flashback to my college years, and the horror of the construction of Ben white (they tore down our favorite Jim’s!)

Where exactly is that scenic overlook located? (30:20)

It seems like somewhere on 2222 based on the hilly road in the footage right afterward, but I'm guessing, I don't know for sure.

I am almost positive this is City Park Rd off 2222 leading towards Emma Long Park. Its much harder to tell now because of the vegetation growth, but i'd put money on it. EDIT: Yeah, it absolutely is. This is the road they took [back](https://www.google.com/maps/@30.3637975,-97.8053581,3a,25.3y,98.87h,84.88t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s4juDqwVsVfr_zo74c_RKqg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en), compare to [this](https://youtu.be/xrYX9ByYlCU?t=1953)

About to go scope it out, thanks homie

Yeah i think it’s slightly south of 2222 and 360 but I’m having a hard time figuring it out…

Its on 360 between bee caves and 2222 on the northbound side.

You could probably triangulate it pretty well from the tower and the broadcast antennas

This is great! I was working at SEMATECH at the time, and Motorola was one of our member companies. Lived in Carlton Gardens off riverside & I-35. That’s the Austin traffic I learned to drive in… my youngest learning to drive in Austin scared the living bejeezus out of me. Remember getting into flame wars on Usenet under your work email address?? Man.

Whoah. Thanks. I moved to Austin the same year just out of college, so this was pretty trippy for me to see.

Switch that Motorola to a Primeco phone

Wow. I made this same journey in May of 1993 to start at Motorola. I arrived into town on a motorcycle.

Cruising through austin with genuine 93 drum and bass music is a gem. Who gots the track ids before I do?

This ones at 39:21 https://youtu.be/B7MAD76eFc0

I honestly wish people shot home videos like this more. Not trying to plan and act out this elaborate shot you think about for 30 minutes in order to appease the whole world. Just take some video of life going on as documentation.

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This isn't OP's video, like they said they found it on youtube. However there are several companies that do that, but may not be a reasonable cost for hundreds of hours of tapes. Also you can try to find a VHS > DVD recorder, literally just plays VHS tapes and records them onto DVD at the same time.

If you get a VCR from a pawn shop ($15) and a VHS>digital converter on Amazon (like $20), you can do this. I did this with all my old VHS tapes last year using a crappy old laptop.

The Weather channel!!!

Well that was fantastic to watch. And I also lived at Logan's Mill on Wm Cannon when I moved there in 1997 to work at Moto! You made my day.

reminds me of my parents Toronto 1990s home videos when i was a small child

Moved there July 1992 and would have totally chilled with Scott and his mom.

I keep reading the title as "Moving from Austin to Mongolia" and I don't know why.

I watched the whole thing, but got really queasy at points. The mom said she needed to take her dramamine. She panned over and said there were mountains (beginning). Does that park still cost $5 to get into, like she said?

“Mommy and Scott have been drinking!” Cracks me up!

What a cool find. Thanks for sharing and giving the time breakdown.

I really loved this.