Master Plan looks 10 years ahead

The future of downtown Georgetown

  • The letters and numbers for the items below correspond to the letters and numbers on the map.
    The letters and numbers for the items below correspond to the letters and numbers on the map.

    Downtown Georgetown wasn’t always the bustling economic, cultural and historic destination it is today for residents and tourists alike.

    In the 1980s — with a dwindling tourism industry and new developments making Austin the hot new area in Central Texas — Georgetown businesses and, in turn, residents, left the Square, with unoccupied buildings slowly falling apart.

    “When the Square was not thriving…