Keep austin weird

“Keep Austin Weird” is an interesting slogan to have for a city. Usually people want to promote the fact that they are a normal, highly functioning...

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Vince Hannemann began building the Cathedral in 1988, when he was in his mid-twenties. He's added to it steadily ever since, and he estimates that it now contains over 60 tons of junk. "People ask me all the time, 'What made you want to do this?' Like it had some sort of profound meaning. I just did it because I liked it. And when I stop liking it I'll take it down."

Find out the history behind "Keep Austin Weird" and if Austin is still holding up as one of the weirdest places in the world.

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If you’ve grown up in Austin you most likely will have heard the slogan “keep Austin weird” at least once over the years and that’s because it’s Austin’s unofficial motto but over the last two years as we’ve seen more companies relocate to here from California and other states many people are starting to wonder if Austin can still be considered to be “weird” like it was in the past and the answer is yes.

Keep Austin Weird on Friends of Type. Friends of Type is a type & lettering sketchblog by Erik Marinovich, Aaron Carambula, Jason Wong, and Dennis Payongayong, and their guests.

Looking for free or cheap things to do in Austin, TX? Experience the best ways to “Keep Austin Weird” with these 12 cheap and fun things to do in Austin, Texas.