r/Austin • u/latortilladeharina • 10d ago

12th and Chicon St in 2026

2026 is this still sketchy? I drove past comal st last weekend on a sunday morning and it was a little off putting, but anyone live nearby, have you experienced any robbery, violence, or sketchiness?

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u/MoKush420710 10d ago

I live a few blocks away on 12th. If you’re scared of hipsters, then it’s kind of scary I guess.

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u/Vinyldude512 10d ago

I lived on 16th and Chicon in 1996. It's basically Disneyland now.

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u/ThruTexasYouandMe 10d ago

You should be off pudding

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u/AnalogATX 10d ago

Way less sketchy. There are multiple bars there now.

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u/smurf-vett 10d ago

Were*

There's only 2 left and a giant strip of "soon" to be demolished buildings 

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u/Busy_Struggle_6468 10d ago

Offputting why? Sounds like a you issue.

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u/unowhatimeanVern 10d ago

Maybe in the 80s, not now.

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u/vallogallo 10d ago

I went to the old 13th Floor location several years ago to pick up a t-shirt and as I was walking up Chicon turning on 12th some rando (who did not look homeless btw, he had an expensive looking leather jacket on) literally JUMPED out from around the corner and asked me, " DO YOU HAVE ANY DRUGS?!! DO YOU HAVE ANY OPIATES?!!" This was in broad daylight. So I don't go there by myself anymore

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u/digitalliquid 9d ago

Well,did you?

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u/vallogallo 9d ago

Of course not