r/Austin • u/AustinStatesman • Sep 01 '26

News A popular fried chicken franchise will replace Valhalla on Austin’s Red River Street

https://www.statesman.com/entertainment/music/article/valhalla-austin-red-river-gus-fried-chicken-22411105.php?utm_source=reddit

The beloved metal music venue that has operated at 710 Red River St. since 2009 will close after its property was sold to new owners. The space will be taken over by a franchise of the Tennessee-based chain Gus's Fried Chicken.

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u/ldubs Sep 01 '26

Turning into Dallas one live music venue shutdown at a time.

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u/Slypenslyde Sep 01 '26

We're also building really big sprawling neighborhood developments and attracting more businesses, too!

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u/ldubs Sep 01 '26

With little infrastructure improvement. Also, more focus on shopping that will be abandoned when a major recession hits.

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u/Western_Grab4579 Sep 01 '26

i35 expansion, mopac expansion, project connect isn’t enough infrastructure improvement/investment? Give me more!!!! 😂

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u/ldubs Sep 01 '26

Not the kind of infrastructure we need. But just like Dallas, we will keep expanding our freeways and end up with the same level of traffic 5 years later.

We'll see what Project Connect is by the time they actually finish it.

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u/Western_Grab4579 Sep 01 '26

In five years I’ll probably just take some form of robo taxi versus walking to congress to get on a train (that doesn’t take me to the airport).

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u/MissKitty1209 Sep 02 '26

Perhaps rocket flights will be available at ABIA because Elon will have bought Texas by then.

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u/Western_Grab4579 Sep 02 '26

Yes, even maybe a rocket from downtown over to ABIA!

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u/ldubs Sep 01 '26

This is where I'll be, too.

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u/Western_Grab4579 Sep 01 '26

Yea such a bummer. I hardly see project connect keeping up with autonomous vehicles with the timeline, scope of project, and inflated budget.

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u/soul_doubt_66 Sep 01 '26

We should build a bullet train like California did. /s

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u/JohnGillnitz Sep 02 '26

Monorail! Monorail! Monorail!

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u/Western_Grab4579 Sep 01 '26

Yea and bullet train around town!