The opening of Highland Mall is what brought our family from San Antonio to Austin in 1971. My mother was the manager of the brand new Capri Beauty Salon on the first level next to Hoffritz Cutlery & Baskin Robbins and across from Krueger Jewelers and Bakers Shoes.
My first job was handing out discount coupons for an “up-do or tease-out” for the salon. I remember being in awe of how big and beautiful the mall was and as a child (I was 10 yrs old) it was fun (and safe) to go explore the mall and all it’s nooks and crannies all on my own for hours while my mom was working. My favorite feature was the water fountain outside of Scarbroughs that had the “raining” threads of water that dripped down from the heavens.
RIP Highland Mall…and thank you for bringing me to this amazing city.