Our Westlake
Austin/Westlake/Texas - Roughly 100 Years Ago. As told by Emmett Shelton Sr.(1905-2000). He was the Original Developer of Westlake Hills, Criminal Defense Lawyer, Political Operative and popular local Storyteller.
Podcasting since 2022 • 108 episodes
Our Westlake
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Ch1 Developing Westlake Ep105 Cedar Crest Night Club
Emmett Shelton Sr. (1905-2000) tells us of the changes that came to Westlake Hills in the 1930s. Prohibition ended. Bee Cave Road was paved. Electricity came to the Bee Cave Road area. Mervin Ash was the King Pin of gamblers in Aust...
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Episode 105
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Ch1 Developing Westlake Ep 104 Emmett Builds First Business @ Future County Line
Emmett Shelton Sr. (1905-2000) tells one of his favorite tales - His first Westlake business and a birthday surprise. Emmett was 24, a recently married college gr...
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Episode 104
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Ch1 Developing Westlake Ep 103 Trading Diamonds for Austin Dam Site
Emmett Shelton Sr. (1905-2000) tells us the story of securing the land for the Dam site in 1938.Emmett and brother Polk ran a tough primary against Lyndon B. Johnson in LBJs first Congressional race. After LBJ was elected in 1938, he mad...
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Episode 103
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Ch1 Developing Westlake Ep102 LBJ's Tip, Roy Ranch and Our Future
Emmett Shelton Sr. (1905-2000) Original developer of Westlake Hills, tells of a tip Emmett got from LBJ in1938 regarding the upcoming rehabilitation of the dams on the Colorado River. The Austin Dam had been br...
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Episode 102
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