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.
Our Westlake
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 graduate in 1929. He and several partners built the Moosehead Lodge - where County Line on the Hill is now located. It was in the hills - 8 miles from Austin, down the dirt road to Bee Caves and had no utilities. It was one of the first rock and mortar businesses in Westlake.
In this story, Emmett Sr. tells how his birthday dinner with his partners on February 12, 1931 gave him a namesake and a life-long partner with his first son, Emmett, Jr.
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Stories told by Emmett Shelton / compiled and submitted by Cynthia Shelton.