Highland Mall RETRO Fanny Pack

Made with waterproof oxford fabric

This white-tiled, neon-lit, palm tree-lined retail center debuted as Austin’s first fully-enclosed shopping mall in 1971. With shifting shopping habits at the start of the 21st century, many of its sectors were left suspended, closing permanently by the mid 2010s.

Jumpolin MINI piñata

Paper mache shell ready for a candy filling

Opening its rainbow doors in 2002, Jumpolin quickly became a crown jewel of Cesar Chavez Street. For over a decade, the family-owned party supply store serviced countless birthdays, graduations, and quinceañeras for the city’s working class before being shuttered following East Austin’s ever-changing landscape.

Leal’s Tire Shop CAR Air Freshener

Pine-scented, lasts up to 15 days

Leal’s Tires was established as a humble auto repair business almost 50 years ago under a resilient personal philosophy of hard work and compassionate, customer-first service. Only the building’s iconic yellow exterior remains for the cafe it now houses.

VICTORY GRILL CLASSIC TEE

Comes in Small, Medium, Large, and Extra Large

First opening its doors in 1945, the Victory Grill served as a small, intimate venue for the Texas blues and jazz scene. However, the era of desegregation that came with the 60s radically changed the surrounding neighborhood, leading to its addition to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

HARLEM THEATER POPCORN SCENTED CANDLE

Hand-poured with notes of butter and salt

For nearly four decades, The Harlem Theater gave moviegoers not just a venue to enjoy the latest feature films, but a way to bridge the gap between young and old audiences around the city. In 1973, the theater would screen it’s final flick following a fire that burned the once-bustling structure to the ground.

HILLSIDE DRUG STORE CANVAS TOTE

Double-strapped with vintage lettering

Headed by Ulysses Young, known cordially as Doc Young, the Hillside Drugstore began providing various medicines and remedies to East Austin residents in 1949. It now stands as a restaurant under the same name, with many of the same fixtures, hoping to keep the original pharmacy’s legacy alive.

DOLLHOUSE BARBERSHOP SHAVE SOAP

Cedarwood-scented balm in a hard metal tin

If you happened to find yourself in East Austin and in need of a bangs trim or a touch-up on your fade, Bubba Stewart is who’s chair you’d want to sit in at Dollhouse Barbershop. But at the start of a new millennium, rising rent and ebbing customer counts drove him to hang up his clippers and shut his doors for good.

L.C. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL PENCIL CASE

Zippered canvas pouch

The 82 year history of the original L.C. Anderson high school was enough to shepherd countless young minds– known amongst each other as the Yellowjackets– into their collegiate careers and beyond. The school lives on today in name only as Anderson High School.