Bouldin Creek is a neighborhood in

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, originally created at the turn of the 20th century and saw the bulk of its growth in the 1920s and 1930s. Bouldin Creek is bordered by

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to the east, the

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railroad track to the west,

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to the north, and West Oltorf to the south. It includes two major commercial areas, South First and South Congress. The neighborhood has the Victorian mansion Green Pastures, which once belonged to Austinite

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, and the St. Anne

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(originally constructed in 1916) on Newton Street. The neighbourhood also contains the

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Bouldin Creek Neighborhood Association
arbitrates development and city initiatives with the neighborhood's residents. The portion of Bouldin Creek north of Mary Street is located in city council

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. The portion of Bouldin Creek south of Mary Street is located in city council

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