Robert Shaw Village

The Robert Shaw Echo Village is a 8 unit elderly housing for people with very low income and a disability. It is Texas first and only known Tiny Planned Unit Development. It is on a property leased to BCDC from the City of Austin. It is named after late great Blues Musician Robert Shaw who was the owner and proprietor of the Stop and Swat Grocery store. The former store is now home to the Salty Sow. 

Bertram Allen, our retired maintenance and local historian, recalls going to the grocery store and listen to Mr. Shaw as he would leave the register, step up to his piano, and play the blues.