Donn's Depot

About this audio guide

This guide to Donn's Depot in Austin follows the honky-tonk from its start as a nineteenth-century railroad depot hauled in from McNeil, Texas, through its rebirth under a piano-playing tire salesman named Donn Adelman. You'll hear how a boxcar became the ladies' restroom, and about the night a touring country star wandered in off the street and sat in with the band. It's a fitting stop for anyone wondering why Austin still calls itself the Live Music Capital of the World.