Target / 2300 W. Ben White Blvd.
This Target (T-96), together with Target T-95 in North Austin, formed the first two Target stores in Austin when they opened in October 1980.
Taco Cabana / 2117 West Ben White Boulevard
This Taco Cabana was built new in 1992 and for many years was 24 hours. Sadly, that hasn't been the case in several years.
Randalls / 2025 W. Ben White Blvd.
This store (Randalls 485, later 2485) originally opened as Safeway way back in 1966 as a Marina store, though in the 1970s the old Marina store was torn down for a larger store behind it. It later changed hands to AppleTree as the Houston division spun off in 1989, then was sold to Randalls in 1994 (which closed the store for conversion). There's slightly more detail at Houston Historic Retail.
Whataburger / 1908 W. Ben White Blvd.
Whataburger #614 has been here since around 1994, and has been here since.
1891 W. Ben White Blvd.
Jack in the Box had been here since the mid-1970s. The current building dates back to 1989. It closed around summer 2025.
1815 W. Ben White Blvd.
This was a Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) from 1974 to around 1997, "Roy Henry's Famous Waffles & Chicken" from 2000 to 2001, S. 1st Bar-B-Q & Catering (2002-2006), and Taqueria Los Jaliscienses from 2007 to 2020. It also appeared to be a Phillips 66 for a very brief time prior to KFC, with KFC possibly even renovating the building...after it closed it looked quite rough, but as of spring 2025 it's been repainted (still without a sign) and according to Google is "Sweepstakes Game Room". Reddit posts suggest these are either illegal or barely legal.
Fast Fietz Moving / 1600 W. Ben White Blvd.
This odd building owned by a moving company used to be addressed as 4305 Clawson and was the home of Short Stop, a drive-through hamburger chain once owned by Two Pesos, from 1985 to 1995.
As of May 2025 it was Two Men and a Truck with their little stick figure logo but by a year later assumed their current name.
1228 West Ben White Blvd.
Site of a former Burger King, opened in the mid-1970s but demolished for the highway widening in the late 1990s or early 2000s.
St. David's South Austin Medical Center / 901 West Ben White Blvd.
Built as South Austin Community Hospital in 1982, this hospital (currently part of HCA Healthcare) boasts 368 beds and has been expanded several times.
Habitat for Humanity / 500 West Ben White Boulevard
This was Kroger Family Center (972) from 1970 to 1978...one of only two physical Kroger stores Austin has ever seen, and was later a Homer's Home Center from 1979 to 1982.
The section near 1st Street became Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre (as it was known then) in 1982, with Ross Dress for Less taking the rest of the space in 1984. Ross closed in 1992 shortly before construction of the widened Ben White Boulevard took out the front parking lot. Chuck E. Cheese continued to operate at the subdivided space (502 W. Ben White) until the early 2010s. By 2016 it had become Austin Habitat for Humanity with the non-profit "ReStore" operating in the 1st Street frontage area.
South Bend Center / 321 W. Ben White Blvd.
This three-building center has a restaurant in the front (300), a strip mall-type building behind it, and more office/service/warehouse-oriented tenants behind it. The restaurant in front is currently Bender Bar & Grill, since November 2007. From 2005 to 2007, this was Woody's South, Serrano's Cafe & Cantina South (1987 to 2005), and Torta Brothers Restaurant (1985 to 1986).
Exxon / 201 West Ben White Boulevard
The convenience store here used to be Tigermarket, but in the early 2010s it was purchased and rebranded.
UFCU / 130 E. Ben White Blvd.
This credit union with its sunlit atrium opened around late 2008. Despite connecting to the McDonald's/Chevron next door, posts in the ground block the way.
Capitol Credit Union / 133 E. Ben White Blvd.
The state capitol-themed credit union here has been here since the early 2000s.
Brake Check / 205 E. Ben White Blvd.
Brake Check #417 has been here since 1997.
U-Haul Moving & Storage / 304 E. Ben White Blvd.
U-Haul Moving & Storage at Ben White has been under this name since at least 1991 and has been here in some form (probably not the same name, but same purpose) since the late 1970s.
Storage Star / 405 E. Ben White Blvd.
This has been a self-storage facility for many years, currently going under the Storage Star name.
500 E. Ben White Blvd.
This was developed in the late 2000s. It has a stand-alone Chick-fil-A and two other strip centers (including Cabo Bob's and T-Mobile) sharing the address.
Walmart / 710 E. Ben White Blvd.
Walmart #1253 opened in May 2005 (as a Wal-Mart Supercenter) after relocating from their old location at 5015 S. I-35 (another store, #5317, was built at the same time to serve the southern area). In the 1970s and 1980s this was the site of Southside Twin Drive-In.
Tornado & El Expreso Bus Company / 711 East Ben White Blvd.
This was a Taco Cabana from 1987 to 2006. Around 2011 it became Axent Auto, and after closing around 2015, became the Austin location of Tornado & El Expreso Bus Company.
Taqueria Chapala / 717 E. Ben White Blvd.
Pizza Hut was still here in 2008 but shortly after gave up the ghost. In 2009 it was Taqueria Arandinas, then Tekila's Mexican Food (2011), The Horn Sports Bar (2018, very brief), Jaliscienses (2020-2022?)
Bill Miller Bar-B-Q / 709 E. Ben White Blvd.
Bill Miller has been operating here since 1979, back when trains still rumbled through semi-regularly on the now-abandoned tracks (now overgrown and a homeless magnet) behind it.
Burger King / 1001 E. Ben White Blvd.
This Burger King has been here since the late 1970s. It looks like it was closed down for months in 2025 for renovations, though.
Pinthouse Brewing / 2201 East Ben White Blvd.
Owners of the Pinthouse Pizza restaurants (mentioned on this page), this location doesn't serve pizza (only sandwiches and bar snacks) but is their main production center.
Public Storage / 2301 E. Ben White Blvd.
This was built in the mid-2000s on the site of traditional self-storage units and has been a Public Storage since at least 2007.
Extra Space Storage / 2401 E. Ben White Blvd.
Two spaces down is another large self-storage facility, built around 2016-2017. It was originally a CubeSmart but became Public Storage by July 2019 and the two facilities co-existed for a few years despite their proximity. Sometime around 2024, this became Extra Space Storage.
Motel 71 / 2500 E. Ben White Blvd.
Motel 71 appears to be out of a different era, though it was only built in 1983. It has, however, kept its name since then (though appears to have actually opened in 1984).
McDonald's / 4501 East Ben White Blvd.
In addition to access to access from Ben White, this restaurant is also accessed from a wide right of way that used to be Burleson Road before it was bisected and rerouted by the freeway construction. The restaurant itself was rebuilt in 2010.
Catfish Parlour / 4705 E. Ben White Blvd.
Catfish Parlour (aka Catfish Parlour South according to Google, not to be confused with other locations in Austin) originally was in a separate building fronting Ben White Boulevard since the mid-1970s. After it was torn down for highway construction, the restaurant converted part of 4606 Burleson Road (a warehouse behind it) into their new space (keeping their old address). Just south of this is a post office at 4516 Burleson Road which is not accessible via Ben White.
Casa Moreno's / 5001 East Ben White Blvd.
Originally furnished with cowgirl portraits and custom-painted tabletops, Patsy's Cowgirl Cafe operated here from 2007 to 2020. The owners indicated that it would reopen as a new concept but ultimately that would be foiled by something that started around March 2020 (no guesses). By 2021, Casa Moreno's moved into the spot from a different location.
Public Storage / 5016 E. Ben White Blvd.
Yes, there is a THIRD "Public Storage" on Ben White Boulevard less than a mile from the other two. This one is just a traditional "rows of garage doors" self-storage facility. It has been here since at least 1995 and gone under the Public Storage name since at least 2008.
Howdy Honda / 5519 E. Ben White Blvd.
Howdy Honda has been here since around 2007 (relocated from 4110 Santiago Street to the west, west of I-35). On the other side of the freeway is a sprawling office park that used to be the home of AMD and its associated buildings.
Valero / 6009 East Ben White Blvd.
A very small Circle K (formerly a Corner Store) is tucked under the canopy of this gas station.
Jack in the Box / 6133 E. Ben White Blvd.
This Jack in the Box restaurant since around 2000.
Wendy's / 6210 East Ben White Blvd.
Wendy's opened in 1998, and because of a longer driveway avoided any problems when Highway 71 became a full freeway.
6711 E. Ben White Blvd.
Holiday Inn Austin Airport was developed at 6711 East Ben White Blvd., opening sometime around late 2013 (restaurant is "G Bar & Bistro"). A few years later, a Candlewood Suites opened on the same lot (also an IHG hotel).
7401 East Ben White Blvd.
This building houses Austin-based Data Foundry's "Austin 1" data center. It occupies suite 1000 but it isn't clear if it occupies other parts.
La Quinta Inn & Suites / 7625 E. Ben White Blvd.
La Quinta Inn Austin Airport opened in early 1999, an early adopter of Austin-Bergstrom Airport.
Exxon / 7715 E. Ben White Blvd.
It appears this Exxon was an "On the Run" station before being sold to Tigermarket (owned by Speedy Stop), which in turn became 7-Eleven by the early 2010s.
Waffle House / 7809 E. Ben White Blvd.
This Waffle House opened in 2015 and has since restored its 24 hour service.
Royal Palms / 7901 East Ben White Blvd.
At the southwest corner of Ben White and US-183 sits this mobile home park, a relic from the days when Highway 71 and US-183 was a cloverleaf junction on the east side of town with not much going on beyond it besides the Bergstrom Air Force Base near Del Valle. At US-183 numbering resets.