A dozen Austin photographers gathered to record and interpret Palmer one last time before the start of demolition.  Given the run of the house, I found a multi-story ladder going from the stage to where the curtains were housed.  My kids found a short ladder above the pulleys that led to a hatch door.  We popped the hatch and found ourselves on top of the stage house, above the dome.  Here is the view from there — showing the new Austin Skyline with the Frost Tower in the center, and the old, patchwork dome of Municipal Auditorium.