 Bryker Woods experienced intense development between 1936 and 1940.By the late 1990s, the State of Texas began exploring improvement and expansion of Mopac Expressway.By 2000, Bryker Woods, Pemberton Heights, Old Enfield, and Old West Austin neighborhoods organized because of concerns over the potential expansion of Loop 1, which they believed would result in the demolition of as many as 80 houses.