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Revision as of 09:09, 20 August 2010
Dobie Center, named after J. Frank Dobie, is a privately owned twenty-seven story residence hall located adjacent to the University of Texas at Austin campus. In addition to being a private residence for students, Dobie also contains a two-story mall, a movie theatre, restaurants, and specialty stores. [1]
History
On its completion in 1972, Dobie Center became the tallest building in Austin, surpassing the Texas State Capitol, which had held the title for nearly 90 years. The building underwent a US$10 million facelift in 1990 to replace its then brick façade (which had been leaking around select windows) with a glass one [2]. During the replacement, bricks fell from the roof causing limited damage [3]. When classes began in the Fall 1989 semester would-be residents of Dobie Center were temporarily relocated to the Radisson Plaza Hotel [4]. Later that semester there was some suspicion that residents who had moved back in had subsequently been exposed to hexachlorobenzene - a toxic substance used in additives to strengthen mortar [5].
On February 6, 1991, the company that owned Dobie Center filed for bankruptcy [6].
On November 11, 2006 a fire, started by an improperly extinguished cigarette,[7] broke out on the pool deck of Dobie Center causing an estimated $600,000 worth of damage. The pool deck reopened in late April, 2008. The fire was contained to an area outside of the residential tower. This structure was an old wooden deck that has since been replaced by a concrete structure.
Transportation
Kerrville Bus Company operates bus services from Dobie Center to Houston.[8]
Trivia
Michael Dell founded the company that would eventually become Dell in room 2713 of Dobie Center.[9]
Ryan Cabrera filmed a music video on top of the Dobie parking garage
Filmmaker Wes Anderson worked at the Dobie Theatre
Musician Daniel Johnston worked at the McDonalds in Dobie Mall[10]
Stores and restaurants
A list of some of the stores and restaurants inside Dobie Center:
- Beat the Bookstore
- Emiliano's Burrito Factory
- Campus Convenience Store
- Chippery
- Landmark Dobie Theater's Construction Site
- Funny Papers
- Gyro King
- Hoa Hoa
- Mane Express
- Niki's Pizza
- Oma's Kitchen
- Randi Bazaar
- Speedway Copy
- Student Biryani Indian Cuisine
- Subway
- Tan It All
- Texas Burgers
- TNK Movies
- We Fuse
References
- ^ "About the Dobie Center". Dobie Center. Retrieved 2006-11-10.
- ^ "Dobie Center to get $10 million face lift". The Daily Texan. January 11, 1989.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Mishaps mar Dobie construction". The Daily Texan. March 24, 1989.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Radisson to house some Dobie tenants". The Daily Texan. August 4, 1989.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Dobie accused of containing toxic chemical". The Daily Texan. October 17, 1989.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Dobie Ltd. partnership files for bankruptcy protection". The Daily Texan. February 6, 1991.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "AFD finds Dobie fire started by cigarettes". The Daily Texan. 2006-11-16.
- ^ "Dobie Mall Service." Kerrville Bus Company. Retrieved on May 16, 2010.
- ^ "Michael Dell's view from the top". Austin-American Statesman. 2004-05-02.
- ^ http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A263348