[KevinFromTexas]

I guess I might as well create a city video thread for Austin too.

On November 10, 2006, a fire broke out on the 2nd floor above the shopping mall of a UT dorm building. The building is 27 floors of residential dorms and 2 levels of shopping. It's Austin's 6th tallest building.

The fire started on the pool deck area. I never heard what the cause was. It started at 3 am, and was reported by a resident of the building and a passersby on the street. 930 students call the building home in what is Austin's tallest dorm.

Story from the Daily Texan (UT's newspaper).

Firefighters extinguish Dobie Center blaze
http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2006/11/10/BreakingNews/Firefighters.Extinguish.Dobie.Center.Blaze-2453763.shtml

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Posted by citruscooler

[KevinFromTexas]

In 1999 Intel Corporation started construction on their new 10-story, 400,000 square foot office building in downtown. But as the tech bust rolled around in 2000/2001 they halted construction on the building. Plans were to just put it on hold and continue later. But that never happened, and for 7 years Austin had a 5-story stump in the middle of downtown. So on February 25, 2007 it was imploded. Plans are to build a new federal courthouse on the site of where the Intel "shell" once stood.

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Posted by jsanhuezalyon

Best commentary ever. :haha:
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Posted by wormofset

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[KevinFromTexas]

2001 view of Austin's skyline from Mt. Bonnell with the cranes for 300 West Sixth.

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Posted by onefivebore

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Frost Bank Tower construction video.
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Posted by theunforeseenfilm

[KevinFromTexas]

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Posted by OneFiveDoor

[Jdawgboy]

This is going to be a neat thread thanks Kevin for posting these.

[KevinFromTexas]

Yeah. Dylan had a great idea with this one.

Trailer for the film "The Unforeseen".
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Posted by theunforeseenfilm

[KevinFromTexas]

Promo video of Travis County's "Starflight" helicopters shortly after they were purchased.
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[KevinFromTexas]

Views from One Congress Plaza.
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[LoneStarMike]

Barton Springs and Barton Springs Pool

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posted by onefivebore


A Walk around Zilker Park (mostly Barton Springs Pool and Creek)

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posted by Laurel54


Time lapse of the 80th annual Zilker Park Kite Festival - 2008

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posted by Swashbuckler18

[LoneStarMike]

U T Tower

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posted by onefivebore


U T Tower Fireworks Display

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posted by Longhornraheel


Stormy night at UT - UT Tower at night during an electrical storm

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posted by alvaromontoro


UT Tower in different kinds of weather and lighting

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posted by pursuitofinjustice

[LoneStarMike]

Driving down Sixth Street in the daytime

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posted by cjayasuriya


Austin on Sixth Street when UT won the Rosebowl

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posted by Starracer22


Halloween on Sixth Street - 2007

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posted by danehurt

Candid shots from Sixth Street - 2001

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posted by videoblock


Sixth street - (SXSW 2008)

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posted by maxdenbo66

[KevinFromTexas]

Video of the proposed Nahua Tower in Austin. It'll have 34 floors of residential, retail and office.


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[LoneStarMike]

A trip up through and to the top of the old control tower at Mueller. Occasional glimpses of Mueller construction and a couple of brief views of the skyline from a distance at the end.

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posted by mancrushonporter

[KevinFromTexas]

So glad you posted that. I really hope they restore the tower and open it up to the public as an observation tower.

[KevinFromTexas]

Views from 360 Condominiums.

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[LoneStarMike]

View of the skyline taken from Amtrak's Texas Eagle as it arrives from San Antonio

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posted by tigerholm3