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]
Fire
On November 11, 2006 a fire, started by an improperly extinguished cigarette,[2] 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.
Trivia
Michael Dell founded the company that would eventually become Dell in room 2713 of Dobie Center.[3]
Ryan Cabrera filmed a music video on top of the Dobie parking garage.
Stores and restaurants
A list of some of the stores and restaurants inside Dobie Center:
- Beat the Bookstore
- Burrito Factory
- Campus Convenience Store
- Chippery
- Dobie Theater
- 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
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