Austin Video Thread

KevinFromTexas · #1 Posted **Mar 10, 2008, 5:54 PM**

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.co...-2453763.shtml

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Posted by citruscooler

KevinFromTexas · #2 Posted **Mar 10, 2008, 6:10 PM**

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.

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KevinFromTexas · #3 Posted **Mar 10, 2008, 6:21 PM**

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

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Frost Bank Tower construction video.

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Posted by theunforeseenfilm

KevinFromTexas · #4 Posted **Mar 10, 2008, 6:33 PM**

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Jdawgboy · #5 Posted **Mar 10, 2008, 6:37 PM**

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

KevinFromTexas · #6 Posted **Mar 10, 2008, 6:48 PM**

Yeah. Dylan had a great idea with this one.

Trailer for the film "The Unforeseen".

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Posted by theunforeseenfilm

KevinFromTexas · #7 Posted **Apr 4, 2008, 5:13 AM**

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

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KevinFromTexas · #8 Posted **Apr 4, 2008, 6:03 AM**

Views from One Congress Plaza.

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LoneStarMike · #9 Posted **Apr 7, 2008, 4:10 PM**

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 · #10 Posted **Apr 7, 2008, 4:53 PM**

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 · #11 Posted **Apr 7, 2008, 5:31 PM**

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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KevinFromTexas · #12 Posted **Apr 9, 2008, 8:47 PM**

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

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LoneStarMike · #13 Posted **Jun 7, 2008, 3:51 AM**

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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KevinFromTexas · #14 Posted **Jun 7, 2008, 7:13 AM**

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

KevinFromTexas · #15 Posted **Jun 14, 2008, 10:03 AM**

Views from 360 Condominiums.

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LoneStarMike · #16 Posted **Jan 22, 2009, 7:32 AM**

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

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