FRANCISCO TORRES

'Francisco Torres' (abbreviation: F.T.) is a group of student residence halls off of main campus at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). It is located at 6850 El Colegio Road, Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California, USA. Francisco Torres actually includes two buildings, namely the North Tower and the South Tower, and also a swimming pool, a dining common, a gymnasium and a computer lab associated with the two buildings.

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History

Cultural References

External links

History

Despite rumors to the contrary, Francisco Torres was not originally a hotel. It was built as a private residence hall and operated as such until 2002 when it was purchased by UCSB([1]). During the school year it houses approximately 1325 students and is used in the summer by the various sports and training camps that are held on campus. During the school year some local residents (possibly former tenants) have been known to yell obscenities from their cars as they pass the building.
The buildings were constructed in 1966. One of the towers is 10 stories high, and the other 11 stories. They are among the tallest structures in Santa Barbara County having been built prior to the county's imposition of height restrictions on new construction.

Cultural References

In May 2006, UCSB was listed as the #2 party school in Playboy Magazine. Playboy.com listed the Francisco Torres dorms under the heading "Sex Legends" citing the dorm's "reputation as a promiscuous, crazy residence hall". Currently only UCSB students can reside in Francisco Torres.
F.T. is sometimes lovingly and sometimes not lovingly referred to as "Fuck Towers."

External links

★ UCSB website

★ Department of Housing and Residential Services of UCSB website