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More good news. http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=...&id=6755237 Some of the projects include, extending the Seawall, a Seawall for Bolivar Pennisula and gambling. The Galveston city council will go into more detail on April 17th.

Another Michael and Ashley Cordray building. https://www.instagram.com/save1900/?hl=en

Rumor has it that Shriner's Burns Hospital will not reopen. They got two feet of water in their building, now they want to call it quits. Come on, Methodist Hospital had two floors totally inundated in 2001, along with Baylor, Memorial Hermann and others in the Texas Medical Center. There was never any discussions about not reopenning. These instituitions rebuilt, and protected themselves from it ever happenning again. What is it with these Shriner people?

Found some renders at eStudio Architects. https://www.estudiogroup.com/multi-family-projects/project-one-f5w4d-b6xcg-n86nx

I was browsing the newspaper The Texas Jewish Herald dated June 28, 1934 and came across an advertisement for Galveston Downs. The Palatial New Home of the Galveston Jockey Club offers. Inaugural Meeting, June 28 to July 28. 27 Days Racing - Purse Distribution of More Than $30,000. New Half-Mile Track - 3 Miles North of City on Houston Highway. Everything New. New Clubhouse- New and Better Horses- New Mutual Department - New Scenery- New Personnel. State Supervises Pari-Mutuel Betting. Galveston Jockey Club.

"Voyager of the Seas" In the fall of 2007, the ship that revolutionized the cruise industry, Voyager of the Seas, will offer 7-night cruises from Galveston Island, marking the first time that a Voyager-class ship will sail from the Lone Star State. Next winter, the Voyager will offer alternating Western Caribbean itineraries, calling one week on Montego Bay, Jamaica; George Town, Grand Cayman and Cozumel, Mexico; and the next week on Cozumel; Roatan, Honduras; Costa Maya, Mexico and Progreso, Mexico... http://www.guidrynews.com/06April/10206POG.htm

This abandoned go-kart track was once known as Speedway Go-Kart Track, Speed-A-Way Go-Cart Track, Stewart Beach Go-Cart Track, and Stewart Beach Go-Kart Track. http://mixerrreviews.blogspot.com/2021/04/history-of-abandoned-go-kart-track-in.html

Now this was drag racing!

My nephew, his girlfriend at the the time and now wife and his classmate and his girlfriend now wife all shared the top floor of the building shortly after they all graduated from Texas A & M Galveston. They all graduated with Maritime Transportation degrees and were all working in Galveston for marine companies getting hours to get more certifications. They asked me to come check it out. Huge 16 foot ceilings with 2 bedrooms and bathrooms. I went there to check it out on Mar. 2012 which was the last time I went to Galveston. I passed by again today. This was one of Randall Davis early career loft conversions. https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TX-01-GV5 These from today.

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Redevelopment-of-Galveston-s-Falstaff-site-seen-6438534.php#photo-8450907 The former Falstaff brewery in Galveston has moved a step closer to redevelopment with a new owner and plans to convert the hulking industrial building and surrounding plot into a parking lot for cruise passengers and, later, condominiums and a boutique hotel. The new owner, a Friendswood attorney, has been aggressive in purchasing older properties for redevelopment, including the Mall of the Mainland in Texas City. Plans for the brewery building's renaissance could signal new life in an area of the island that was hard hit by Hurricane Ike in 2008. "In terms of large-scale renovation, this is the most aggressive project in the attempt to succeed in mixed-use development" on the island, said Jeff Sjostrom, president of the Galveston Economic Development Partnership. "It could be a shot in the arm for (the area north of) Broadway. There are many exciting developments in Galveston, but this is in the center of the corridor and could kick-start other projects."

If you missed riding the TEXAS LIMITED to Galveston back in the 1990s, there's a one-time opportunity on November 10, 2012 to ride there again as part of a commemoration of the revived Galveston Railroad Museum since the devastation of Hurricane Ike. The route will be over the former Santa Fe line instead of the GH&H line that the TEXAS LIMITED traversed. Scroll down to the very bottom of this link to find the large trip icon and click on it: http://www.galvestonrrmuseum.com/ Historically there were three railroad routes to Galveston and one electric interurban route from Houston.

Architect - https://www.z6consulting.com

I believe it was located at the corner of Avenue L and 13th? in Galveston. Years ago, I believe it closed down but did eventually reopen. The last time I was in Galveston it had closed again. Anyone remember this wonderful old bakery?

During my first trip to Galveston TX (circa July 1975), my then girlfriend and I stayed for 6 days at a motel located within walking distance of Stewart Beach Park, but I didn't recall its name. Thanks to recent information from another member, I am reasonably certain it was the Islander Beach Motel. Most of the motel's rooms (including the one we stayed in) were in a building elevated on concrete piers above the parking area. There were also three or four "cabana" rooms located in an adjacent building (or buildings) at ground level. The restaurant building was vacant. As this motel was not part of a chain with a toll-free reservation number, I had to contact the motel directly to reserve a room. Other than give my name, address, and home phone number, I don't remember anything else that was needed to reserve the room. Presumably the motel would have billed me had we been a "no-show". The following year (mid-August 1976), I telephoned the Holiday Inn toll-free reservation number, but was told "Galveston is not available." With the likelihood of most, possibly all of the Galveston motels not having vacancies during peak season, it seemed interesting to try a day trip. As documented in another posting, my day trip to Galveston worked out very well. The following month (mid-September 1976), my call to the Holiday Inn toll-free reservation number was successful. Because this was off-season, there was no problem getting a motel reservation in Galveston. After checking in and getting unpacked, my main activity that evening was taking a road trip to the western end of Galveston Island. Once out of the tourist area, it was mostly beachfront residential areas until the vicinity of San Luis Pass. Because the bridge across San Luis Pass required a toll payment, I opted to turn around and head back to the motel instead of crossing the bridge. According to my car's odometer, the trip was about 27 miles each way (54 miles round trip). The Holiday Inn I stayed at was probably the one located (at that time) near the Port Holiday Mall. After checking out of the motel the next morning, I spent most of the day at or near Stewart Beach Park, followed by an hour or so at the Galvez Mall. After topping off my car's tank at either the Hudson Oil gas station or another station in the same area, I headed home to my apartment in Shreveport, LA. Addendum: According to online maps, the road distance from Fort San Jacinto Lookout Point to San Luis Pass is 28.8 miles.

New car wash, much better than what was there before IMO Expect something along the lines of this, below.

Hotel Commodore along Galveston's Seawall Blvd is undergoing major renovations. Much needed in my opinion! It is being redeveloped by JMK5 Holdings, might be branded by Wyndham Hotels & Resorts https://jmk5holdings.com/project/the-commodore-on-the-beach/

Architects - https://pbk.com

In the news recently, it was made known that Landry's is getting all of their financial "ducks in a row" in what looks to be an attempt to purchase something big. Citykid added in another post: This leaves me wondering Houstonians, what theme park would we want next? Which would we benefit the most from? Where would we put it?

I assumed there was already an existing topic for old Galvez family/city photos? If there is please merge. I have reprints of quite a few color pics on Stewart Beach back when they allowed cars to park there. There were several concrete ramps that allowed cars to creep slowly down below then park. These ramps have been removed or blocked since. I noticed only one thats hardly noticeable. These ramps were scary for kids. While in the car it felt like you were about to drop onto the ocean. However once you parked it was major exciting. The very clear pics I mentioned are from 1952-53 and are neat as they show all the now classic cars of the time all lined up in a row. Brand new! In the background you can see the seawall hotels & people (bathing beauties) as it looked in 1952. Guess I better get to scanning to show.

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I can't find a thing about it on HAIF, and I'm surprised because I figure y'all know it ALL about buildings in Houston and surrounding. So today, I was in a photo shoot at the Stewart mansion, far west end of Galveston island. It is one of the most phenomenal buildings I've ever been in. There's almost nothing left of the upstairs, and the downstairs is following suit, but the place had to have been just epic in its heyday. Anyone know anything beyond what Googling yields, which is essentially: built in 1926, bought by Maco Stewart, given to UTMB, sold to George Mitchell, now owned by local investment group. No talk of when it became vacant, why it's been abandoned for so long, or what anyone plans to do with it.

Can anyone tell me about the Buddhist Garden in Dickinson on 646. Is it open to public and is there a temple somewhere on the property? I did not see one, as least, in the traditional appearance of one. I searched the net and nothing every came up about it.