J.A.S.O.N. Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Peninsula project: A master-planned beachfront community. A golf course complete with country club, pro shop, spa and fitness lounge. Retail catering to owners of hundreds of new, high-end homes.Is Bolivar Peninsula ready for all this? Developer David Birdsall thinks so...http://news.galvestondailynews.com/story.l...ebb502818aa3e21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tashakobashigawa Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 The Bolivar Development has some pics online; Avocet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CE_ugh Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 One hurricane and that beach club will be on the beachfront. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexAmerican_Moose Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 One hurricane and that beach club will be on the beachfront. hopefully not...realistically you may be right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.S.O.N. Posted July 25, 2006 Author Share Posted July 25, 2006 Isn't Bolivar the same elevation as pre 1900 Galveston.... these guys are brave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CE_ugh Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Isn't Bolivar the same elevation as pre 1900 Galveston.... these guys are brave My geology professor put it this way. A direct hit from a major hurricane on bolivar and wed have a new ship channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Isn't Bolivar the same elevation as pre 1900 Galveston.... these guys are brave Galveston in 1900 had removed its sand dunes. That's one of the major reasons that it was hit so much worse in 1900 than in previous storms. Even then, the 1900 storm only removed 20 to 30 feet of land from the island. 20 to 30 feet wouldn't completely eliminate even the dunes, much less a portion of privately-owned land. The geology prof. is correct that the water may scour a channel through the peninusla (happens in some places, not in others), but it'd heal in a matter of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Galveston in 1900 had removed its sand dunes. That's one of the major reasons that it was hit so much worse in 1900 than in previous storms. Even then, the 1900 storm only removed 20 to 30 feet of land from the island. 20 to 30 feet wouldn't completely eliminate even the dunes, much less a portion of privately-owned land.The geology prof. is correct that the water may scour a channel through the peninusla (happens in some places, not in others), but it'd heal in a matter of weeks.Bolivar was the kind of place that working class people could afford. My dad was a plumber soour place was very small compared to these giant resort homes being planned now. I wonder what the attraction is that Galveston island can't provide. There are no fancy Fertitta type restraunts or Strand shops to mingle around in anywere on Bolivar. I'm puzzled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Some nuckle heads are calling my answering machine and asking if I want to sell my overgrown mosquito infested lot (my words) near the beach (south of 87 at the old Roadside Park). Does anyone know of somehing going on. I'm not interested in selling it, but just curious why someone would go to the trouble of looking me up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 In my masterplanning course right now we are developing a property at the tip of the peninsula. It is only about 6 miles from this site. It seems like there are quite a few things happening on the coastal islands these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfootball Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Bolivar is like Galveston's West Beach in the late 1970's early 1980's. It's like a trip back in time. Pleasant in a way in that it isn't overcommercialized...yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 If I were to throw up a fishing shack, Bolivar is where I'd do it.But I'd never put anything more substantial there.Avocet added to the Galveston wiki project list thingy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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