TheNiche Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I've heard a rumor that it sustained heavy damage, that the pilings are no longer stable, and that it is to be imploded. Their website says that they reopen in January, but then again Daniel Yeh leases and operates it, and he's crazy and dishonest (was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison on Friday), so I tend to place more weight on the rumor. On the face, at least, the rumor is plausible. Can anyone substantiate this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 There is a photo in the Galveston Daily News website showing the entrance ramp and part of the sidewall crumbled into the Gulf. That would certainly lend support to rumors that the pilings are suspect.I'll see if I can find the pic.EDIT: Hope this link works. If not, it is on page 22 of the photographs page.http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?...f594eeb5b01156f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudemeister Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I think they would probably tear down the structure anyways just for insurance reasons alone, in addition to structural issues with the pilings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Any chance on a rebuild? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 It is too dated. Needs to be demolished and made to withhold up to the strongest storms. Then just repeat the same process and continue down the seawall with other new hotels. Sort of like Miami Beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wernicke Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Spent a night in the Flagship after prom... those were the days. I'm not sure how they let a bunch of 17- and 18-year-olds check-in to a hotel alone, but it says something about the state of the place back then even... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeybob2 Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I thought Tillman Fertitta bought the Flagship's lease a couple years ago? There was an article in the Houston Biz Journal last week about him and the Flagship but I didn't get a chance to read it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 From August 2004:THE operator of Galveston's Flagship Hotel has declared bankruptcy, shielding the company from paying a hefty personal injury judgment and delaying eviction by property owner Landry's Restaurants.The Flagship Hotel Ltd., headed by Daniel Yeh, filed for Chapter 11 protection in Galveston on July 30.Yeh filed a motion with the bankruptcy court requesting that during the reorganization period his group assume the lease for the 40-year-old hotel, which sits atop a pier stretching into the Gulf of Mexico.Yeh leased the property from the city until 2002, when the city sold it to Landry's, the only bidder, which paid $500,000 for the property. Lease payments are $200,000 a year. http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive....id=2004_3789573 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted September 30, 2008 Author Share Posted September 30, 2008 From August 2004:THE operator of Galveston's Flagship Hotel has declared bankruptcy, shielding the company from paying a hefty personal injury judgment and delaying eviction by property owner Landry's Restaurants.The Flagship Hotel Ltd., headed by Daniel Yeh, filed for Chapter 11 protection in Galveston on July 30.Yeh filed a motion with the bankruptcy court requesting that during the reorganization period his group assume the lease for the 40-year-old hotel, which sits atop a pier stretching into the Gulf of Mexico.Yeh leased the property from the city until 2002, when the city sold it to Landry's, the only bidder, which paid $500,000 for the property. Lease payments are $200,000 a year. http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive....id=2004_3789573He was successful at defending his lease, by the way. The year after he committed fraud against FEMA by claiming excessive hurricane vouchers. When they caught him he pretended as though he had some kind of head injury that prevented him from having acted responsibly. His defense in that case obviously failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Just wipe the slate clean and build new ones like this. Put them in Galveston or even better in Clear Lake area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Flagship was always wasted potential. I wish someone with some clout and cash would do something magnificent with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Timmy Chan's Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 ...then again Daniel Yeh leases and operates it, and he's crazy and dishonest (was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison on Friday)...I'd pay for a front row ticket to see it demolished.I was arrested there for criminal trespass (for parking in their parking lot) in the early 90's. Two of their employees told straight-up lies in court in their testimony...and of course Galveston judge isn't going to let a teenage college student get over on the venerable Flagship. I can only surmise that Yeh must have been running the place back in the early 90's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Flagship was always wasted potential. I wish someone with some clout and cash would do something magnificent with it. The "Municipal Pleasure Pier" was built between 1939-1942, initiated by the city's mayor. Years later, after Carla rolled into town, a Houston banker leased the Pleasure Pier & built the Flagship Hotel on it. (Hurricane Carla messed up the buildings on Pleasure Pier, but not the pier itself). The Flagship opened in 1965. Thank you Ray Miller...Galveston, (p.187-212). That pier must have been built pretty solid to stand that long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Thank's Nena for the clarification, you beat me to it. The pier is in good shape, only the hotel was damaged, and then only the EFIS facade. The ramp was damaged once before, so I'm not suprised it came apart again. I'm looking forward to the present owner leaving, or his demise. (which ever comes first.) Fertitta has some excellent ideas for the pier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Thank's Nena for the clarification, you beat me to it. The pier is in good shape, only the hotel was damaged, and then only the EFIS facade. The ramp was damaged once before, so I'm not suprised it came apart again. I'm looking forward to the present owner leaving, or his demise. (which ever comes first.) Fertitta has some excellent ideas for the pier. What does EFIS facade mean? From the picture I saw it on TV, the ramp entrance is definitely gone, would imagine the hotel suffered some damage, as it was already in poor shape. The pier itself looked ok to me, but would imagine a structural engineer would need to confirm the condition of the "foundation". Let's hope something more visually "pleasurable" replaces it. Pardon the pun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 EFIS is a type of material method that is used on building facades. It can be made to resemble stone, plaster, rock, concrete, or even the controversial mermaid sculptures that adorned the front portion of the Flagship hotel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Wasn't there an article in the chronicle a few years ago that had a rendering of a rollar coaster and other other things on this peir. Seemed as though they were going to turn it into a small theme park. Anybody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 That was Fertitta's plan to redevelop. When he could not evict the tenant, those plans were put on hold. Who knows what the plan is today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwilson Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 I'd love to see it redeveloped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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