Flagship Hotel Galveston At 2501 Seawall Blvd.

[RedScare]

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.

[gwilson]

I'd love to see it redeveloped.

[TheNiche]

Has anyone heard what the schedule is for Tillman to reconstruct the Flagship Hotel?

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metrop...an/6500121.html

The Flagship Hotel, one of the most prominent features along the Seawall since it opened in 1965, will be torn down by owner Landry

[plumber2]

Murdoch's looks like it is just about complete. The new building looks very similar to the original pre-1961 structure. Very nice rebuild.

[Dub]

Anyone care to wager that there will not be a rolllercoaster and amusement park built where the 'ship' now stands????

[wxman]

Flagship looks to be outta here!

http://www.khou.com/topstories/stories/kho...n.1f7ec212.html

[Urbannizer]

There may be a buyer for Galveston

[cosmic08]

The '04 plan would be oh so awesome...until a hurricane comes along. Darn 'canes!

Edited July 1, 2009 by cosmic08

[Original Timmy Chan's]

I can't wait for a brand new Flagship Hotel...so I can urinate on it.

[Hanno]

boy i dislike Landry's.... how can it be a "historical pier" if there wasn't any of that mess - rollar coaster etc before now?

If they thought the place in Kemah was hit bad... what about that place!

Edited July 5, 2009 by Hanno

[foxmulder]

boy i dislike Landry's.... how can it be a "historical pier" if there wasn't any of that mess - rollar coaster etc before now?

If they thought the place in Kemah was hit bad... what about that place!

Everyone in Houston hates Landrys and fertita...

[Urbannizer]

Repairs, amusement rides planned for Flagship

By Laura Elder

The Daily News Published September 25, 2009

GALVESTON — Landry’s Restaurants Inc. said it plans to repair the storied Flagship Hotel, where today curtains billow out through shattered windows and tourists stop to photograph gaping holes torn in outer walls by Hurricane Ike a year ago.

Landry’s had said it would consider demolishing the hotel and developing a “pleasure pier” with amusement rides if a sale of the 44-year-old property fell through.

But island native and Landry’s CEO Tilman Fertitta will move ahead with plans he made years ago to improve the troubled hotel, officials said this week.

http://www.galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=52c78399fa7b4021

Edited September 25, 2009 by Urbannizer

[AtticaFlinch]

Everyone in Houston hates Landrys and fertita...

Everyone I know who's met Fertitta has said he's a royal jerkoff. Too bad Joe's Crabshack has those great crab nachos.

[gnu]

Everyone I know who's met Fertitta has said he's a royal jerkoff. Too bad Joe's Crabshack has those great crab nachos.

I don't think Fertitta (i.e. Landry's) owns Joe's Crab Shacks any more.

[sevfiv]

Yeah, Ignite Restaurant Group owns them now. They also own Brick House Tavern + Tap restaurants.

[J.A.S.O.N.]

Landry's announces Flagship plans

Landry’s unveils plans for Flagship

By Leigh Jones

The Daily News

Published October 29, 2009

GALVESTON — Officials with Landry’s Restaurants are planning to restore the Flagship Hotel and bring amusement rides back to the historic pier...

http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=0f804b56d5183b76

An artist’s concept of what Landry’s pleasure pier at the Flagship Hotel will look like evokes the island’s pleasure piers of the past with a Ferris wheel and a carousel.

Edited October 29, 2009 by J.A.S.O.N.

[Fringe]

It's going to take more than a ferris wheel to fix that place up.   

[AtticaFlinch]

It's going to take more than a ferris wheel to fix that place up.

That's why it's also getting a carousel.

Edit: your car may need to pull a Dukes of Hazzard jump to get to the parking lot, but still... it'll have a carousel!

Edited October 29, 2009 by AtticaFlinch

[J.A.S.O.N.]

It's going to take more than a ferris wheel to fix that place up.   

And Chart House restaurant...

[NenaE]

I'm not a big fan of chain restaurant developers, but I would like to see the property cleaned up, and returned to it's roots. That rendering is a really good one. Even without a hotel, it's a nice idea. But they better get some good insurance, if they proceed. That Flagship has been nasty looking, for years. Would be nice to see it go.

Oh, they are going to keep the hotel, and restore it. I think just a restaurant would be nice.

Edited October 30, 2009 by NenaE

[J.A.S.O.N.]

I thought a pool on the roof would have been much more cool, with another attraction at the end of the pier, but that's just me.

This view would be awsome from a lit pool and cabana on a warm summer night/day (actual views from the Flagship hotel)...

Edited October 30, 2009 by J.A.S.O.N.

[crunchtastic]

Wow! That last pic makes the Galveston surf look like the Amalfi Coast. Photoshop rules!

This is one instance where I can't hate on Tilman. The important thing is bringing back the hotel.

[Fringe]

Nice shot of the Balinese Room. I miss it a lot more than the Flagship. 

[RedScare]

Wow! That last pic makes the Galveston surf look like the Amalfi Coast. Photoshop rules!

This is one instance where I can't hate on Tilman. The important thing is bringing back the hotel.

Yup. For as much as I despise Kemah, if he pulls this off, I will tip my hat to him. This is what the Flagship used to be, and this is what it needs to come back. I wish him luck.

[JLWM8609]

Blue water and white sands in Galveston?

[AtticaFlinch]

Blue water and white sands in Galveston?

That's phase II of the Flagship rebuild. After the hotel and pier have been fixed, and all sorts of cool doodads put in, Fertitta's going to pull all the silt out of the Gulf water.

I'm not saying Fertitta is God, but I think it's self-evident he's at least god-like.

[J.A.S.O.N.]

That's phase II of the Flagship rebuild. After the hotel and pier have been fixed, and all sorts of cool doodads put in, Fertitta's going to pull all the silt out of the Gulf water.

I'm not saying Fertitta is God, but I think it's self-evident he's at least god-like.

Actually guys this is not a photoshop. Sometimes the water IS this color, though very,VERY rare.

Edited October 31, 2009 by J.A.S.O.N.

[AtticaFlinch]

Actually guys this is not a photoshop. Sometimes the water IS this color, though very,VERY rare.

http://www.flickr.co...e57/2420691172/

This may sound far fetched and a bit like an easily dismissed conspiracy theory, but hear me out. I have the understanding Galveston used to have bluer waters for a long time. What changed was that so many Gulf waterways from the Mississippi River to Brays Bayou were concreted, causing silt which would have normally settled along the waterway banks to float out into the Gulf. The brown isn't caused by garbage. It's caused by silt. Had the silt had the opportunity to settle before making it into the Gulf, it would have. But, it didn't. The only place to go was the Gulf, and as a result now Galveston has brown, dirty-looking water.

[NenaE]

I actually saw Galveston water with a very clear-green color one time. It wasn't it's usual murky brown color. Was a couple of yrs. ago, in the spring/ early summer months, was still a little cool outside. My sister & I grew up going to nasty Galveston, we actually were out in the water, and on the beach, not believing it. Figured it had something to do with the weather, recent rain, and/ or movement of water into the Gulf, or tides. Was very unusual.

[bachanon]

i hope tilman actually gets the ball rolling. this announcement comes shortly after the city places pressure on him to upgrade the property as promised. i wonder if it is simply to buy time.