editor Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 CW39 meteorologist Keith Monahan took this picture of the rebuilding yesterday: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 I drove by it yesterday before returning home and should have taken some pictures myself. It's completely gutted and not sure how they will remove the rest. Implosion perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 I drove by it yesterday before returning home and should have taken some pictures myself. It's completely gutted and not sure how they will remove the rest. Implosion perhaps?I was there Saturday. It's pretty much a steel skeleton - there's not much left to implode. The main concern seems to be a hope that demolition debris won't wash up on the beach.[edit - double post] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKnight Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 I personally don't have any issue with the pier becoming an amusement park... Why not have more diversions along the Seawall? My understanding is the pier is being structurally-enhanced, and no doubt any new structures will be built as hurricane-resistant as possible. Wind will whip right through any ride structures. Hopefully the new buildings will have the best storm shutters built right into the facades for easy storm prep. There are similar, very successful amusment pier developments on both the east and west coasts. RE: Steel Pier in Atlantic City and Morey's Piers in Wildwood, NJ, Pacific Park in Santa Monica, CA...Steel PierMy linkMorey's PiersMy linkPacific ParkMy link...and I trust the new Pleasure Pier will be framed more thoughtfully with attractive facilities.This video coverage from khou.com seems to have the best views of the renderings for the Pleasure Pier:My linkRegarding any roller coaster for the pier, specifically: originally an "El Loco"-style coaster (manufactured by S&S) was proposed, but a Gerstlauer-manufactured Eurofighter-style ride is likely going to be built instead.El Loco by S&S:My linkEurofigher by Gerstlauer:My linkHere's the snippet from screamscape.com:"(3/8/11) According to Screamscape sources, Landry’s plans for their new amusement park pier on the site of the former Flagship hotel in Galveston will include a Gerstlauer EuroFighter style coaster. Previous rumors pointed to an S&S El Loco style ride, but it looks like the EuroFighter proposal won out. More on this as I find out." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annelizabeth Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Has anyone heard what the schedule is for Tillman to reconstruct the Flagship Hotel?Suppost to be building an amusement park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKnight Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 Suppost to be building an amusement park.Here's the latest info. I've caught online relative to the "Historic Pleasure Pier" development and construction:Structural drawings for additional drilled piers to support the larger rides:My link...and progress towards the attraction's trademark:My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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