Galveston Texas
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I lost a 505 foot long Arliegh Burke Destroyer one night during Mardi Gras in Galveston.
shew wee, what a night. Lol.
shew wee, what a night. Lol.
I used to drive down there some when I lived in Houston.
Decent beach. Kind of dirty.
There was a famous hurricane there in 1900 and a famous murder there, as well.
Decent beach. Kind of dirty.
There was a famous hurricane there in 1900 and a famous murder there, as well.
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1900 was the really big one. Wiped out Galveston Island. History channel did a show about it before they did only dwarves and crap. Incredibly sad stories from survivors.
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Isaac's Storm is a good book about the hurricane, most lives lost in the history of the US IIRC. Did not have modern weather forecasting equipment at the time, so weather was pretty much a WAG.
However, I have heard it on good authority that the media wildly exaggerated the death toll in an effort to defeat William McKinley in the 1900 election.
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Have an ex-girlfriend in Galveston. She has a beach house down there and of all things, painted it purple. One can see it when boarding the cruise ships across the bay. Sticks out like a sore thumb.
I've been in Texas since 07 and lived in Houston from 2012-2015 so I've had the opportunity to visit Galveston multiple times. My opinion as that it is a cool place as long as you know what you're getting into in advance. If you're expecting white sand beaches with Crystal blue waters this ain't your place.
* Galveston is an old city. Historic with old buildings. Really cool vibe but many places really are haunted.
* Downtown and "The Strand" is a lot of fun. Good restaurants and bars.
* Good Culinary seen all together and most of the food in the Seawall area is darn good and not a lot of tourist traps. Gaido's Seafood, Mario's Seawall Pizza are two of my favorites.
* The Spot is a great place across from The Beach to eat and Drink and if you want a local dive you can go to The Poop Deck. <---- Real Place.
* A big thing to remember is Galveston is essentially a superb of Houston. With that brings some big city problems i.e. crime. You will see your fair share of drifters.
Hope that helps.
* Galveston is an old city. Historic with old buildings. Really cool vibe but many places really are haunted.
* Downtown and "The Strand" is a lot of fun. Good restaurants and bars.
* Good Culinary seen all together and most of the food in the Seawall area is darn good and not a lot of tourist traps. Gaido's Seafood, Mario's Seawall Pizza are two of my favorites.
* The Spot is a great place across from The Beach to eat and Drink and if you want a local dive you can go to The Poop Deck. <---- Real Place.
* A big thing to remember is Galveston is essentially a superb of Houston. With that brings some big city problems i.e. crime. You will see your fair share of drifters.
Hope that helps.
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The Maceos mafia ran Galveston. The Galvez and the Buccaneer were the hit spots
The Maceos will kill you
The Maceos will kill you
One of my exes, Allison, lives in Galveston but she somehow lost her sanity....
Glen Campbell. damn, that dude was talented. Greatest Vietnam war ballad / song ever. Jimmy Webb.