Historic Research of the Port of Galveston's Pier 21 Area, Galveston Island, Galveston County, Texas
Author: William Louis Fullen
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 148
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Author: William Louis Fullen
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 148
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Denise Alexander
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780738566856
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Strand, known as the Wall Street of the Southwest, contains a significant collection of 19th-century buildings. Long the center of Galveston's business community, its architecture is a reminder of this historic port city. The National Historic Landmark District includes buildings classified as Greek Revival, Italianate, and Victorian style--sometimes with traces of vernacular building traditions that date to the 1850s. Historic images found within this book illustrate the development of the Strand and surrounding streets, including Mechanic, Market, and Postoffice. Galveston's Historic Downtown and Strand District demonstrates the power of place, despite an ever-changing economy and natural disasters.
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Published: 1992
Total Pages: 520
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: David G. McComb
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2010-01-01
Total Pages: 382
ISBN-13: 0292793219
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA colorful history of the island city on Texas’s Gulf Coast and its survival through times of piracy, plague, civil war, and devastating natural disaster. On the Gulf edge of Texas between land and sea stands Galveston Island. Shaped continually by wind and water, it is one of earth’s ongoing creations, where time is forever new. Here, on the shoreline, embraced by the waves, a person can still feel the heartbeat of nature. And yet, for all the idyllic possibilities, Galveston’s history has been anything but tranquil. Across Galveston’s sands have walked Indians, pirates, revolutionaries, the richest men of nineteenth-century Texas, soldiers, sailors, bootleggers, gamblers, prostitutes, physicians, entertainers, engineers, and preservationists. Major events in the island’s past include hurricanes, yellow fever, smuggling, vice, the Civil War, the building of a medical school and port, raids by the Texas Rangers, and, always, the struggle to live in a precarious location. Galveston: A History is an engrossing account that also explores the role of technology and the often contradictory relationship between technology and the city, providing a guide to both Galveston history and the dynamics of urban development.
Author: Kimber Fountain
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2018-08-20
Total Pages: 131
ISBN-13: 1439664927
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA local historian recounts nearly seventy years of seduction and scandal along the Texas Gulf Coast in this lively chronicle of Galveston’s notorious past. Known today as a colorful resort destination featuring family entertainment and a thriving arts district, Galveston, Texas, was once notorious for its flourishing vice economy and infamous red-light district. Called simply “The Line,” the unassuming five blocks of Postoffice Street came alive every night with wild parties and generous offerings of love for sale. Beginning in the late nineteenth century, The Line was a stubborn mainstay of the island cityscape until it was finally shut down in the 1950s. But ridding Galveston of prostitution would prove much more difficult than putting a padlock on the front door. In Galveston’s Red Light District, Texas historian Kimber Fountain pursues the sequestered story of women who wanted to make their own rules and the city that wanted to let them.
Author: Galveston Commercial Association
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Published: 1918
Total Pages: 78
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jodi Wright-Gidley
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9780738558806
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOn September 8, 1900, a devastating hurricane destroyed most of the island city of Galveston, along with the lives of more than 6,000 men, women, and children. Today that hurricane remains the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history. Despite this tragedy, many Galvestonians were determined to rebuild their city. An ambitious plan was developed to construct a wall against the sea, link the island to the mainland with a reliable concrete bridge, and raise the level of the city. While the grade was raised beneath them, houses were perched on stilts and residents made their way through town on elevated boardwalks. Galveston became a "city on stilts." While Galvestonians worked to rebuild the infrastructure of their city, they also continued conducting business and participating in recreational activities. Zeva B. Edworthy's photographs document the rebuilding of the port city and life around Galveston in the early 1900s.
Author: Gary Cartwright
Publisher: TCU Press
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9780875651903
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNumber eighteen: The TCU Press Chisholm Trail Series of significant books dealing with Texas, its life and history.
Author: Robert C. Booth
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 272
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