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Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe is a music "Listening Room" [4] in Galveston, Texas [5] founded by Rex "Wrecks" Bell. [6] Originally a bar Old Quarter, it was opened in Houston, Texas in 1965 by Rex Bell and Cecil Slayton. [7] The Old Quarter is most well-known as the venue for Townes Van Zandt live album Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas.
The family-owned [2] restaurant Miller's Seawall Grill operates in a yellow Victorian house on Seawall Boulevard in Galveston, Texas. [1] [3] [4] [5] The interior has dark wood and tiled floors. [6] Breakfast is served all day; options include Belgian waffles, chicken and waffles, [1] Eggs Benedict, French toast, huevos rancheros, [7] omelettes ...
The original plat of Galveston, drawn in the late 1830s, includes Avenue B. The name 'strand' for Ave. B was coined by a German immigrant named Michael William Shaw who opened a jewelry store on the corner of 23rd and Ave. B. Shaw, not liking the name "Ave. B", changed the name of the street on his stationery to "Strand", thinking that the name (named after a street in London) would have ...
Kathie Lee's Restaurant Guide. As much as Kathie Lee Gifford loves drinking wine, she equally loves truly delicious food. Whether she is in Connecticut, New York City, Los Angeles or even the ...
It is located at 2201 Post Office Street in Galveston, Texas and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2] Eiband's incorporated older buildings into a complex in 1914. Louis Sterling Green used existing the Ballinger & Jack Building (1870) as the centerpiece of the Post Office Street facade, which was previously used as a ...
A shopping street or shopping district is a designated road or quarter of a city/town that is composed of individual retail establishments (such as stores, boutiques, restaurants, and shopping complexes). Such areas will typically be pedestrian-oriented, with street-side buildings, wide sidewalks, etc. [1] [2]
An advertisement in the 1872 Galveston City Directory lists the firm as retail dealers in “family supplies, produce and boat stores.” [37] The company was out of business by 1874. Between 1874 and 1881, Grover was an employee of Rice and Baulard, sellers of paints and oils from a store at 213-217 23rd Street. [ 38 ]
The area is roughly bounded by Broadway to the south, Market St to the north, 19th St to the west, and 9th street to the east. The area has one of the best-preserved and largest concentrations of 19th-century residential architecture in Texas. It was developed mainly at a time when Galveston was the state's preeminent port.