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2. Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier - Wikipedia

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   The new Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier was built 1,130 feet (340 m) out over the Gulf of Mexico waters. It had its "soft" opening on May 25, 2012. [6] The new pier complex is located where the original Pleasure Pier stood from 1943 until 1961, when it was destroyed by Hurricane Carla. The original Pleasure Pier featured rides, an ...

3. USS Flagship Hotel - Wikipedia

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   1965. Closed. 2008. Design and construction. Developer. James E. Lyon. The USS Flagship Hotel was a hotel, located in Galveston in the U.S. state of Texas. The 7-story 225-room hotel was built on the historic Pleasure Pier structure entirely over the Gulf of Mexico. It was a popular destination in Galveston that withstood many storms.

4. San Luis Pass (Galveston Island) - Wikipedia

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   San Luis Pass is a passage of water on the Texas Gulf Coast of the United States. It connects the sheltered waters of West Bay to the open Gulf of Mexico between Galveston Island and San Luis Island. Fishermen and swimmers have been killed in the Pass' treacherous waters. [2][3] The Gulf of Mexico-West Bay pass transitions vast volumes of seawater.

5. Port of Galveston - Wikipedia

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   www.portofgalveston.com. The Port of Galveston is the port of the city of Galveston, Texas, United States. It was established by a proclamation issued by the Congress of Mexico on October 17, 1825, while the land known today as Texas was still part of Mexico. The Port of Galveston is the oldest port in the Gulf of Mexico west of New Orleans.

6. Balinese Room - Wikipedia

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   April 2, 1997. Removed from NRHP. January 8, 2009. The Balinese Room was a famous nightclub in Galveston, Texas, United States built on a pier stretching 600 feet (183 m) from the Galveston Seawall over the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. [2] For decades a dance hall and illegal casino, the Balinese Room was remodeled and reopened in 2001 without ...

7. Hotel Galvez - Wikipedia

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   Hotel Galvez. The Grand Galvez Resort & Spa is a historic 226-room resort hotel located in Galveston, Texas, United States that opened in 1911 as the Hotel Galvez. It was named to honor Bernardo de Gálvez, 1st Viscount of Galveston, for whom the city was named. The hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 4, 1979.