Galveston- a mini tour
Oct 13, 2017 17:33:17 #
On a recent visit to Galveston, we just parked the car and did a walking tour of the downtown area. I always enjoy going, because it is a seaport town with a lot of "atmosphere". Also, because of its small size Galveston is much more pedestrian friendly than Houston, the megalopolis. So here is my offering of some images from this somewhat quaint little city. Posting 10 images. Comments welcome and I hope you enjoy.
#1 They were having a shrimp fest so the streets were very crowded.
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#2 Despite what it looks like, the cruise ship is floating in the water, not sitting in the street.
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#3 Always numerous fishing boats tied up
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#4 A forest of fishing boat rigging
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#5 Always some interesting patterns and shapes to be found here
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#6 A meeting of the zoning commission. I wonder what they were discussing.
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#7 I always try to be on the lookout for things that most folks would simply overlook.
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#8 Bon voyage
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#9 I just liked the way the late afternoon sun reflected off the brick street.
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#10 I thought the colorful yellow bells with the blue sky as background made a pleasing mix of colors.
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Oct 13, 2017 18:00:53 #
Fantastic series Tom, beautiful colors and perfect composition. The only time I was in Galveston was in 1961, it looks like it sure changed. Thank you for showing.
Oct 13, 2017 18:42:51 #
Very nice group of images Tom. My grandfather was born there in 1893 and was present during the worst disaster in U.S. history. In 1900 a hurricane struck Galveston which killed 6000-8000 people. A few years later they built a 17' seawall to hopefully prevent it from ever happening again.
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Oct 13, 2017 18:59:00 #
tbell7D wrote:
On a recent visit to Galveston, we just parked the car and did a walking tour of the downtown area. I always enjoy going, because it is a seaport town with a lot of "atmosphere". Also, because of its small size Galveston is much more pedestrian friendly than Houston, the megalopolis. So here is my offering of some images from this somewhat quaint little city. Posting 10 images. Comments welcome and I hope you enjoy.
Love getting to 'visit' new places through the eyes of others--thanks for the wonderful walking tour, Tom--beautiful photography!!
Oct 13, 2017 19:09:30 #
blacks2 wrote:
Fantastic series Tom, beautiful colors and perfect composition. The only time I was in Galveston was in 1961, it looks like it sure changed. Thank you for showing.
Thank you so much Mike for taking a look and for your comments. I truly appreciate it. Yes, I am sure it has changed very much since 61. I'm sure there were no cruise ships there then.
Oct 13, 2017 19:14:15 #
dmc wrote:
Very nice group of images Tom. My grandfather was born there in 1893 and was present during the worst disaster in U.S. history. In 1900 a hurricane struck Galveston which killed 6000-8000 people. A few years later they built a 17' seawall to hopefully prevent it from ever happening again.
Thank you very much for taking a look and commenting. We have seen some features on local TV about the 1900 hurricane. It certainly was a horrible disaster, and the people had no warning at all. Galveston was devastated again in 2008 by hurricane Ike. They have mostly rebuilt but there is still some evidence of it today.
Oct 13, 2017 19:15:12 #
PAR4DCR wrote:
Some good work Tom, enjoyed.
Don
Don
Thank you very much Don for taking a look and commenting. I appreciate it.
Oct 13, 2017 19:16:39 #
iDoc wrote:
Excellent images. Looks like a great place to visit.
Thank you so much for taking a look and commenting. I appreciate it.
Oct 13, 2017 19:20:30 #
dmeyer wrote:
Love getting to 'visit' new places through the eyes of others--thanks for the wonderful walking tour, Tom--beautiful photography!!
Thank you very much Diane for looking in and commenting. I appreciate it. I have always enjoyed seeing your images from your photo expeditions out west.
Oct 13, 2017 19:58:16 #
Tom, this is an excellent series. From the shrimp fest to the yellow bells, you shots are well composed and packed with interest!
Oct 14, 2017 00:51:33 #
tbell7D wrote:
On a recent visit to Galveston, we just parked the car and did a walking tour of the downtown area. I always enjoy going, because it is a seaport town with a lot of "atmosphere". Also, because of its small size Galveston is much more pedestrian friendly than Houston, the megalopolis. So here is my offering of some images from this somewhat quaint little city. Posting 10 images. Comments welcome and I hope you enjoy.
Very nice documentary of Galveston tbell7D. Thank you for sharing your pics with us.
Oct 14, 2017 05:26:55 #
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