Galveston Landmarks - June 1st, 2009

The 1900 Great Storm Statue	Stone seats pushed away by Hurricane Ike
The statue is at 48th and Seawall Blvd.	This historical marker did not survive the storm
Marker to the Galveston Seawall and grade raising	Rocks collect at the base of the seawall
Markers to the Seawall Trail and Seawall Boulevard	Seawall Blvd (39th-53rd St) was completed in 1962
Sandy beach still being replenished after Ike	Still no work done on the Flagship since Ike
View of beach around the Flagship entrance	View down seawall and beach away from Flagship
First entrance to Flagship still collapsed	Lower floor of Flagship still boarded up
View of beach and waves underneath the hotel	Straight on view of collapsed ramp
Good ramp is fenced off with barbwire	Graffiti tagging inside exposed rooms
Side view of collapsed ramp	Another view of fenced off ramp
Souvenir shop or maybe a new Hooters is underway	Back in car for a driveby of the Flagship Hotel
Driveby of the new restaurant/gift shop just beyond	Grabbed a oyster/shrimp lunch special at Benno's
Dropped off a 46oz coffee can full of beverage can pull tabs at the Ronald McDonald House for children seeking medical treatment	General Sidney Sherman fought at San Jacinto, commanded Galveston for the CSA 1861-1862 and established Texas Railroads
World War II Memorial at Broadway and 23rd Street	Ten Commandments face the World War II Memorial
The 72 ft. Texas Hereos Monument at 25th & Broadway was commissioned by Henry Rosenberg & honors those who fought & died in the Battle of San Jacinto to win freedom for the Republic of Texas from Mexico.
Courage on the far left;   Patriotism & Houston middle frame above row;   Devotion & Austin far right
Honor & Devotion seen on these two sides	Honor at the top pedestal and April 21st, 1836
Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Broadway & 14th St.) The second building for the Parish, built in 1904 after the first was destroyed in the 1900 storm	The church features Moorish, Byzantine, Gothic, and Romanesque styles
Across 14th St. is the Bishop's Palace AKA: Gresham's Castle built 1887-1893 for Col. Gresham, his wife, and seven children	Library of Congress classifies it as one of the 14 most representative Victorian structures in the US
This means no photos inside the building	Cast zinc griffin at the start of the stairway
Inside the grown floor entrance under the stairwell	Stripped out level after Hurricane Ike's flood
The kitchen lies beyond the sheetrock repair	Ike's floodwaters were 3ft, 1900's were 6ft
French lantern converted to electricity	2nd floor balconies with walk-in breezeway windows
Bishop Byrne converted a 3rd floor bedroom into a chapel with ornate stained glass windows	The chapel is just above the palm tree. The bishop lived here until his death in 1950
The mansion was opened to the public in 1963 I bet it sold quickly afterwards	Side view from the Sacred Heart Catholic Church
A house directly across Broadway from the Bishop's Palace is ready for paint	The vast majority of oak trees along broadway are dead after Hurricane Ike's saltwater flood
A mansion was built 1893-1895 for Mrs. Richard S. Willis who lived here until she died in 1899	William L. Moody, Jr. acquired the house for his family in 1900. He lived there until his death in 1954
The house was on the market during the great storm I bet interest increased for it greatly afterwards	Widowed daughter Mary Moody Northen acquired the residence from the Moody Foundation and lived in it until three years prior to her death in 1986.
The chimney is still under repair post Hurricane Ike	More dead Broadway Oaks in front of the Mansion