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Old 03-19-2017, 09:10 AM
 
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I was down near seawall and 20th during Mardi Gras, and the dredging and beach building has left the beach wide, clean, and full of shells.....there is no trace of the seaweed that plagued us over the last few years....yesterday I was down at Bryan beach in Freeport, it was the same....clean and seaweed free.
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Old 03-19-2017, 09:55 AM
 
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Your point is clear now. You are wanting to say that Galveston, in many ways, has potential it hasn't realized yet, and certainly has the capabilities in creating a unique experience, just as Miami Beach created its own experience.
Due to its location, Galveston will most likely never be as pristine as Biscayne Bay. It's already a unique place, though.
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Old 03-19-2017, 12:40 PM
 
Location: South Padre Island, TX
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Due to its location, Galveston will most likely never be as pristine as Biscayne Bay. It's already a unique place, though.
Neither place is pristine (unless you are using a different definition).
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Old 03-19-2017, 01:19 PM
 
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Galveston should play up and its historical heritage the way New Orleans, Savannah, St. Augustine, and Charleston have and the beach should be seen as an augmentation rather than the main attraction, and the town would be appreciated a lot more. I don't think the BOIs want it to be overrun with tourists though...I know a lot of the city was wiped out in 1900, but there's enough historical heritage there that could be emphasized and there are people out there who would appreciate it a lot more rather than just dismissing it as an unsavory "beach town" when its so much more than that. There's nothing that can really be done about the water, but a city of heritage and history compared to Houston which embraces the future wholeheartedly would be an intriguing contrast. Maybe there's some budding writer who can spend time in Galveston and write their version of "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" and do for the town what that book did for Savannah.
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Old 03-19-2017, 01:42 PM
 
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Since moving to Texas more than a decade ago, I've always thought it odd that Texas seems to not be all that interested in promoting its coastline, considering it's in the top 4 in the continental U.S. for length of coastline.

After living in California and Florida, I'll agree that Texas beaches don't have that same mythic pull, amenities, Hollywood star power, dramatic geography and transportation access of coastal California or Florida (the best Texas beaches are a kind of a long way from anywhere) but that's kind of why I like them. After hearing so many horror stories about Texas beaches, when I finally got to Galveston, I thought "It's not that bad. Parts of it are actually quite nice." And I love a lot of the history and seaside ambience even if the water/sand leaves something to be desired.

To me, the Texas coast screams "potential." I think non-Texans are finally just starting to discover that there is something beyond Austin/San Antonio/Hill Country worth visiting in Texas (I seem to be seeing more about Big Bend these days in national media like with this piece: Deep in the Heart of West Texas Is a National Park Where the Mountains Meet the Desert | The Huffington Post) and maybe the coast will eventually be "discovered."

And, remember, Miami Beach -- in its fallow period from the 50s through the '80s -- had lots of poverty, high crime and dilapidated Deco architecture. Before "Miami Vice" and models came calling, South Beach was something of a pit. South Beach and 'Miami Vice,' past and present - USATODAY.com

But a few people with vision helped turn that around and now it's a desirable destination.

All I can say is, on those steamy, land-locked Dallas days, I'd take Galveston in a heartbeat -- brown sand, run-down buildings and all.
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Old 03-19-2017, 03:51 PM
 
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To me, the Texas coast screams "potential."
The while state screams potential, but then again there is always the fear that if you fix it up and spruce it up that prices will rise and more transplants will move to TX filling up the state like CA and FL.
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Old 03-19-2017, 04:46 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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That's already happening libre.
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Old 03-19-2017, 05:51 PM
 
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That's already happening libre.
Every trip back I see less and less difference between LA and Houston. It's really looking like South FL or CA.
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Old 03-19-2017, 06:34 PM
 
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Neither place is pristine (unless you are using a different definition).


South Florida is one of the newest urban areas in America. It's about as pristine as you'll get. The entire state of Florida takes much better care of its coastline and wetlands than Texas does.
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Old 03-21-2017, 09:33 AM
 
Location: South Padre Island, TX
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But a city of heritage and history compared to Houston which embraces the future wholeheartedly would be an intriguing contrast. Maybe there's some budding writer who can spend time in Galveston and write their version of "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" and do for the town what that book did for Savannah.
Yes. It always was intriguing to me how little Houston uses Galveston as an asset. Ironic, considering how much Galveston complements it.

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There's nothing that can really be done about the water...
Actually there is. See.

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To me, the Texas coast screams "potential."
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