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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 ...
In 1996, Rex opened the Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe in Galveston, Texas in the Strand Historic District. [ 2 ] [ 6 ] [ 3 ] In 2016, Rex retired due to health problems. He sold the Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe to a past stage musician and patron, Joel Mora, and his wife Angela Mora. [ 3 ]
Galveston: Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA 70: Steffens-Drewa House Complex: Steffens-Drewa House Complex: December 1, 1988 : 2701, 2705, and 2709 Ave. O: Galveston: 71: The Strand Historic District
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 a casino.
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe EMD F7A No. 315 and Southern Pacific 1892 Cooke 4-6-0 No. 314 at the Galveston Railroad Museum Interior of the Galveston Railroad Museum. The Galveston Railroad Museum is a railroad museum housed in the former Santa Fe Railroad station, at 25th and Strand in Galveston, Texas. The Museum is owned and operated by the ...
The hotel, in the Strand Historic District, is also NRHP-listed. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] And in the same block as the City National Bank is the U.S. National Bank (1923–25), an Italian Renaissance 11-story skyscraper building that is an "interesting contrast" architecturally, and was also listed in the study.
At its completion in 1972, One Moody Plaza was the tallest building in Galveston County, standing 357.6 feet (109 m) tall, but was surpassed by the Palisade Palms Condominiums, built in 2008 with 27 floors and standing at a height of 381 feet. [2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021. [3]
The Ashbel Smith Building, also known as Old Red, is a Romanesque Revival building located in Galveston, Texas. [2] It was built in 1891 with red brick and sandstone. [3] Nicholas J. Clayton was the architect. It was the first University of Texas Medical Branch building.