Island Relics, part 1: non-residential structures

So, the man said you can't go home again....What harm is there in trying?

Galveston


The Gulf was calm enough on this morning, you'd have thought it was a lake.



Waples Lumber Co., c. 1948, Art Deco



G.H. & H, I. & G.N. and M.K. & T. Freight Office, c. 1904


According to a Flickr contact (and fellow BOI), the place is haunted.

Old Falstaff Brewery, c. 1800s


Fire Station


Old Cornerstore


Masonic Temple; originally B'Nai Israel Congregation,
c. 1870. Gothic Revival, architect: Nicholas J. Clayton



El Cortez Apartments, c. 1925, Spanish Revival


Galveston Children's Home, c. 1902

"Founded in 1878 by George Dealey (1829-1891), the Galveston Children's Home moved to this location in 1880. Henry Rosenberg gave money to construct a massive Gothic Revival building here in 1894-95. It was destroyed by the storm of 1900. Newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst hosted a charity bazaar at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City to raise funds for rebuilding. This brick structure was completed in 1902. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1978" (source)

Engine House No. 5, c. 1891


Island Relics, part 2: residential structures