Galveston and the 1900 Storm

The morning of September 8 dawned with little fanfare in Galveston. Families went about their daily business, paying little attention to the downpours falling over the city. The heavy rains were part of a hurricane, but most Galvestonians were not alarmed. Tropical storms struck fairly regularly, although it had been many years since an intense storm had struck the island city.
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[@ShyDog827]

I’m not from Galveston , but my family has lived in South Texas for many generations . The amazing resiliency of the citizens to not only rebuild , but to preserve its history makes me so proud. That storm could have spelled the end of Galveston , but they pushed on. I can’t wait to visit this beautiful city.

[@Rexag]

Well, Ike hit in 2008 and having sustained winds of 110-120mph and gust of 140mph for 6 hours took a toll again on some of the iconic buildings. Then we had a deep freeze in 2021 that took a number on the vegetation but it's still coming back strong once again. I love Galveston ... grew up near there. C'mon on down. You are always welcome back home.

[@PatrolOfficer161]

As a retired UTMB Police Officer I patrolled the Old Red building hundreds of times at all hours from the basement to the surgical theaters of the top floor and it is indeed one of the grand structures of Galvaston. The Sealy House on 24th and Broadway was another UTMB property that survived the storm and that I patrolled regulary. The basement of the Sealy House was the original first floor before the raising and they left the facade of the building which is now underground. A "tunnel" around the entire building can be walked to see the original granite and block structure. Many of the UTMB hospital "basements" were originally the first floors before the raising. As an architectural student before becoming a cop I spent many 8 hour shifts discovering the history of the nowe abandoned and unused spaces and got paid for it. Life is good.

[@steveib724]

Very interesting thanks

[@willoughby1888]

"No time for broken hearts" would be a decent title for a book written about the rebirth of Galveston Island. I was born on Galveston in 1957. My grandparents(Paternal and Maternal) got to Galveston in the 1910's. My great-grandfather was once going to buy what later became The Bishop's Palace", but my frail great-grandmother had a hard time navigating the front entrance stairs so she talked him out of it.

[@steveib724]

Should maybe brake more big storms down in general all the big historical one small details mean a lot great job on this storm 👌

[@donnablue5348]

I'd love to see a video about the raising and specifically how it was paid for. In all the videos I have seen about the miracle comeback I have never seen anything more than a few vague references to where the money came from other than Galvestonian's pockets and city coffers.

[@lindacampbell1808]

Every city & town has a raised entrance to the second floor. Why????

[@robertking1480]

My great grandpa survived 1900 storm Had to stay and help to rid of bodies His name was Matthews