The Galveston of the 1950's and 1960's
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12/27/2011
I was born on the island in 1948 and graduated from Ball High in 1966. Growing up on the island was a lot of fun and the island was clean and safe. I have seen the island deteriorate from the inside out now for 45 years. Unless you can afford to live out past 61st street with the "westward ho" migration, the rest of the island has been left to fend for itself. I still have a brother who lives on the island and is surrounded by drug addicts,drunks, and welfare recipients. He unfortunately was disabled while working for the city and does not have the financial means to leave the island. My dear friend from grade school was just fired as chief of police for trying to clean things up . Galveston has turned into a cess pool of city corruption. There are few industries left especially after Hurricane Ike hit there 3 years ago. I would never go back to Galveston except to visit friends,class reunions, or visit family. The moral,industrious,respectable island I knew has vanished. Galveston,like the federal government, needs a fresh new slate of concerned moral people to bring about a complete change. Even if you do report a crime,and my brother and I have often,it is disregarded because the city police are so corrupt themselves. I miss the island I knew and had when I grew up.A "BOI' ex-resident.
Mary | Asheville, NC