Galveston Island's Historic East-End
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1/16/2008
Galveston Island and the island's historic East-End is home to one of the largest surviving in-tact inventories of Tropical Victorian architecture, in the country. Massive old growth Oak trees line most of the neighborhoods streets (some with their original brick curbing) and the wrought iron fenced homes that range from simple cottages to ornate mansions have helped make it a neighborhood of prominence and style since the early 1800's. The East-End's location on the island is ideal as, (depending on which direction you go is literally just blocks to get to the beaches, historic downtown Galveston, Galveston Bay fishing piers or the UTMB medical university and campuses. LOL.. In fact, If Martha Stewart lived here she'd an average day for her would most likely go something like this: Rise early in the A.M. and walk the Golden Retriever on the beach, stop by favorite coffee house for Cappacino and Biscotti, prepare then lunch with her (magazine and television related) people on the verranda of her picture perfect victorian home, check in with her parole officer, poke around a few antique stores, return home to slip into some stylish outfit she made out an old lampshade and unused set of curtains, then stroll back into to town (being careful to avoid the throngs of cruiseship toursists), for an early dinner from a top Conde Nast & Zagat rated restaurant, then onward to the Opera House to watch Evita from her box seat, followed by a night cap in the lounge of her favorite 4 star hotel, hire a passing horse and carriage for a quiet ride back home, let the dog out and set the alarm for her early day at her favorite spa at an elegant historic ocean front hotel... finally, as she fades off to sleep, a smug smile of congrats to herself for being "green" and "reducing her carbon footprint" since all was accomplished without having to turn the key to her recently detailed, full size european luxury sedan, once.
Okay, joking aside... While a resident could actually do all those things in one day (and lord knows some probably have), even in you don't, it's a pretty cool place, not perfect... but hopefully never will be.
Bp | Galveston, TX