Galveston, Texas: Destruction and Rebirth on the Cowboy Riviera
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- Опубліковано 1 чер 2024
- The word “Texas” evokes images of cowboys, huge cattle ranches, and oil pumps, the very heart of the Wild West. The beach, on the other hand, doesn’t normally spring to mind, but all you have to do is look at a map to see the state has more than 300 miles of coastline, including numerous islands stuck out in the Gulf of Mexico.
Of all these islands, none is more famous than Galveston. The city on the island that shares its name was once one of the largest and most prosperous in Texas. Since it was first founded, Galveston has been waging a two-front war for survival against the forces of nature and against the changes to the economy that have repeatedly rendered it obsolete. Time and again, Galveston has been struck by catastrophe, from hurricanes to the departure of key industries, and time and again, the city has rebuilt and rebranded. In the process, it has forged a culture unique to itself among its residents: Galvestonians have long prided themselves on doing things differently than the rest of Texas.
Over the years, Galveston has been a pirate hideaway, a prosperous shipping port, the vice capital of the southwest, and a family friendly tourist hotspot, all of them in one way or another taking advantage of the city’s strategic location next to the sea. But Galveston’s position is a precarious one: there is real concern that one day, the ocean might swallow the whole island up, turning Galveston into a modern-day Atlantis.
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Love your content guys😊😊😊❤❤
You're a good host, and a calm but yet captivating voice
Agreed!
Im from Galveston Island and the guy mispronounces everything. Now I know how my Hispanic friends feel when they hear my Spanish.
His pronunciation of Lafitte was painful.
Honestly I'm always a bit disappointed when this guy presents. I have a hard time making it through any of em, and I promise I've tried.
He's a terrible narrator. I can't even get through a video with him. I hope they replace him soon.
I always get a big laugh from the mispronunciation especially San Jacinto.
He does apologize for mispronunciations. Not every American high school offers Spanish as part of their curriculum. My high school did as well as offering Latin, German, and Russian.
After living in central Texas for a few decades, we finally visited Galveston in 2021. We had a blast! Lots of fun things to do, plus beautiful beaches. It is highly recommended.
are you sure that the beaches were beautiful?
@@rey273 That was my experience yes.
@@MrTexasDan damn i’m glad you had a good time then. have a nice day sir. i hope your future trips to galveston continue to have beautiful beaches
It's quite lovely. Very different cultural experienbce and the old houses that are still standing are incredible.
The true tragedy of the 1900 hurricane is that people COULD have been saved, had the chief meteorologist listened to warnings that came to him by telegraph.
Look, we all love Simon, but this guy does a great job. He is a good narrator.
No, he's not. There's absolutely zero emotion, interest or enthusiasm in his voice. They may as well have an AI robot do the voice.
@@chriskuzianik9507 agree to disagree
Simon just has us spoiled. He’s next level, but this guy does a good job.
@@chriskuzianik9507nah, this guy is fine and there’s the same amount of emotion Simon has. Get over the fact Simon isn’t host or move on.
@@elizabetherne556 I guess I'll be unsubbing, then. The topics of the videos are great, but their delivery is now just boring and disinterested. What a shame.
Erik Larson’s “Issac’s Storm” is a good read about the 1900 hurricane. It’s nonfiction but told in the point of view of Issac Cline, the chief meteorologist for the National Weather Bureau in Galveston.
Good seeing this host again. I love Karl, but it's good to mix it up and keep us on our toes.
More to come from both of us. And we just recorded a podcast together for my Storyrant channel too.
@@geographicstravel😊😊😊❤❤❤
June-teenth . That's when word finality reached Texas thar slavery was abolished. About 1 year after the end of the American Civil War.
I would recommend Tom Rush's, " Wasn't Thatta Mighty Storm " . Heart-breaking.
2:05 - Chapter 1 - Indians, explorers & pirates
4:45 - Chapter 2 - Deep in the heart of texas
7:30 - Chapter 3 - The storm
10:25 - Chapter 4 - Vice city
12:50 - Chapter 5 - The free state
14:45 - Chapter 6 - Rebuilding & rebranding
16:55 - Chapter 7 - American atlantis
19:30 - Chapter 8 - Continuing the fight
21:15 - Conclusion
Much better narration with this video. Keep it up!
I like the fact that theres more than one host now
Is it he hair?
Born and raised just up the road in Beaumont. Spent many a summer day on Crystal Beach and in Galveston.
I came to listen to the dulcet sounds of soothing Simon, the guy doesn't hold a whistle to our British elecutionist.
Galveston immediately makes me think of Robert Durst. Which must be very unfair to the town.
Love from Portugal, I’ve never been to Texas, the problem with the USA is the gigantic size. I once had a road trip of three weeks (Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and a bit of Idaho), Yellowstone alone took us three nights sleeping in different parts of the park. We had to give up Mount Rushmore, it would mean many more miles and we had to take the plane back home in Denver, I had to be back to work.
But I do love America. ❤️🇵🇹🇺🇸
Isn't there a ferry named after him
We still talk about durst here too. His room was a short walk away from my folks house and I ran into Morris black as a young child. He was an asshole.
I vote for this host to be our permanent host. Excellent narration and well-written script.
Downvote, his spanish and french pronounciations suck. And listening to the british dude just sounds more smarterer
Great to see this host again! Karl is best boy but mixing it up a little keeps things interesting
More to come!
@@geographicstravel sweet
Agreed that Karl is best. I find this guy hard to follow and keep my attention, personally. He's presented some rather interesting topics that I've yet to finish due to this.
Nothing against the guy, just not my cuppa, ya know? He seems super nice and speaks very clearly, but I still have a hard time.
Lovvin it !
I live in Texas, and when I think of islands in this state, I think of Padre
I came to Texas before I was two. I lived through hurricane Carla, not on Galveston, but in Austin where it was still a hurricane. I have been to Galveston several times, not really for the beach, however. My sister and I rode horses down past the wall and on the beach when we were teens. Always looked romantic, but my horse was afraid of the water... and I didn't want to get the tack (the stuff you need to put on most horses to ride.)
Bless those precious memories. Have some of my own, that I still treasure. Here come the tears.
Great video and many thanks. Just one note from a Gulf Coastal native: its Jean "La Feet" not "La Fit". That made me cringe a bit. Cheers!
A few years back I was watching a documentary about the hurricane. My mom told me her mom’s cousin went to Galveston with her new husband for work. After the hurricane they never heard from her again. The family just assumed she perished but we will never know for sure.
He's so calm compared to Simon..🤣..love Karl too..liking this guy too🙂
The first time you mentioned the sea barrier you said that it was on the west side of the island. Wouldn’t it be the east?
Excellent video and narrative - again! This comes from an old Texan and Geographics viewer. The Galveston hurricane was horrific. Many visits, working and pleasure, but the water levels on all coastal properties are including here - seen firsthand and friends losing properties..disturbing. on video, one recommendation - switch to front on rather than looking at the ceiling.
Loving this narrator
I love this narrator. I can't do the other guy with the distinctive accent.
Thank you. I don't have any trouble with Karl's accent, but I guess I understand that.
THIS HOST IS MUCH BETTER THAN SMALLWOOD
This guy can't pull off funny though.
My ex owns a corner store, a coffee shop roasting company and a beautiful new coffee house in old downtown. I fell in love with the city the first time I visited !,
Conex Coffee
I would have loved to see Simon whistler do the video on my home town
No, he has taken a few cheap shots at Texas in the past.
Quir callen y'sel intrrim ! You gonna be here forevee unless other opportunities arise. Best of luck !
This was one of my first recordings. We were still working out the kinks. Karl and I are just hosts now. Lol
I like the song.
16:14 you can see USS Texas at gulf copper ship yard being restored
Houston, Texas
You don't need a hurricane to wreck Galveston. Good rain can get you close.
Good host, pleasant voice. The pace was a bit slow for me. I found playback speed of 1.25 - 1.75 felt like a nice rhythm for the topic. Keep up the good work.
Sorry y'all---this gentleman is doing a fine job, but where's Simon? I'm a Texan, and when I ran across this video, I couldn't wait to hear Simon narrate about a city I know well. I guess everybody needs a day off or a vacation now and again. I just hope this doesn't mean he's left the building!😢
Your voice is soooooooo much better than that other guy!
Why does that map at the beginning have Ausin that far low? Austin is central texas
Cabeza de vaca means "head of cow", a probably derisive title for Mr. Nunez. You sully your facts Simon, allowing this man to present.
Former occupant of Houston, Texas here: Something of note- when the hurricane occurred, hundreds, if not thousands of people were enjoying a bright, sunny day on the beach. Because the technology was still evolving for hurricane radar in 1900, they had no idea a hurricane was hitting.
I hate to say it, but due to how slow Texas is to acknowledge they need to make changes to survive the major climate events it's been hit by lately and the extreme pollution in the major cities (particularly Houston), I wish it wouldn't rebuild. People will always rebuild, look at Florida and Pompeii, etc. But by now, it just feels like a place where Mother Nature is trying to say, "DON'T STAY HERE."
It always seems to take me a min to shift, and loving change like most people, I love this. But I hang in their get used to it and don't mind. I just have to get past that whole loving change thing. 😮😊
You should note that the tension between the Texans and Mexican government was that Mexico had abolished slavery.
You should do a video about Bayocean, OR. It's a sad tale of engineering failure that cause the city to wash away into the Pacific.
The 1900 Galveston hurricane destruction and death was widespread. Widespread damage and death was caused on the coast and far inland
It's pronounced Ha-seen-tow.
I'm sad that the video on the poo hole, I live next to was hosted by... Who was this again?
Home sweet home
Well, I certainly hope for the people living there that their island isn't going to be swallowed up by the sea... This looks like a beautiful place to live in.
Like! No thumb?
Austin, Texas
WhereTF is Simon
1:23 Oh…geez, I know where this is going…😏😖
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Who is this and where is Simon?
Lived there for years..... crackheads everywhere especially around the graveyard and libary area
Behold… Galveston!
God bless Texas
With his own hands! Brought down angels from the promise land. Gave them a place where they could dance. If you wanna see heaven brother here’s your change. 😂 sorry the song popped in my head when I read that so hopefully now you are suffering the stuck song disorder as well
They're gonna need it the rest of this winter. 😂
It'll need more than blessings for the next decade
WAIT WHERE IS SIMON
Guidos hotel 💯 and eat at the spot❤
It's pronounced La-feet !
Glen Campbell + . Wasnt thatta Mighty Storm !
As a native Texan, I do suggest consulting google, at least, for pronunciation of locality specific names in the future. Otherwise, thank you for narrating this little look into one of my home state's towns.
Thank you for a very easy to understand narration.🤠👍
Gawd ! Id rather live onna slopes of Mauna Loa !
I'm glad my state is getting a lot of attention lately, we are the best state and have an awesome governor. :-) - also, there is the USA - and then there is Texas 🤠
And within Texas, there is the Houston/Galveston/Beaumont triangle, which is, essentially, the mudroom of Texas. As a born and bred native of this area for numerous generations on both sides of my family (5 and counting!), I know this for a literal and figurative fact. 😂
@@araneljones never been to beaumont , been to galveston fun place, houston once, and now i heard houston got a lot of refugees from louisiana ...so that may have something to do with it? but heyho i don't know.
@breadmoth6443 Nah, Houston has always been dirty, literally. I was shocked the first time I visited Dallas/Ft Worth as a kid and there wasn't trash everywhere. Houston feels so temporary. Always building, never finished. Beaumont is an overgrown small town, but, hey, horse pastures in the middle of the city. 10 points? Galveston is Galveston. Standard port town. I was in New Orleans a year after Katrina. That was the first time I understood people talking about the vitality of a city. It's just different.
This guy is not Simon
Bring back Karl, he's much better
South Padre is much prettier and a hell of a lot cleaner
Agreed!
For sure!! Galveston has some nasty water
@@abelreyna8781I won't get into the beach water here. My uncle got flesh eating bacteria on his back from swimming in Galveston Bay. No thanks!
I can't listen anymore. I was already in pain before you said "San Jacinto". Where in the world did you get "Hwa-sin-toe" from? I was raised in Mexico, so I am a bit critical I guess. You did not come close to either the true Spanish pronunciation NOR the Texan bastardization of it. Nice work.
I'm stunned- This channel has never been sketchy before. Please don't slip...I like this channel.
A 25" rise in sea level in the next 26 years? What bull! I'd bet my last nickel against it.
They say this as left wing politicians and celebrities buy oceanfront properties. Obama lives on Martha's Vineyard ffs
Margaritaville seems to agree spending a bunch of money to bring a new resort.
Barretos in Brazil is much larger than Gavelston. Brazilian cowboys are the best because they are descendants of Iberian horsemen.
Lol 🤣
That's rich coming from a Ukrainian
@@aresjerry Did you run with scissors when you were a child? See my name Magoo.
How is this relevant to the video?
@vitorpereira9515 yeah you have ukrainian flag at the end, and a flag for your pfp?
19 seconds in and you've already misplaced AUSTIN TEXAS?!?!
It looks like all the cities' names got shifted southeast a few hundred miles. Denver is not in southeast CO and Des Moines is not in MO.
My first thought was that they named Houston, Austin ;)
@@chitlitlah
It will be the Venice of the United States
"atlantis"
Cowboy riviera?
No mention of the historic black population of the island?
Ripped this off from Simon Whistler
Good Content with agreat Host.
As and Audio Podcast this Setup is great.
Sadly the visual Setup is just terrible with out of Focus Backdrop and a lifeless presentation. This Host has a very low visual Presence while having a Voice and Cadence i could listen all Day to.
Since this is a Interim Host i look forward to the Evolution of this Hosts presentation and Hail Simon for giving other Lifeforms the Chance to Host in order to combat the Allegations that Simon is running YT.
Be healthy, and all hail the Beard.
I have a plan for the backdrop. I'm going to upgrade my lens, since my DSLR is fine.
@@geographicstravel thanks for the Info. Be healthy.
Karl please get some vitamin c or go see a doctor. I need you back.
This interim host isn't quite my cup of tea. 😢
The definition of insanity...Galveston and don't forget New Orleans...Stupid is stupid does. No sympathy here! Have fun.
I've lived in Galveston for the last 30 years and dude you butchered so many of the names. As I am friends with many of the Maceos it is important to tell you how to pronounce the name correctly...Mase-E-oh😊... Galvez is also mispronounced and Campeche... But Maceo is the one that bothered me since they are so rich in this community and its culture and heritage.
Don't forget Jean Lafitte (failed on both parts of that one, and misspelled it too), and Karankawa.
Why do you dye your hair but not your beard?
I don't dye anything. Why do people keep asking that question? Have you never seen someone whose beard has grayed first?
@@geographicstravel LOL ok 👍
Second!
Way diw South inna land of cotton.
Cotton isn't grown in Texas much. We do grow a lot of cattle, though.
@VirginiaBronson I thought that I left a reply but perhaps I was mistaken. If I ever have the fortune to makkit there I will dip my head inna big bowl Red !
@@murrayscott9546 gotta have chicken fried steak with country gravy (a white gravy) while you're here, too.
@@VirginiaBronson yes I have had one, atta Dennys, all the way up here in Canada. Dee-lish ! Never tried a peanut-buttet and banana samwhich fried a'la Elvis, yet. Not ready for that final cardiac arrest, yet !
@@murrayscott9546 oooh, you're Canadian! Ever tried poutine with a white gravy instead of brown? It's a game changer.
Who the F is this guy? Where's Simon?
Only problem with Galveston is it's in Texas.
BOI of Galvatraz and you most definitely pronounced everything wrong 🥴
I don't want to start disliking videos on this channel, but if that's what it takes to get rid of this particular narrator, I'll do what i must.
Like the guy.. but the dyed hair is kinda a distraction… own your real self dude.
I haven't dyed my hair. My beard just grayed first.
@@geographicstravelthese people must freak out when they see a brown haired guy with a red beard lol. Must be kids who havent been around long enough