Love Shack

Posted: under All Else Galvez, Heydey Galvez, Sleep In Galvez, Weather Galvez.

Hey, there’s always hope. And where there’s hope, there’s inspiration, too.

Key West cottage

Key West cottage

I was recently inspired by an interesting find on the Galveston MLS, which find was actually inspired by another semi-recent event, a Stephen King read, on an aeroplane at Christmastime, called Duma Key, a book that rekindled an earlier memory (for no discernible reason) of a certain B52s tune that I still, by God, like a real lot. Read the rest of this entry »

Comments (0) Apr 05 2009

Abe Lincoln slept here

Posted: under Sleep In Galvez.

Not really. But a cursory glance at the plumbing fixtures will surely make you wonder. Yes, the old Flagship Hotel has seen better days, that’s a definite.

Nina, Pinta or Santa Maria—you decide!

Nina, Pinta or Santa Maria—you decide!

So why is it that some ambitious entrepreneur with a little extra scratch in his pocket hasn’t snatched up this old diamond in the rough and given her a major makeover?

As far as I know, it’s the only hotel situated right over the Gulf, on its very own private fishing pier, with unobstructed saltwater views in opposite directions, for the most incredible sunrise and sunset panoramas. Read the rest of this entry »

Comments (2) Aug 11 2008