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Historic Galveston Beach
Historic Galveston Beach

Murdochs is one of Galveston’s most historic locations. Originally built in the late 1800’s, the wood structure was constructed directly on the sand. Without the protection of a Seawall, the 1900 storm destroyed the building. Although the structure was rebuilt in 1901, the storms of 1909, 1915, and 2008 were so violent, that reconstruction was required after each.

Galveston civic leaders began plans to build the Hotel Galvez in 1898, after a fire destroyed another large hotel at the site, (the Beach Hotel). After the devastating Hurricane of 1900, which killed approximately 6,000 Galveston Island residents and leveled most of the buildings on the island, the plans accelerated, in order to draw tourists back to the island. The hotel occupies the site where the Beach Hotel, Electric Pavilion, and Pagoda Bathhouse once stood. The hotel was designed by Mauran, Russell & Crowell of St. Louis, Missouri, in a combination of Mission Revival and Spanish Revival styles and was constructed at a cost of $1 million. The Hotel Galvez opened in June 1911.

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Taken on: April 22, 2022
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Camera: Sony DSC-RX100M3, f/5.6, 1/125 sec, 22.2mm, ISO 125 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Sony DSC-RX100M3
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length: 22.2mm
ISO: 125
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Auto, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Program AE
Exposure Mode: Auto
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Auto
Color Space: sRGB
Software: DSC-RX100M3 v2.00
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