Walking Historic Galveston: A Guide to Its Neighborhoods

by Johnson, Jan

• ISBN13: 9781934645796
• ISBN10: 1934645796
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-03-01
• Publisher: Eakin Press

Summary

Walking Historic Galveston: A Guide to its Neighborhoods is the city¿s first practical, comprehensive walking guide of the Island¿s most concentrated historic areas with interesting anecdotes about the people of their past. Written in a very readable voice, the book is designed for the ¿Everyman¿ who wanders the city streets and wonders about the inside human stories of those who lived, loved, and worked in the unusual buildings that survived them.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
Struttin' on the Strand and Ship Mechanic's Row	p. 1
East End Historical District	p. 21
West Side Wandering	p. 22
East Side Stories	p. 39
Broadway Promenade	p. 55
Silk Stocking Stroll	p. 73
Seawall Excursion	p. 91
Roarin' Twenties Realms in the Denver Resurvey	p. 105
Cedar Lawn-Against the Grid	p. 119
Roaming the Kempner Park Neighborhood	p. 135
Lost Bayou District, Found	p. 155
Appendix	p. 173
Bibliography	p. 177
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.