tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13971647.post1404980851891258016..comments2024-01-25T05:59:40.232-06:00Comments on Mary Ann's View: USS Flagship Hotel - Pleasure PierMary Ann Meltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13268106721956389627noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13971647.post-59946055014721354492011-07-21T16:02:09.555-05:002011-07-21T16:02:09.555-05:00The Pleasure Pier (Flagship) deck is now cleared (...The Pleasure Pier (Flagship) deck is now cleared (7-11).<br /><br />The fishing 5-head for over 50 years will be closed, according to Fertitta management <br /><br />Fertitta owns properties across the seawall and along 25th. <br /><br />Some suggest parking on the seawall will eventually be banned and replaced with paid parking garages (owned by Fertitta).<br /><br />As the original Pleasure Pier was constructed in the 1940's, the names "Fertitta" "Maceo" and others were connected with organized crime. Not to say that the current guys are in any way related. Google it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13971647.post-48045969870410948422011-06-19T08:12:22.622-05:002011-06-19T08:12:22.622-05:00Fizgig says the structure is sound, thats why for ...Fizgig says the structure is sound, thats why for many years prior to Ike signs advised people not to walk under the structure because concrete from the structure were falling onto the beach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13971647.post-73748942260115378502010-10-07T11:47:51.305-05:002010-10-07T11:47:51.305-05:00Laura, so how much did your little escapade cost t...Laura, so how much did your little escapade cost the Ike Damaged cash strapped City of Galveston to rescue you from someplace that was closed because it was too dangerous?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13971647.post-47622113713854013082010-08-26T22:30:43.607-05:002010-08-26T22:30:43.607-05:00Laura - you are more adventuresome than I - I woul...Laura - you are more adventuresome than I - I wouldn't have even attempted to get over to the Flagship given the state of the ramps. So very sorry you got hurt - hope you recover quickly from your injuries with no permanent issues from them.Mary Ann Meltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13268106721956389627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13971647.post-73660339504571374412010-08-26T22:29:40.510-05:002010-08-26T22:29:40.510-05:00To Anonymous: I have no way of knowing which contr...To Anonymous: I have no way of knowing which contractors will be involved when they start renovating the Flagship. I think there have been legal difficulties in getting started, but if Mr Fertitta is in charge, it will be beautiful and wonderful when they finally get it finished.Mary Ann Meltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13268106721956389627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13971647.post-40068464404388760902010-08-26T20:10:08.105-05:002010-08-26T20:10:08.105-05:00I was always in love with the Flagship Hotel and t...I was always in love with the Flagship Hotel and the history of it..and I have been there after ike and since its closing I had wondered what the inside looked like and if there where things inside So me and a freind jumped the gate and went through some doors that looked as if they used to be glass I didnt have a camera but I seen a room it still had things in it and everything So almost a year later I retured again with a freind this time with a phone for pictures execpt we went to late and it wuz dark on the way bck I fell of the pier above the beach by the gate and was badly injured and spent 15 days at UTMB. This was July 23 2010 although my experience there last was awfull. I still love that Galveston Landmark and also hope that they will one day restore it so that I will be able to see the inside without scaleing a ledge. I loved this topic and stumbled across it trying to find out how high the pleasure pier is frm the bottom beach. Thank you for this lovely blog god blessLaurahttp://lara.lorie@yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13971647.post-43769629309563284272010-08-18T12:53:17.801-05:002010-08-18T12:53:17.801-05:00Is there any other way to find out which construct...Is there any other way to find out which construction company will be working on this? My brother does hurricane restoration, and I think this could be one of the best attractions if done correctly. I love Galveston!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13971647.post-5071877580897783072009-12-11T11:30:16.409-06:002009-12-11T11:30:16.409-06:00Thank you so much for sharing your memories! I...Thank you so much for sharing your memories! I'm hoping that Mr. Fertita's plans for this pier will bring a good memories to a new generation.Mary Ann Meltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13268106721956389627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13971647.post-12111416148648567612009-12-11T11:24:48.891-06:002009-12-11T11:24:48.891-06:00My first job, in the mid-1950s, was a kiddie ride ...My first job, in the mid-1950s, was a kiddie ride boy on the Pleasure Pier. The Pier was re-developed by Howard Robbins (a former Army finance officer, who moved with his former Army wife, and 3 girls to Galveston from Maryland and lived in an apartment near the t-head). I earned $18/week, but would have worked for nothing (I didn't tell Mr. Robbins that). <br /><br />The girls and I played under the Pier when I had time off. I married one of the girls under the Pier in June 2009.<br /><br />I soon became more than "summer help" and worked virtually year-round until the exhibit hall and Marine Ballroom were destroyed by Hurricane Carla. We have two of the porthole windows and other artifacts from the Pleasure Pier.<br /><br />The late Mr. and Mrs. Robbins went on to develop the 61st St. Fishing Pier, the Gulf Coast Fishing Pier at 90th St (both destroyed by Hurricane Ike) and the motel at the water slide at Moody Gardens in Galveston.<br /><br />For his remaining years after the Pleasure Pier, Mr. Robbins frequently contacted me to describe the next dream on his horizon. He was an amazing person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13971647.post-77986324723907157412009-05-19T13:00:00.000-05:002009-05-19T13:00:00.000-05:00I was visiting the Flagship this weekend and can a...I was visiting the Flagship this weekend and can assure you the structure is sound, but the hotel is a wreck and not worth saving.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04351406814952065847noreply@blogger.com