Galveston Cottages by auntietk
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As we drove north on Galveston Island yesterday, every building we saw was on stilts. This is serious hurricane country, and people build accordingly. Coming from a much, much different part of the country, I find this to be fascinating, alien, and foolhardy as all getout. The houses down here are mostly summer homes, not people's primary residences.
This isn't hurricane season, so don't worry about us being washed away. We'll be here for five days, and will be out of here long before the summer storm season begins.
Comments (25)
photosynthesis
I like the graphic postwork you used here - it fits the subject well. I've been to Galveston once (quite a few years ago) & don't remember seeing houses on stilts, so it must be a more recent development (or my memory is faulty, which is also possible). I do remember eating at Joe's Crab Shack there & enjoying it greatly. I even bought one of their t-shirts & still wear it - the front has a big peace sign on it & the back says "Peace, Love & Crabs"...
alwaysonmymind
Delicately processed - well done!
durleybeachbum
Terrific ! We need to start building like this in England.
Katraz
Great looking places but they still look a bit flimsey to me. Nice shot.
SunriseGirl
I love how they are each a different color.
giulband
Very fine shot!
Richardphotos
even around up closer to Houston along the ship channel there are many houses including restaurants on stilts. this photo brings back some memories of living there
Faemike55
Very cool buildings Great capture and postwork
helanker
Such a beautiful shot and postwork. Fascinating houses :-)
kgb224
Amazing capture Tara. God bless.
FredNunes
Very neat looking image. Very nice.
jayfar
They look some super little 'boxes'. Nice shot.
alanwilliams
lessons to be learned here
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Excellent shooting my dear!
MrsRatbag
It makes for a fascinating capture, those all-alike little stilt houses. I saw this in Southern Virginia/North Carolina, lots of vacation homes on stilts; and then after the storms we'd see pieces of them broken off and lying in sand drifts down the beach.
pimanjc
Property just waiting to be washed away.
RodS
Very cool shot and presentation, Tara! I love the repeating motif of the houses, and the variations of color. Fascinating structures - I don't think I'd enjoy riding out a hurricane in one of those, though.... Foolhardy is right! :-D
sharky_
Built high for the incoming storm surge...... Some of the newer house being built near the beaches in Hawaii are being built high like these... Nice shot. Aloha
Juliette.Gribnau
lovely cottages
kenmo
Awesome shot....
Wolfenshire
Looks like home to me!!! The path down to the water leads to the docks where the school boat picks you up and takes you across the channel. Ah, I miss the smell of the ocean.
bmac62
Little getaways for five families from Houston? Love the composition and the colors.
beachzz
Galveston is one of the few places in Texas I've seen. It's so unique. I love these cottages, even if they're like the the straw houses of the 3 pigs, able to be blown down with a tiny breath!
jocko500
those houses will get washed away also. mother nature can and will do her thing. lovely shot of them
faroutsider
What happened to the second house from the left (the one that isn't there...)? Crazy, but it has a subtle beauty. Lovely post work.