Hurricane Ike Damage, Seawall Blvd in Galveston

Familiar parts of Galveston's history, culture and mystique were lost to Hurricane Ike in September 2008. I took this series of photos last weekend of the remains of the Mermaid Pier and Murdoch's souvenir shops. There was nothing at all left to photograph of the famous Balinese Room (not even the pilings). If you want to see what these buildings looked like before Ike you can see them preserved by Google Street View (start by looking at 2262 Seawall Blvd, Galveston, TX and then "walk" down to the Balinese.

Title: "Galveston History Lost"

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Title: "Pilings Past"

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Title: "Pilings Past 2"

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Title: "Pilings Past 3"

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Technical Photography Info:
Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 17-55mm zoom lens
Post-processing: Photomatix (HDR conversion of three hand held exposures taken at (-2, 0, +2) > Photoshop CS3 > Red Paw Media Beautifier layer @ 30% opacity, > Levels adjustment to set black and white points