The Victorian (Galveston, Texas)

Ad from The Eagle, 9/28/1989. I hate to admit it, but that is closer to 2005 than the present day. I don't want to wax nostalgic about vacations too much but I went to Galveston in September 2005 (my dad had a business trip) and for many years afterward, I thought it was one of the most memorable weekends I had, even if I couldn't really explain it later. So I thought it would be fitting to at least cover one of those establishments, especially as I dismantle another one of the Carbon-izer Road Directories. (I have been wishy-washy on keeping them).

For that trip, my dad (and by extension, my family) were put up in The Victorian at 6300 Seawall Boulevard, which doesn't really exist anymore in its current form. When it was built in the early 1980s and still very much the case in 2005, it was a hybrid hotel/conference center and condominium complex. I remember being mildly intrigued at the mixed-use concept, but at some point in the mid-2010s the hotel portion was closed and converted to additional condominiums. (An attached restaurant, last operating as the Seawall Bistro, closed as well). The hotel suite where I stayed in is no more, obviously, though I'm not sure if the suites were converted into small condos, or if they were renovated more extensively.