I was in Houston for business and made the journey over to visit friends and experience "MG" Galveston style...more about the fab festivities later...what I want to share first (of course) are all the fabulous Galveston historic homes...so lovely...here are a selection of my favorites, although there were too many to capture....
My absolute fave....
and it comes with a pool in the side yard for those beastly Galveston temps in the Summer....
RuedeEmily's "Tour of Homes" continues...
I am now obsessed with Norfolk Pine trees which grow in abundance in Galveston...
I stopped in my tracks when I spotted this lovely display...the homeowner and gardener extraordinaire was outside as we passed by and explained this was "fig ivy" that she had trained and clipped to create this masterpiece on her front steps...isn't it incredible?
More of the vegetation that grows in the "hood"...
and when you get to the beach these are some great examples of the newly built beach side homes...
As much as I love the beach I would have to choose the historic neighborhood if I were looking at properties to buy...they were just too amazing (and affordable)...and the restoration of these beauties with their 14 to 18 ft. ceilings and incredible architectural elements just would be too much fun and hard to resist.... Since Galveston is an island only 3 miles wide I would be able to easily access the beach anyway...which would you choose?
Wow, what an amazing "Tour"!
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Thank you so much for sharing.
Totally agree with you ... the historic area. This brings memories of Glen Campbell singing ... "Galveston, Oh Galveston!" Okay my dad was a huge Country music fan ... so yes I am old, but he started me early!! I LOVE the trained ivy on the stairs. Absolutely beautiful ... thank you for the tour!! xo
ReplyDeleteFor me it would be the historic area every time. These properties are simply gorgeous. I could spend a lot of time just traipsing around them in pure admiration. I want one! That's a brilliant idea with the ivy steps, isn't it?
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