Here is a little video of the incredible surf pounding the Galveston seawall as Hurricane Ike was looming in. The seawall here is 17 feet tall and there is usually quite a bit of beach out there. Some of those waves crashing in were reaching nearly 30 feet tall! The noise was deafening. It was a bit unnerving to realize that certain death loomed only a few feet away. Have you ever seen such angry water?
Every building in that video no longer exists after Ike came through, except the large Flagship Hotel in the distance. The first building in the video is the historic Balinese Room. It was sad to realize we shot what were probably the last images and video of the place still standing. It has quite a long and rich history and many big time folks played and spent time there. A 70 year old piece of history, now gone with the wind.
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