Kemah Boardwalk & Boardwalk Bullet Discussion

[Johnny UpsidedownDonkey eat mullet pump.]

Was looking at some photos of the devastation from IKE. Trying to gauge what Kemah might look like and what kind of damage to the park.
This photo http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26643689/di ... number/17/
was taken just across the bridge from Kemah.. Seabrook is just a mile north of Kemah.
You can view it for yourself in this map, just zoom into where Keman is and look at the photo in Seabrook.. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26679658

[SkittlebrauI Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

Helicopter footage shows the Boardwalk and a couple of rides - just a glimpse of the Bullet.

It looks like some restaurants and buildings sustained some heavy damage in places.

http://utube.smashits.com/video/vDc2Qnt0JM4/Hurricane-Ike-Damage-to-Kemah-TX.html

[robbalveySite Admin]

^Great video link, thanks for sharing!

The park and rides look pretty screwed. Coaster is still standing...darn. The restaurants also look like they took quite the beating. It will be interesting to see what they do. Write stuff off and start over, repair, rebuild, what!?

[ErinBrookeTXDonkeys give me orgiastic scream!]

Hey Guys! Here in corpus but from SE Houston area. Things don't look good. My area is still out of power and downtown looks like it will not be open for work Monday. Looks like I will be here for a few days till power comes on in my area. Could be weeks I heard. Been told from friends it looks like a disaster zone everywhere you drive. I am too curious of the Bullet's status. Here is what one person posted on a Houston site. If I hear more I will update. Pray that the death count is low and Houston/Galveston will be up and running soon.


"I don't know the status but they looked really bad on TV. Some looked like they are under water. I bet it is going to be a long time before Kemah boardwalk is rebuilt. It looks totally messed up.

Tillman Fertita was on the news last night and he said he is definitely going to rebuild the Boardwalk. I hope he does. Once it is rebuilt we have to go out and support it.

This was such a bad day for the Houston/Galveston area. I still can't believe how bad this hurricane was, it seems so surreal."

[buttonman700I teach at the school of donkey!]

First off all, our thoughts a prayers to all that live in this part of Texas. We have good friends in Spring Texas, they will be without power for two weeks at least.

I am glad I go to see the Kemah Boardwalk last April. This is very sad. My hope are they will rebuild, and carry on.

[verticalzeroBonafide Donkey Expert]

Taken 13th Sept

http://galvnews.com/photographs.lasso?v ... egory=news

[buttonman700I teach at the school of donkey!]

^ thank you for posting these. I took a student group to Houston in April and Kemah was one of our half day trips, The kids will be interested in seeing these.

Looks bad.

[verticalzeroBonafide Donkey Expert]

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[okinawaboy11Full Fledged Bi Enthusiast]

Cool pictures, but why would you sit in that water? Mmmm.... Malaria!

[cedarpointfangirlAgonizing, I drank too much CP Kool Aid]

ACE's Winterfest was supposed to be at Kemah's, doesn't look good for it!! I was looking forward to going, lived in Dallas for 18 years and have never been to Galveston!