The Lost Bayou Historic District - Galveston, Texas

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San Jacinto and Lost Bayou: http://www.sanjacneighborhoodassoc.org/Lost_Bayou_Historic_Dist.html
Lost Bayou: https://www.galvestontx.gov/634/Lost-Bayou


Transcript:
The Lost Bayou Historic District is one of the major historic district on the island that have been placed in the National register of historic places. Much of the district is located south of Broadway across from the East End Historic district and sits where a small bayou or lake connected to the Gulf once sat. The district extends from 16th and 21st street and between Broadway and N1/2. The City of Galveston was officially founded in 1839 and most of the inhabitants lived near the Downtown District. The rest of the island was barren, with a low elevation, and had many small bayous and inlets of water on both the bay and beach sides stretching across the island. Much of the area between the gulf and Avenue L between 20th and 23rd street was covered by a body of water known as Hitchcock's Bayou. Before the grade raising of the island after the 1900 Storm, many homes and businesses were built around Hitchcock’s bayou. The Bayou was even the water source for the military service Camels that resided on the island in the 1850s.Hitchcock’s Bayou became “lost” once the grade raising of the island was complete. The elevation of the island had increased, and the bayou was filled in with dredge mud. The Lost Bayou neighborhood was soon built on top of the old water source. It was was developed originally as a working class community with a few beautiful Victorian gems sprinkled around the area. Popular attractions in this district include the Bryan Museum, ShyKatz café and Bakery, the Lasker Inn, and Reedy Chapel.