Talk:Strand Historic District

More information
This is the developer of TheStrand.com, a web site with more information about The Strand. Here is information from the web site about The National Historic Strand District in Galveston:

The Strand District, in downtown Galveston, has transformed itself into the "Social and Shopping Center of the Island." For shoppers, this 36-block historic district holds everything one could desire: clothing, factory outlets, souvenirs, art galleries, antique galleries, and excellent restaurants.

The Strand's daily attractions include: The Galveston County Museum, the Railroad Museum, Victorian architecture from the 1800s, horse & carriage rides through town, historical markers, excellent shopping, an old fashioned trolley for transportation, and even a giant chess set in Saengerfest Park. On the outer edges of The Strand is the Post Office district, known for its antique and art galleries, and Pier 21 with daily showings of a movie of The Great Storm of 1900, excellent restaurants, the OffShore Drilling Rig and Museum, and the Texas Seaport Museum with tall ship Elissa. Finally, The Strand also hosts a variety of yearly events like the wildly popular Mardi Gras celebration, and the Dickens on The Strand festival, celebrating Galveston's Victorian heritage.

More information can be found online at: www.TheStrand.com or email info@thestrand.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.92.39.216 (talk) 23:39, 23 September 2004 (UTC)


 * Confirmed by email. Angela. 00:17, September 24, 2004 (UTC)

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 * Since this is the Texas collaboration of the month, I thought I'd see what needs doin'. I think the biggest problem is that the article needs more references.  I'll work on that.  What else can we improve upon? Johntex\talk 06:00, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Possibly sub-sections for events such as Mardi Gras. Also, expanded history section for the 1900 hurricane and the 2005 hurricane Rita which destroyed Yaga's, a famous restaurant and Bucks, a well known bar. -- Hut101 06:12, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

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I ran the semi-automatic javascript program on this aricle. Since it is an automatic script, some of the suggestions may not be relevant to this article: You may wish to browse through User:AndyZ/Suggestions for further ideas. I am already working on the references. Thanks, Johntex\talk 06:15, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
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Proposed merge of Saengerfest Park into Strand Historic District
Doesn't seem to be independently notable. A BEFORE shows only event listings in the park Star   Mississippi  02:33, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Support merge I definitely agree that the place for this tiny park's article is within the Strand's article. Joyous! | Talk 01:37, 16 February 2023 (UTC)