Page 16 - Galveston Monthly March 2019

publisher’s NOTe

The celebraTion conTinues

The Galveston Magazine staff is proud to be celebrating the magazine’s 10th year
of delivering quality and insightful features about Galveston island to our readers.
Always aiming to entertain and spark conversations, we cannot express how
appreciative we are for all of those who have contributed to making the magazine
what it is today.
As part of our 10th year celebration we are dedicating a section of each issue
to Galveston history. in this March issue we continue our new series: Galveston
Repurposed, which explores Galveston’s uncanny ability to reinvent itself with
a specific focus on its 20 century evolution. Repurposed highlights these
th
reclamations - where old becomes new once again and this month we highlight
a 140-year-old building that once housed the largest dry-goods wholesale and
mercantile operations in Galveston.
We also continue our series that focuses on island mansions and grand homes
that have been demolished with a feature on one of the first mansions to be built
on the island that was considered to be one of the finest examples of Georgian
architecture in the state at the time.
Donna Gable hatch highlights the history of The 1879 Leon & h. Blum Building
and the building to the east of it that dates back to 1873 that visionary oilman
George Mitchell and his wife Cynthia Mitchell bought and rehabilitated for use
as a luxury hotel known as The Tremont house. Today, the elegant hotel is a
Wyndham Grand hotel and National Trust historic hotel of America.
Then kathleen Maca writes about the frosh-Conklin Mansion, once located at
2226 Broadway, that was built in 1840 for Lawrence frosh, a German immigrant
who owned a large wholesale merchandise business and a large business
supplying ships coming into the Galveston harbor. The three-story, eleven-
room home was known for its wide porches, beautiful grounds, and elegant
landscaping. it was located on the northeast corner of Broadway and Tremont
where the 1940 Sears Building now sits.
Of course, all of this Galveston history is merely an addition to our established
seasonal features that cover the latest in wine and gardening, as well as event
calendars, local business
happenings, and spotlights on
what is going on around the
island.
Our cover this month is a
picture titled “Sailboat of
Offatts Bayou” taken by
Jonathan Chumley. The picture
features a sailboat attached to
a mooring in Offatts Bayou just
off 61st Street. Jonathan is an
avid photographer who enjoys
capturing unique images of the outdoors and wildlife. he submitted this image for
our Your Shots section and we felt it was the perfect choice for our March cover.
happy Spring and happier Reading,

John hall, PUBlIShER | JOhN@GALvESTONMONThLy.COM
JOiN ThE GALvESTON MONThLy COMMuNiTy | LikE uS ON fACEBOOk

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