3 comments
January 15th, 2009 at 4:24pm
sam says:
nice story--lots of good memories--my father worked there also--i have many original pieces from the B R--phil harris and his wife alice were very close friends of my parents--phil gave me an autographed albulm from the B R when it reopened in 1962--we maintained the friendship with phil until his death--we met phil in las vegas several times over the years and he had so many good stories about the B Room--glad i have them on video as i also have video of two of my uncles talking about the old days--i will cherish them for the rest of my life--again, that was a FINE story
October 18th, 2008 at 9:10am
chula ross sanchez says:
My grandparents used to drive up the coast from Corpus Christi to go to the Balinese room and stay at the Galvez Hotel for a weekend of dancing, gambling and the Big Band tunes. When I moved to Galveston in 1982, that was my first connection with the city, my grandparent's fun memories.
We went to a terrific Mardi Gras party, the Knights of Regina, there in the 90's. Best party I've ever been to in Galveston.
The memories of all the years are still dancing on the Gulf.
October 15th, 2008 at 8:58am
chris sekin says:
Wonderful story. I was visiting Galveston with parents the week that Ike hit the island. My mother Rita Miller (maiden name), who is 82, was born and raised there. And it is where my parents first met. Fortunately and by sheer luck, I took a picture of my mother sitting in front of the Balinese Room on Monday, September 9, 2008 - exactly 108 years to the day that the 1900 Storm hit Galveston. Little did we know that a mere five days later, this symbol of the island's colorful past would no longer exist. I think my picture may be one of the last taken of the structure.
