[dfwgator]

Had it not been for the 1900 Hurricane, Galveston may have been one of the largest cities in the US, and Houston would have been a suburb of Galveston.

[bikepacker67]

N'awelins had it's heydey, but always was on borrowed time.

I think there will be a serious debate on whether the Nation at large should fund the rebuilding NOLA on its current "mooring".

[Tall_Texan]

True. What made Houston grow was the dredging of Galveston Bay allowing ships to dock inland, turning the area into a large sea port with (ironically) Galveston Island there as a buffer from the effects of the Gulf.

Galveston fancied itself as the cultural superior of their neighbors in the late 1800s and was the home of many of Texas' richest people.

I worked in Galveston back in the 1980s and grew up in Houston. I know the area and its history well. Galveston is, unfortunately, a neglected source of history that has become a trash bin for people to party and swim in half the year. It suffers, in some ways the same as New Orleans does, from lack of upkeep but on a lesser scale.

But there are still many who won't invest on the island for fear of what the next hurricane might do there.

[Siobhan]

Had it not been for the 1900 Hurricane, Galveston may have been one of the largest cities in the US, and Houston would have been a suburb of Galveston.

That is absolutely correct.