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History of Bayou Vista …the First 150 Years

History of Bayou Vista …the First 150 Years. Ed Saconas. “ A page of history is worth a volume of logic .” Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. U.S. Supreme Court Justice from 1902 to 1931. Title History. From Spanish Grant (1832) to early 1950’s.

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History of Bayou Vista …the First 150 Years

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  1. History of Bayou Vista …the First 150 Years Ed Saconas

  2. “A page of history is worth a volume of logic.”Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.U.S. Supreme Court Justice from 1902 to 1931

  3. Title History From Spanish Grant (1832) to early 1950’s

  4. 1832 S.C. Bundick League A League = 4,428.4 acres

  5. Partitioned Land

  6. How the Saconas’ became interested in expanding their Texas land ownership 1. Florida trip and canal development. 2. Oil Wellin Bundick League. 3. Land considered almost worthless.

  7. George & Louise Saconas

  8. 1950’S Bundick Leagueland acquisition.Gathering up the pieces 1. Scattered ownership2. Separated tracts3. Undivided Interest4. Hurricane risk

  9. 1953 Texas First Canal Development“fishing camp” lots & homes 5ft deep canalsOak piers and bulkheadsCreosoted foundation pilings Low lying bridges across waterways Shell roadsWell waterPrivate roadsSeptic tanksMetes & Bounds

  10. 1954 Ad in “Galveston Daily News”

  11. “Fish Camp” built over 60 years ago #15 Edgewater

  12. Another “Fish Camp” sold for $5500 in 1954 #14Edgewater

  13. Saconas’ Home #1 Highland Drive House raised after Hurricane Carla

  14. 1958 “Original” Bayou Vista 123 lots

  15. 1958 View towards Jones Lake

  16. 1960’S Bayou Vista Dr.

  17. Major Hurricane Risk 1900 thru 1961 Sept. 8th1900 “Great Galveston Hurricane”Category 4 storm 145 miles per hour. Leaving about 8,000 dead. It was the deadliest hurricane in US history. Near the Texas City Dike

  18. 1900 “Great Galveston Hurricane” The only remaining house near the beach for miles, Galveston

  19. Aug 7th 1915 Hurricane Category 4 hurricane made landfall southwest of Galveston. 135 mph winds Destroyed causeway from arched bridge to mainland

  20. 1915 Hurricane Wreckage of Inter urban tracks at Virginia Point

  21. Sept 11th 1961 Hurricane “Carla” Category 4145 mph winds Galveston Texas

  22. Decision Time: Fold or Raise? Pro’s1. Con’s 1. Survived Hurricane CARLA2. Clay soil was a huge advantage3. Excellent freeway window4. Location5. Successful project already completed 1. Didn’t own adjacent land2. Not enough money3. No reliable financing4. Low bridges

  23. ALL IN!!!!

  24. Canals under construction

  25. Cost Advantages 1. Low land Costs.2. Clay soil.a. foundations b. canal banks c. canal slope d. good road base3. Cheap dirt movement 4. No middlemen 5. Proximity to Houston 6. Freeway “frontage” 7. Low Marketing Cost

  26. LOW BUDGET MARKETINGOur best Marketing Resources have been the Home Owners themselves

  27. 1965 Amphi-Car

  28. BV Signs 1963 thru 1983 Sailfish Dr.

  29. BV Signs 1963

  30. 1960’s New Bayou Vista

  31. New Bayou Vista Development

  32. Utilities development New Bayou Vista

  33. Saconas’ New Texas Home #1 Dolphin Drive built mid 1960’s

  34. Regulations Kill Wetlands Development --1968 thru Present 1. Permitting now required to: a.Preserve Wetlandsb. Ensure Non-Potable Water Quality 2. Very hard to get and requires very expensive development features

  35. OMEGA BAYWhy not “Bayou Vista III”?

  36. 1976 OMEGA BAY

  37. “OMEGA BAY” Dam Busting

  38. Sept 5th 1976 Dam Busting

  39. Bridge Raising Efforts Highland Bayou flood drainage project— Help is on the way. The Calvary gets lost.SURPRISE ……SURPRISE!!!!

  40. Hwy. 6 Bridges

  41. Railroad Bridge

  42. Raising of the AT&SF Railroad Bridge

  43. The Texas Depression Mid 80’s thru 90’sOil BustAgricultural BustSavings and Loans BustBanks Teetering

  44. POLITICAL INDEPENDENCEHard to Achieve MUD 12- June,1983City Incorporation- January, 1985Homeowners Association Transfer- 1985

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