EARLY SEABROOK Photos Courtesy of Evelyn Meador Library
J. A. Ballentine and Herman Platzer built the first ferry connecting Seabrook and Kemah, 1900
Herman Platzer on first ferry.
1916 - First Seabrook Library Located on Hardesty St.
Winder Bracewell, Methodist Minister 1918
1920’s Postcard of Summer Homes on Clear Lake
1929 - Seabrook Baseball Team
1930 Construction of Swing Bridge replacing Hand Cranked Ferry which connected Seabrook and Kemah
In 1939 George Hammond donated the Seabrook Community House to the City
1940 - Submarine chasers were built in the Seabrook Shipyard for the U.S. Navy in anticipation of WWII
The Seabrook Volunteer Fire Dept was established in 1941
The 1942 Construction of the Texas National Guard Armory next to the Seabrook Community House. Brummerhop house in background.
1971 - Red Bluff Road - old and new bridges over Taylor's Bayou
A. L. Skeen's Magnolia Plant farm on Highway 146
Avenue House on 4th and Meyer
Bennett Family in front of their food market
Billie Kenning, Elizabeth Porter and Sally Woodard at a PTA Function
Bracewell Poultry Store on Todville RD
Bridge Tenders House and Inter-Urban Train Stop ca. 1920s
Dad's Service Station, 1926
Dickinson Ice House & Fuel located at 146 and Second St. Seabrook
In 1927 electricity was made available to Seabrook residents. The average monthly electric bill ranged from $1.50 to $3.00.
E.W. Platzer's Garage ca 1920
First area Church (Methodist) built on Hall St. In 1900
In 1927 electricity was made available to Seabrook residents. The average monthly electric bill ranged from $1.50 to $3.00.
Freund’s Place, Kemah 1930
Gus Strasding standing on Southern Pacific Railroad Bridge over Clear Creek ca. 1920s
Albert and Ernest Jennings purchased Jennings Island for $60 per acre in 1937 and established the Seabrook Shipyard.
Johnson’s Barber Shop ca 1930
La Porte - Seabrook Real Estate Office, 1912
Muecke's Restaurant
Rugers Hotel was purchased in 1910 along with 130 acres for the Seabrook School for Delinquent Boys and eventually became the site for the Lakewood Yacht Club
Seabrook Methodist Youth Fellowship 1938 - the Elton Porters, Judy Porter, Betty Ruth Shove, Helen Ann Shove, Charlie Burns, Joe Hester, Cleo Lane, Hazel Powell, J.A. Ballentine and Carrie Mae Burns.
In 1915 William Burnet Scott, President and Founder of the South Pacific Railroad, built this house on Galveston Bay near the recently completed Galveston Bay Scenic Route. The home remained in the Scott family until 1942. In 1958 the estate was sold to the San Jacinto Girls Scouts who continue to operate a summer camp on the property although the original house has been destroyed.
Seabrook Depot ca. 1935
Seabrook-Houston Commuter Trains in early 1900’s
Seabrook-Houston Commuter Trains in early 1900’s
Truck Growers Convention at Seabrook Depot
Seabrook Hotel and Waterfront
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