Kemah & Seabrook

A fine art photograph by Ruth Burke. This photograph was taken before Hurricane Ike hit Galveston Bay in September 2008.

A fine art photograph by Ruth Burke. The photograph was taken before Hurricane Ike hit Galveston Bay in September 2008.

A pink honky-tonk in full Texas style located near the water in Seabrook, Texas. This was a popular spot for astronauts to gather during the heyday of the space program in the 1960´s to 1980´s. This landmark was destroyed by Hurricane Ike in September 2008.

A pink honky-tonk in full Texas style located near the water in Seabrook, Texas. This was a popular spot for astronauts to gather during the heyday of the space program in the 1960´s to 1980´s. This landmark was destroyed by Hurricane Ike in September 2008.

This photo was taken in 1982 when a dizzing colliage of signs and small markets lined Waterfront Drive.  

In September of 2008, Hurrcane Ike devasted the area.  The small markets are being replaced with large seafood stores. The character of this area will never be the same. 

A funky place to gather, buy bait and ice, or just drink a beer. Located in the intersection of Texas Hwy. 146 and NASA Rd. 1 in Seabrook, Texas, this building is a historic landmark from the 1930´s when it was originally named "Hooker´s Beer" and then "Doc´s" in the 1960´s.  This photograph is also printed in black and white.

The famous Jimmie Walker´s Edgewater Restaurant with the club "UP´s", a famous hot spot in the 1980´s. This building was built in 1963 after Hurricane Carla in 1962 destroyed the previous building from the 1950´s.

This is a photograph of the Kemah Waterfront taken in 1978 from the old drawbridge before the development of the Kemah Boardwalk by the Landry´s Corporation. This photograph is also printed in black and white. 

Shrimp boats in Seabrook Harbor, Texas Gulf Coast, 1980. A fine art photograph by Ruth Burke.

This is a historic photograph of both the Seabrook and Kemah Waterfronts taken in 1980. The sailboats form a perfect line to navigate under the drawbridge. This photograph is also printed in black and white.

This is a historic photograph of both the Seabrook and Kemah Waterfronts taken in 1980. The sailboats form a perfect V-shaped line to navigate under the drawbridge. This photograph is also printed in black and white.

A fine art photograph by Ruth Burke.

Jimmie Walker´s "UP´s"  and the famous Joe Lee´s Restaurant were popular hang-outs in Kemah, Texas during the 1970´s and 1980´s. This photograph is also printed in black and white.

The famous Jimmie Walker´s Edgewater Restaurant with the club "UP´s", a famous hot spot in the 1980´s. This building was built in 1963 after Hurricane Carla in 1962 destroyed the previous building from the 1950´s. 

A classic scene photographed at sunset from the upper deck of Joe Lee´s Restaurant. The Kemah-Seabrook Drawbridge was open for sailboats to navigate under the bridge. This photograph is also printed in black and white.

A classic scene photographed at sunset from the upper deck of Joe Lee´s Restaurant. The Kemah-Seabrook Drawbridge was open for sailboats to navigate under the bridge.

The perfect alignment of the setting sun between the arms of a shrimp boat passing through the drawbridge is captured in this photograph in 1982. This magical moment presented itself as I was navigating with friends through the Clear Creek Channel on a sailboat. This photograph is also printed in black and white.

This photograph was taken from the drawbridge when it was open to capture the parade of boats waiting to navigate under the bridge. The restaurant landmarks with the docked shrimp boats have since changed. 

I took this photograph in 1986 shortly after the opening of the new fixed-span bridge between Kemah and Seabrook.  The drawbridge remained open until it was dismantled later that year. This photograph is also printed in black and white.

A fine art photograph by Ruth Burke.

This is a historic photograph with the Brass Parrot Restaurant with the red roof. This landmark and the many docked shrimp boats have since changed.

This beautiful image taken at sunset features a sailboat under sail and the Texas flag lighted in neon on the bridge between Seabrook and Kemah. 

Channel between Kemah and Seabrook, 1992. A fine art photograph by Ruth Burke.

This is a photograph of both the Seabrook and Kemah Waterfronts taken in 1996 before the development of the Kemah Boardwalk by the Landry´s Corporation. This photograph is also printed in black and white.

This photograph was taken of the Seabrook Waterfront in Seabrook, Texas on a clear day in October.  Notice the show of colorful shrimp boats docked on the waterfront for a real seaside fishing village photograph.

This is a photograph of the Kemah Boardwalk at dusk.  I was on my boat moving slowing through the Clear Creek Channel as I captured the waterfront portion of the image.  The feeding seagulls were captured on the same film frame from a ride out in Galveston Bay.  A one-of-a-kind photograph.

This evening photograph shows the Kemah Boardwalk as it looks at night lighted up with neon lights and the Seabrook Waterfront with docked shrimp boats.

This photograph was taken of the Kemah Boardwalk in Kemah, Texas, on a clear day in October.