In 2005, Galveston Historical Foundation restored the smokestack, located on Harborside Drive, to serve as a landmark to Galveston's industrial past. This was once associated with an ice and cold storage facility that made it possible for shipping seafood by rail and by ship, to all points. At one time, the radial brick chimney was 1/3 taller that it is today, but was damaged in the 1915 hurricane. The smokestack was given to GHF in 1982 by the Hill Family. In May 2006, GHF was presented with the City of Galveston Landmark Commission Preservation Award for Industrial Rehabilitation, for the rehabilitation to the smokestack.
The Harborside Drive smokestack now:
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