Jamaica Beach Photos

[mindy h]

found these last night. My house was not shown but all photos are of the canal side.

www.andrefontenot.com

[Dana]

Thx for the photos, one of the photos is one canal over and I know this house of destruction. Wish their were more photos available.

mindy h wrote:

found these last night. My house was not shown but all photos are of the canal side.
www.andrefontenot.com

[Joyce]

Thanks. Those photos have been the most info so far. I can see the edge of my roof in one of them so I guess its still standing!

mindy h wrote:

found these last night. My house was not shown but all photos are of the canal side.
www.andrefontenot.com

[carolyn]

looking for pics on jamaica beach rd? beach side second row. i will post any new pic i see.

[carolyn]

this video may help some of you see your homes
http://www.khou.com/video/topstories-index.ht...

[chris]

Some photos from galveston news, none of my place. Looking for info on my house or boat, House with white fence and Green 30ft intrepid at the end of Flamico... Wondering if boat is there?
http://www.galvnews.com/photographs.lasso ...

[Bj Shell]

I have sent John Hall a text about the 100+ pics he has but still nothing!

[Andre]

Has anybody heard anything from the Jamaica Beach city management?? I would hope they are working with Galveston officials to let us back in. They need to take into consideration that most of us are not going there to live and resume life, but to check on our property and save stuff from further damage.

Come on Jamaica Beach officials, make a few statements to the media to keep us informed.

[chris]

Go to Galveston news there is an article with the mayor
Good luck

[Christy]

carolyn wrote:

looking for pics on jamaica beach rd? beach side second row. i will post any new pic i see.

I'm looking for the same thing, third row. Post anything you find, please!

[sonianando]

I'm looking possible photos of the Texas Campgounds by Jamaica Beach..anyone have photos?

[MichelleA]

We have a house @ 16708 Davy Jones and father lives @ 16515 Bahama Way. In the KHOU footage from 09/17, it looked like the roof @ the Davy Jones house had collapsed, but the satellite photos from NOAA looked more promising. If anyone has info on either of our homes, we would appreciate it so much! Thank you!

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Andre wrote:

Has anybody heard anything from the Jamaica Beach city management?? I would hope they are working with Galveston officials to let us back in. They need to take into consideration that most of us are not going there to live and resume life, but to check on our property and save stuff from further damage.
Come on Jamaica Beach officials, make a few statements to the media to keep us informed.

I have talked with some of them and they are working their tales off just to get some attention from FEMA - the rep finally showed up last night and brought in a few supplies to help the Fire Chief and the firemen he has helping. There continues to be no power, gas etc. They also have met with the debris people to start getting some of the roads so that they are passable. As far as getting in - they were not consulted in regard to the "look and Leave" nor were they contacted when the order was rescinded.

JBeach seems to be the proverbial "red-headed stepchild" during all this mess.

[Bj Shell]

no but Glaveston loves our tax money

[Bj Shell]

Jamaica Beach assesses damage, begins recovery

By Leigh Jones
The Daily News
Published September 17, 2008

JAMAICA BEACH — Hurricane Ike pummeled the Jamaica Beach dunes into a flat but narrow expanse of sand.

Waves now lap where undulating dunes once stood in front of the first row of beachfront houses.

“I don’t like what I see here,” said Mayor Vic Pierson, who toured the beachfront area for the first time Tuesday morning. Before that, the floodwater was still too high for anyone to get a good look at the damage.

The tide coming in from the beach was about 12 feet, Pierson said. The bay tide was about 9.3 feet, he said.

Homes

Ike destroyed many beachfront homes, ripping pieces of some off pilings and obliterating others. But as in other West End neighborhoods east of Jamaica Beach, the damage diminished the farther away houses were from the Gulf.

Most of the damage to homes on the north side of FM 3005 was confined to first-floor garages. But the rising water swept up boats and any cars and scattered them around the small city.

Pierson lost most of his garage, but the rest of the house, including his new deck, was virtually untouched. His boat was gone.

Three homes on the south side of Marina Drive, starting at the second lot to the east from Bob Smith Road, burned to the ground during the storm, when firefighters were unable to battle the blaze, Pierson said. Two homes collapsed — one on Flamingo Way and one at the corner of Managua Way and Bob Smith Road.

Only nine of the city’s 1,200 full-time residents rode out the storm in their Jamaica Beach homes. All of them survived, Pierson said. City officials say they have no reports of any fatalities.

Recovery efforts

At city hall and the Jamaica Beach fire station, City Manager John Brick, Alderman and Fire Chief Steve Spicer and several volunteer firefighters already were sweeping the mud out of the bays and scooping out debris with a small bulldozer.

Like Galveston officials, Spicer said he was worried about the possibility of more fires when the electricity comes back on. Winds from Hurricane Ike’s back side bent power poles on FM 3005 toward the Gulf, but they did not appear seriously damaged. Pierson said he hoped CenterPoint Energy would be able to restore electricity sooner than the four weeks originally predicted.

By then, officials hope water service also is restored, so firefighters won’t have to draft water from the city’s canal system or use all of the supply in their tanker trucks to beat down any blazes.

Tuesday, firefighters were organizing the city’s supplies, which included food Spicer said was requisitioned from residents’ freezers to keep it from spoiling.

They planned to start spraying for mosquitoes Tuesday night, Pierson said.

Beach reconstruction

Jamaica Beach and the Texas General Land Office rebuilt the city’s dune system and restored its 3,760 linear feet of beaches not long before the hurricane destroyed them.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency should cover most of the cost, Pierson said, but the project is likely to cost the city about $500,000 in local match funds. Residents will have to decide whether they want to continue with plans to build a community pool or spend the money on the beaches, he said.

[Pam]

Anyone know if 4231 Jolly Roger is still standing? it is almost to the bay, three houses south of Anchor Way. We can't see must on the satellite images, your information would help us sleep. Hope everyone in harms way found safety, we will rebuild Jamaica Beach is our oasis!!!!

[Dean Silvers]

mindy h wrote:

found these last night. My house was not shown but all photos are of the canal side.
www.andrefontenot.com

Mindy - Many thanks for the pictures. I can see our house and it looks like it made it (from the angle I can see). Of course the down stairs will likley be gone.

[Denise Acevedo]

Any news on the houses on Mansvelt Road (to the left of Buccaneer)?

Thanks,
Denise

[mindy h]

Found more pictures. Still have not found my house. But thought these may help someone.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30580857 @N02/

http://galvestonisland.tv/...

[sonianando]

I have found a video on click2houston.com . Billingsly (sp?) did an arial view and narration of West Beach. The date of the video is 9/15. YOu can access the vido on the front page of click2houston.com . I was able to see arial shots of the Texas Campgrounds and was able to see my deck which was still standing. Also, he did a good job of showing west beach. I hope this helps those who are wanting to find out about our area.