The original Pleasure Pier was not the first Galveston amusement park. Electric City opened along the seawall in 1906, according to the archives of the Rosenberg Library.

Visit Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier for amusement park rides that soar over the Gulf of Mexico, carnival games, classic boardwalk food and much more. ... First built in 1943, ...

Battleship Texas, one of the last remaining vessels to survive both World War I and II, will not be docked at the Port of Galveston's Pier 19, the port's governing body decided Tuesday. The ...