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If you believed the Pleasure Pier, Six Flags post, you got taken for a ride
“Heard the rumor? Yeah, us too. Just to clear it up: Six Flags didn’t buy the Pleasure Pier, but if they want to come ride ...
No, Six Flags didn't buy Galveston's Pleasure Pier, Landry's says
The Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier hasn't been sold, Landry's Inc. confirmed Friday, dismissing a viral social media ...
The Daily News5d
No truth to Six Flags buying Galveston Island Pleasure Pier, Landry's Inc. says
The bogus announcement reported Arlington-based Six Flags Over Texas would "triple the size of the Pleasure Pier in the next ...
The Business Journals2d
If you believed a post about Pleasure Pier being bought by Six Flags, you were taken for a ride
If you surf social media enough, you may have seen a post about Pleasure Pier in Galveston being bought by Six Flags, with expansion plans to triple in size. Pleasure Pier has quashed that rumor ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN8h
See the Birthplace of Juneteenth in These Atmospheric Photos of Galveston, Texas
A photographer's journey to the Gulf Coast city yields 16 images that reveal how its natural beauty melds with its momentous ...
160 years after its inception, a guide to what is Juneteenth and how to celebrate it
It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned they had been freed — after Civil War's end and two ...
ABC13 Houston on MSN2d
Juneteenth: What historical ties does the federal holiday have to Galveston, Texas
An hour from Houston sit historical markers, marking the significance of the federal holiday. ABC13 goes in-depth all week on Juneteenth and what it means.
U.S. News & World Report5d
The Strand
The Strand is a five-block, National Historic Landmark District featuring shops, galleries, bars and restaurants housed in 19th-century buildings in downtown Galveston. As you walk along its strip ...