One of texas s most glamorous dining and entertainment venues for decades the balinese finally succumbed to.
The balinese room galveston.
Rose was the tough businessman and sam possessed all the finesse chalfant writes in galveston.
Hear from current and past employees and patrons as they recant their experiences.
Island of chance.
As with many of the historic buildings in galveston the balinese ballroom has more than its share of ghostly tales.
The recently remodeled balinese room is truly something to behold forgotten and left abandon until attorney scott arnold took over the 60 year lease in 2001 and resurrected the once glamorous nightclub illegal casino.
I recently returned from a trip to bali and found amazing art carvings antiques statues and building materials which could be incorporated in a new balinese room.
Many of the original fixtures such as the1940 s tropical murals arched ceilings and neon and copper palm trees have been restored to their former glory.
Operated by sicilian immigrant barbers turned bootleggers sam and rosario maceo the.
I am currently developing a new night club called voodoo lounge in galveston.
For decades a dance hall and illegal casino the balinese room was remodeled and reopened in 2001 without the gambling.
The balinese room galveston s legendary casino is long gone but an island museum is showing off a memento from the iconic party spot this month.
The balinese room was a famous nightclub in galveston texas united states built on a pier stretching 600 feet 183 m from the galveston seawall over the waters of the gulf of mexico.
The bench designs interpret the ecology economy and history of the texas coast.
Sinatra hope and burns just to name a few.
Throughout the years many stars have graced the pier called the balinese room.
The balinese room is the title of one of 70 concrete benches covered in hand painted mosaic tile that form the seawall interpretive trail.
It will be smaller darker and perhaps more modern and polished than the balinese.
The balinese room continued to operate as a restaurant until 2008 when it was completely destroyed by hurricane ike.