Buccaneer Hotel
Picture from brochure "Galveston - Playground of the South"

Buccaneer Hotel, Seawall Boulevard and Beach
Curt Teich Postcard

.....Built by W. L. Moody Jr. as part of his National Association Hotel chain, this hotel was constructed in 1929. It featured 11 floors, 400 rooms, and a predecessor to air-conditioning. In 1962 the building was given to the Methodist Homes of Older People, who turned it into the Moody House. Alas it was torn down in a terrific implosion on January 1st, 1999, as upkeep became too expensive for the organization to maintain.