B&W Kemah & Seabrook

A shrimp boat and a cruiser pass each other in this photograph taken from the Kemah side of the Clear Lake waterfront. The old Kemah-Seabrook drawbridge is open in the background.

A photograph taken from the old drawbridge between Seabrook and Kemah, Texas, in 1978. This photograph is also printed in color.

The view of the Kemah waterfront in 1979, before the modern-day Kemah Boardwalk.

This is a historic photograph of both the Seabrook and Kemah Waterfronts taken in 1980. The sailboats form a perfect line to navigate under the drawbridge. This photograph is also printed in color.

This is a historic photograph of both the Seabrook and Kemah Waterfronts taken in 1980. The sailboats form a perfect V-shaped line to navigate under the drawbridge. This photograph is also printed in color.

A classic scene of the Kemah-Seabrook Drawbridge while it was open for sailboats to navigate under the bridge.

A classic scene photographed at sunset from the upper deck of Joe Lee´s Restaurant. The Kemah-Seabrook Drawbridge was open for sailboats to navigate under the bridge. This photograph is also printed in color.

Jimmie Walker´s "UP´s"  and the famous Joe Lee´s Restaurant were popular hang-outs in Kemah, Texas during the 1970´s and 1980´s. This photograph is also printed in color.

Photograph of the Clear Lake Channel, taken in 1982. Notice the old Kemah-Seabrook drawbridge at the edge of the photograph.

The perfect alignment of the setting sun between the arms of a shrimp boat passing through the drawbridge is captured in this photograph in 1982. This magical moment presented itself as I was navigating with friends through the Clear Creek Channel on a sailboat. This photograph is also printed in color.

Jimmie Walker´s "UP´s" and the famous Joe Lee´s Restaurant were popular hang-outs in Kemah, Texas during the 1970´s and 1980´s.

This photograph features the sign for Clear Creek Inn, a famous seafood restaurant. The restaurant was destroyed by a hurricane in 1983.

Jimmie Walker´s "UP´s" and the famous Joe Lee´s Restaurant were popular hang-outs in Kemah, Texas during the 1970´s and 1980´s.

I took this photograph in 1986 shortly after the opening of the new fixed-span bridge between Kemah and Seabrook. The drawbridge remained open until it was dismantled later that year. This photograph is also printed in color.

This is a photograph of both the Seabrook and Kemah Waterfronts taken in 1996 before the development of the Kemah Boardwalk by the Landry´s Corporation. This photograph is also printed in color.

"Ahoy, this is Seabrook" sign. A fine art photograph by Ruth Burke.

A funky place to gather, buy bait and ice, or just drink a beer. Located in the intersection of Texas Hwy. 146 and NASA Rd. 1 in Seabrook, Texas, this building is a historic landmark from the 1930´s when it was originally named "Hooker´s Beer" and then "Doc´s" in the 1960´s.  This photograph is also printed in color.

The Railroad swing bridge that was between Kemah and Seabrook is a Texas landmark that was removed in the late 1990's.  This photo also shows a group of TOPPS cigarette boats after a race.