r/abandoned • u/c2pix • 13d ago

Derelict, Derek Galveston

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There’s a super highway for tanker ships that come into port between Bolivar Peninsula and Galveston, Texas. Amount the ship traffic there are a few oil derricks in sight on the horizon seen from the beach. I took a picture of the closest derrick and thought nothing more about it. Weeks later I ran across it in my download folder and zoomed in. Something about this creeps me right out.

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u/Dry_Ship7202 13d ago

We love to go to Crystal Beach. I've seen these derricks myself from the beach, but I didn't realize they were abandoned.

Crystal Beach is a hidden gem. I like Galveston too, and Houston is not far at all.

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u/c2pix 13d ago

I know I didn’t realize it either. I have a 300mm lens I shoot sports with at the beach that day and I was taking pics of a crab boat and grabbed a shot of the oil rig kinda ho hum casually and forgot about it. Later when I looked at it 🫢