its amazing how the little abandoned places have so much great history. I normally skip over stuff like that, now you got me wanting to recheck out the places I skipped on.
You're in my neck of the woods. The truck is an early 2000's Chevrolet pickup. It's amazing to see how much it's deteriorated over the past several years.
@@beyond_civilization I've been watching that truck since the week it got stuck. Guess the owner just said to hell with it. You use to be able to see the tires.
@@372Texas if i knew nobody was gonna come and get it and i was able to, i might've come and gotten it myself, towed it out or something. Seems like a shame to leave a good truck behind
I grew up riding on, and later, driving on 87. I so enjoyed that drive, right on the beach. You could smell and hear the ocean most of the way. When it first closed I kept waiting for it to be reopened. That time never came and, seeing it here, I realize that it never will be. Logically, I understand why. I treasure those memories and am sad younger generations will never get to experience them. Thank you for the memories
Parts of the coastline between the old Sea Rim Estates and the Sabine Pass jetties have eroded back almost 700yds since 1938 and is currently eroding at a rate of about 30ft a year.
Nice to see what has happened to Hwy 87. We used to take it to the Louisiana border and continue to Pecan Island and Abbeville. Of course it took longer than going I-10 but the scenery was so nice it didn’t matter. Now if we go the coast we take Winnie down to Port Arthur across the Sabine. I think that pickup was a 90’s Chevy.
9:16 that’s a grader, Known in the south as a “maintainer”. It carries a blade like a snow plow in the middle and is used for grading roads, making them smooth and even the end level before paving.
The area you showed from 4:30 to 6:42 was the site of the ARCO Oil and Gas High Island Base. The station processed oil and gas coming in from the shallow gulf waters, and moved it inland. It was occupied 24/7 by a crew of workers. When I worked there in the mid 1980's, it was across highway 87, and a good ways off the beach. The pipelines were buried pretty deep back long ago. Once the highway was condemned, they removed most of the equipment from the location. Based on your map and video, I think you missed the Fort Manhassett location. It is just West of where Highway 87 and Sea Rim Estates road meet, (about 3/4 of a mile), and is on the North side of Highway 87. This is all on private property. Based on satellite photos, the Southernmost redoubt "A" was right in the middle of highway 87. It was probably where they found the artifacts. The other redoubts extend North, with the "C" redoubt mostly covered by water now. If you go back, it would be very interesting to see how these look from a drone at low altitude. When I worked down there, we flew over that area often in helicopters. There were two heliports just East of this area on highway 87. Thank you for a great video.
That's awesome! Thanks a lot for the extra insight. I do my best to find info, but sometimes what I'm able to find online is very limited. That's why I believe that the best part of my channel is the viewers like you who help me fill in the gaps. I'm always thrilled to learn new things about these places, even long after I've filmed and produced the video. Thanks a lot for your informative comment! 😄👍
Some of the property that you showed in Sea Rim Estates was my family’s. It was one of the houses that had the old tractor and gravestones, it was not a cemetery
That's amazing. I'm thrilled that you were able to find my video, and I hope it brought back at least some positive memories. Thanks for your view and comment!
How queer, it seems I can’t post a link to really interesting information about that road and it’s history and the decision to abandon it. From the page: The route of Texas 87 has been a transportation corridor since the 1860's, according to testimony at the October 1998 meeting of the Texas Transportation Commission. The beginning of the end of the highway occurred with Hurricane Allen in 1980, which caused a substantial amount of erosion. The road was closed around 1990. The erosion rate is about 8 feet a year along this section of coast. Even if the road is built 200-300 feet inland, it would only last for 20-30 years. A major erosion event (a hurricane) could make the lifespan much shorter. One of the reasons for the rapid erosion rate is the lack of sand dunes, as the photos below show.
Every year the marshes are burned. Smoke drifts for miles. When I was young that was prime grazing, salt marshes. The insects were so horrific in spring and summer, livestock was known occasionally to suffocate while grazing. Ranchers burned to ready pastures for spring growth. Now I think that it is done as a preventative measure for the refineries.
6:49 “Best little dog house in Texas“ Somebody went to some effort to build a roof over it, looks like somebody’s little weekend holiday beach getaway site.
That theory actually seems spot on! I can't think of any other reason why there would be so many gravestones there; particularly so old and in such poor condition. This may, indeed, have been the previous site of a cemetery before a relocation. Thanks a lot for swinging by, Bill!
@@beyond_civilization usually the reason for anything is money. The headstones and foot stones have a significant mess, so I had a bit it was too much money and effort to bring them along. Probably if the family is were able to be contacted they were given the option but the ones you found were probably folks whose family was unreachable and or couldn’t afford it. I really enjoy your stuff. Thank you kindly for sharing.
@@HM2SGT Totally agree, that sounds very plausible. Thanks for shedding light on everything! Always a pleasure to keep learning more about these places.
The stones were probably blemished or reject stones from a manufacturer. The owner of the property used them along with much of the crushed concrete and stone to try and stop erosion. There was at lease one or two cabins still standing there in the early 2000's.
Apparently, they were doing a controlled burn over there, actually not too far from the site of old Fort Manhassett. Fortunately, they were done by the time I arrived. Thanks for watching and commenting, Rolando. 😎👍
You think I could walk the beach from. Sea rim state park and see these areas? 🤔 I love to photograph stuff like this, it's beautiful in it's own way. ❤
I totally agree with you! And it's a great way to avoid the crowds, too. I actually found out during this hiking trip that the land is technically private property as soon as you exit the Sea Rim State Park boundary. You see, as I was walking around filming the ruins of the neighborhood on the beach, I ran into the property owner and his family, who were fishing. They were very polite, and even gave me some useful historical info on the area that helped me to complete my video! They also said that they don't mind it when people walk around there as long as they're not vandalizing or causing any trouble. That being said, I'm not the owner, and technically, only the owners themselves can give you official permission to be on the property. So, whatever you choose to do, I at least wanted you to be aware of the full situation. Safe travels, Jessica! 👋
Just to clarify, the private property is to the west of the state park, that is, the abandoned Sea Rim Estates community and the area near the Confederate fort, Fort Manhasset. However, as far as I know, east of the state park, including the abandoned oil field, abandoned highway, and flooded car on the beach, are all public property. Sorry, just wanted to clear that part up!
Yeah, there is definitely lots of wildlife out here. That's why I specifically went on a cold day in winter: to reduce the chances of an encounter as much as possible. Thanks a lot for watching, Texas Roper! 🤠👍
I do believe exploring thru sea rim estates is trespassing. As the people who own the property still own the land to the highway. I know people who own and hunt the last pond because that's their duck blind.
its amazing how the little abandoned places have so much great history. I normally skip over stuff like that, now you got me wanting to recheck out the places I skipped on.
True; their stories are my favorite part about these locations. Thanks a lot for watching!
@@beyond_civilization i totally agree, no problem!
Hello friend greetings from korea..i enjoy watching this beautiful video thanks for sharing 👌 keepsafe friend
Thanks a lot for your support! Greetings from Texas. 🤠
You're in my neck of the woods. The truck is an early 2000's Chevrolet pickup. It's amazing to see how much it's deteriorated over the past several years.
I believe you're right. It's quite a unique relic, isn't it? Thanks a lot for watching. 😄🙏
@@beyond_civilization I've been watching that truck since the week it got stuck. Guess the owner just said to hell with it. You use to be able to see the tires.
@@372Texas if i knew nobody was gonna come and get it and i was able to, i might've come and gotten it myself, towed it out or something. Seems like a shame to leave a good truck behind
I grew up riding on, and later, driving on 87. I so enjoyed that drive, right on the beach. You could smell and hear the ocean most of the way. When it first closed I kept waiting for it to be reopened. That time never came and, seeing it here, I realize that it never will be. Logically, I understand why. I treasure those memories and am sad younger generations will never get to experience them. Thank you for the memories
Thank you for the history
My pleasure, and thank you for watching! 🙏
Parts of the coastline between the old Sea Rim Estates and the Sabine Pass jetties have eroded back almost 700yds since 1938 and is currently eroding at a rate of about 30ft a year.
Beautiful place
Hello dear friend Greetings
It was such a beautiful hidden gem. Thanks so much for watching!
Nice to see what has happened to Hwy 87. We used to take it to the Louisiana border and continue to Pecan Island and Abbeville. Of course it took longer than going I-10 but the scenery was so nice it didn’t matter. Now if we go the coast we take Winnie down to Port Arthur across the Sabine. I think that pickup was a 90’s Chevy.
well they are rebuilding it actually so it will eventually be passable again
9:16 that’s a grader, Known in the south as a “maintainer”. It carries a blade like a snow plow in the middle and is used for grading roads, making them smooth and even the end level before paving.
Really neat. I had no idea what it was, but that makes a lot of sense. I wonder how many decades it's been sitting there!
8:14 the "well or something" was a septic tank. Looks like the neighbors had poly tanks.
The area you showed from 4:30 to 6:42 was the site of the ARCO Oil and Gas High Island Base. The station processed oil and gas coming in from the shallow gulf waters, and moved it inland. It was occupied 24/7 by a crew of workers. When I worked there in the mid 1980's, it was across highway 87, and a good ways off the beach. The pipelines were buried pretty deep back long ago. Once the highway was condemned, they removed most of the equipment from the location.
Based on your map and video, I think you missed the Fort Manhassett location. It is just West of where Highway 87 and Sea Rim Estates road meet, (about 3/4 of a mile), and is on the North side of Highway 87. This is all on private property. Based on satellite photos, the Southernmost redoubt "A" was right in the middle of highway 87. It was probably where they found the artifacts. The other redoubts extend North, with the "C" redoubt mostly covered by water now. If you go back, it would be very interesting to see how these look from a drone at low altitude. When I worked down there, we flew over that area often in helicopters. There were two heliports just East of this area on highway 87. Thank you for a great video.
That's awesome! Thanks a lot for the extra insight. I do my best to find info, but sometimes what I'm able to find online is very limited. That's why I believe that the best part of my channel is the viewers like you who help me fill in the gaps. I'm always thrilled to learn new things about these places, even long after I've filmed and produced the video. Thanks a lot for your informative comment! 😄👍
Some of the property that you showed in Sea Rim Estates was my family’s. It was one of the houses that had the old tractor and gravestones, it was not a cemetery
That's amazing. I'm thrilled that you were able to find my video, and I hope it brought back at least some positive memories. Thanks for your view and comment!
If it was your family’s you have rights to that land, you should claim it and post it for sale, I’m sure some sucker would buy it
My family also owns property a little down from the tractors. The grave stones washed up. Probably from Harvey or rita
Do you happen to have any pics of the neighborhood before the storms wiped the houses out?
Amazing video
I'm so glad you liked it. Thanks for watching, Dams Lifestyle!
AWESOME CONTENT MY FRIEND!!! SENDING MY FULL SUPPORT TO YOUR CHANNEL!!
I'm glad you're enjoying it. Thanks a lot, my friend!! 🙏
That looks to be an early to mid 90’s Chevy/gmc pickup to me.
You have quite an eye, then. I would have never even tried to guess the make or model. Thanks for watching!
That truck is an early to mid 2000s chevy. I have passed it many times.
@@bhooks21 Thanks for the insight, Brandon. I'll bet it has an interesting story. 🤔😂
I wish i could find any old photos of the neighborhood before it became part of the ocean
You and me both! That would be really cool. Thanks so much for watching! 🙏
Nice to know 🙂
That was a 2000-02 Chevy Silverado that rotted away not sure how it got there , you can tell by the 5.3 ls motor
How queer, it seems I can’t post a link to really interesting information about that road and it’s history and the decision to abandon it.
From the page: The route of Texas 87 has been a transportation corridor since the 1860's, according to testimony at the October 1998 meeting of the Texas Transportation Commission. The beginning of the end of the highway occurred with Hurricane Allen in 1980, which caused a substantial amount of erosion. The road was closed around 1990.
The erosion rate is about 8 feet a year along this section of coast. Even if the road is built 200-300 feet inland, it would only last for 20-30 years. A major erosion event (a hurricane) could make the lifespan much shorter. One of the reasons for the rapid erosion rate is the lack of sand dunes, as the photos below show.
What is burning in the distance holy shit that’s a big fire
They were doing a controlled burn over there. It was quite the cloud of smoke! Thanks a lot for watching. 🙏
Marsh fire
Every year the marshes are burned. Smoke drifts for miles. When I was young that was prime grazing, salt marshes. The insects were so horrific in spring and summer, livestock was known occasionally to suffocate while grazing. Ranchers burned to ready pastures for spring growth. Now I think that it is done as a preventative measure for the refineries.
3:40 looks like an old 2000’s Chevy pickup
7:16 is that a friggin fire over there?
Yes! They were doing a controlled burn on a nearby property that day. 🤷🏻♂️
Should of seen ot after ike so much crazy debris everywhere.
6:49 “Best little dog house in Texas“ Somebody went to some effort to build a roof over it, looks like somebody’s little weekend holiday beach getaway site.
Very neat area to explore.
It was amazing. Thanks for watching! 🤠🙏
very interested and documented 👍💙💛
I'm glad you liked it. Thank you so much for your support! 😄🙏
10:21 seems like the bodies must’ve been disentered for reburial elsewhere when it was accepted that it was inevitable that the tide would encroach.
That theory actually seems spot on! I can't think of any other reason why there would be so many gravestones there; particularly so old and in such poor condition. This may, indeed, have been the previous site of a cemetery before a relocation. Thanks a lot for swinging by, Bill!
@@beyond_civilization usually the reason for anything is money. The headstones and foot stones have a significant mess, so I had a bit it was too much money and effort to bring them along. Probably if the family is were able to be contacted they were given the option but the ones you found were probably folks whose family was unreachable and or couldn’t afford it.
I really enjoy your stuff. Thank you kindly for sharing.
@@HM2SGT Totally agree, that sounds very plausible. Thanks for shedding light on everything! Always a pleasure to keep learning more about these places.
The stones were probably blemished or reject stones from a manufacturer. The owner of the property used them along with much of the crushed concrete and stone to try and stop erosion.
There was at lease one or two cabins still standing there in the early 2000's.
@@cajuneeringworldwide wow, you've been there before? That's a very good theory, you're probably right. Thanks for watching, bro!
Welcome back, great episode full of new information for many of us, was afraid you might not continue for the past few weeks or so..
Thanks, QueensJack! Yeah, I've had a busy last few weeks. But it's great to be back as well, and I really appreciate your support! 🤠👍
@@beyond_civilization All's well that ends well.....
That was a really interesting exploration, thanks for sharing.
I'm glad you enjoyed coming for the ride, Michael. Hope you had a great weekend! 👍
What was that fire up in the distance?
Apparently, they were doing a controlled burn over there, actually not too far from the site of old Fort Manhassett. Fortunately, they were done by the time I arrived. Thanks for watching and commenting, Rolando. 😎👍
These places could be interesting to go over with a metal detector.
What's on fire?
They were doing a controlled burn on a nearby property that day.
You think I could walk the beach from. Sea rim state park and see these areas? 🤔 I love to photograph stuff like this, it's beautiful in it's own way. ❤
I totally agree with you! And it's a great way to avoid the crowds, too. I actually found out during this hiking trip that the land is technically private property as soon as you exit the Sea Rim State Park boundary. You see, as I was walking around filming the ruins of the neighborhood on the beach, I ran into the property owner and his family, who were fishing. They were very polite, and even gave me some useful historical info on the area that helped me to complete my video! They also said that they don't mind it when people walk around there as long as they're not vandalizing or causing any trouble. That being said, I'm not the owner, and technically, only the owners themselves can give you official permission to be on the property. So, whatever you choose to do, I at least wanted you to be aware of the full situation. Safe travels, Jessica! 👋
Just to clarify, the private property is to the west of the state park, that is, the abandoned Sea Rim Estates community and the area near the Confederate fort, Fort Manhasset. However, as far as I know, east of the state park, including the abandoned oil field, abandoned highway, and flooded car on the beach, are all public property. Sorry, just wanted to clear that part up!
Fisheye lens makes it hard to watch
Yeah, I've heard others say that, too, so I've made an effort to decrease the effect in my more recent videos. Thanks for watching!
@@beyond_civilization i did enjoy the video. Thank you.
I would suggest carrying a sidearm or some type of protection from hogs , cougars, and gators next time 👍
Yeah, there is definitely lots of wildlife out here. That's why I specifically went on a cold day in winter: to reduce the chances of an encounter as much as possible. Thanks a lot for watching, Texas Roper! 🤠👍
I do believe exploring thru sea rim estates is trespassing. As the people who own the property still own the land to the highway. I know people who own and hunt the last pond because that's their duck blind.
If you stay between the low and high tide lines, it is public property. See the Texas Open Beaches Act.