Dusk view, taken from the adjacent Gulf of Mexico shore, of the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier, an amusement area in Galveston, Texas. This is a modern reincarnation, which opened in 2012, of a popular amusement arcade on this location, built in 1943, that was destroyed by Hurricane Ike in 2008. The pier is built 1,130 feet over the Gulf. It was also the site of the Flagship, an over-the-water hotel built in 1965 that was also demolished after Hurricane Ike in 2008. The original Pleasure Pier featured rides, an arcade, an aquarium, concessions, a large ball room, named the Marine Ballroom, and fishing at the end of the pier.