Organized crime in this city was controlled by the Maceo family from the Balinese Room, a landmark of this city's "open era" when it was known as a "free state.
Michael Menard once owned most of the land in this city, whose decline was exacerbated by a nearby site's use of the Spindletop strike. Organized crime in this city was controlled by the Maceo family from the Balinese Room, a landmark of this city's "open era" when it was known as a "free state." The "movement" named for this city sent thousands of Russian Jews here in the 1910s, and it had earlier been the base of operations for the pirate Jean Lafitte. This city's most notorious historical event is the reason for its current ten-mile seawall and led to five thousand deaths. For 10 points, name this former rival of Houston as the shipping capital of the western Gulf Coast, which was decimated by a 1900 category four hurricane.
Michael Menard once owned most of the land in this city, whose decline was exacerbated by a nearby site's use of the Spindletop strike.
Galveston, Texas