Editing Galveston, Texas (section)

====The National Hotel Artist Lofts====
The National Hotel Artist Lofts (NHAL) is an [[Artspace Projects]] developed property featuring twenty-seven live/work units designated as affordable housing for artists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artspace.org/our-places/national-hotel-artist-lofts |title=National Hotel Artist Lofts |work=Artspace |access-date=September 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924104737/http://www.artspace.org/our-places/national-hotel-artist-lofts |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The project brought new life to the historic E.S. Levy Building, which was left abandoned for twenty years. Originally built as the Tremont Opera House in 1870, the structure was extensively renovated to serve various functions, from offices and stores to the National Hotel. The building also housed the U.S. National Weather Bureau's Galveston office under Isaac Cline during the 1900 Storm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mgaia.com/images/Artspace/ |title=E.S. Levy Home pg |work=mgaia.com |access-date=September 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712074022/http://mgaia.com/images/Artspace/ |archive-date=July 12, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Under Property Manager/Creative Director Becky Major, the unused retail space in the front of the building found a new purpose as a DIY art and music venue, despite its gutted and undeveloped state. In May 2015, the newly renovated space reopened as the Proletariat Gallery & Public House. This bar and gallery provides a common area for NHAL and neighborhood residents and a cultural hub for the broader community. Visual art, events and live music are regularly hosted in the space.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}