It depends on how long they have been sumerged as to when the lights short out. What's telling is that they are so well lined up, which means they are parked. So why would they have lights on in the first place.
People tend to over estimate waters ability to short things out. Assuming those houses electrical boxes aren't in a basement. It's quit plausible that those lights are still on.
Houston was founded in the 1830s and they still haven't, at least not in any significant number. But then, they also founded the city on marshlands so common sense has never played much of a part in city planning
All the stilt houses are in Galveston. And buddy 6 million people live and work here try and put skyscrapers on stilts. And it was built to allow easy access to the gulf of mexico. 1/4 of the United States oil imports are imported AND refined here. And before oil Houston was still the biggest port city in the south. So yeah common sense was infact used.
I was referencing the fact that they chose to build said city on marsh lands. The main reasons Houston became the major port it is because Galveston was almost obliterated in the 1900 hurricane and all activity had to be shifted to Houston.
Also, no one said anything about building skyscrapers on stilts but houses, which in some areas should be the case but those areas are also the older areas with houses that would cost a fortune each to raise up.
While you are right about the hurricane. It makes sense as to why they built here. There is alot of easy access to water and the easiest way to travel before combustible engines was by water. Also houses on stilts dont last as long and they take more to maintain.
a pun?
Also, no one said anything about building skyscrapers on stilts but houses, which in some areas should be the case but those areas are also the older areas with houses that would cost a fortune each to raise up.