Midtown

Midtown Houston History Boundaries And Homes

October 12, 2009 · 6 Comments

Midtown Houston Midtown proper consists of four zip codes 77006, 77004, 77003, and 77002 and is primarily contained within Houston Super Neighborhood #62. The official boundaries were set by the Midtown Management District as south of I-45, west of SH 288, north of U.S. 59, and east of Bagby St., however, you will hear a much wider region referred to as Midtown. Midtown was the second residential neighborhood founded in Houston and became a very popular place to live for employees of the Humble Oil and Refinery Company. At the turn of the century, the neighborhood was known as Southside Place... [Read the full story]

Uptown

Uptown And The Galleria Neighborhood Introduction

October 13, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Introduction To Uptown Houston The Greater Galleria Area The term Uptown Houston is a rebranding effort started a few years back for the greater Galleria area. Once the original developer of the Houston Galleria, Gerald D. Hines, left active involvement with the Galleria, the area business owners who did not have a true Galleria address but did have addresses nearby decided it would be best to rebrand the area. Uptown Houston does include a slightly larger area than what many would consider the Galleria area, making it fit the typical Houston neighborhood size. So, the efforts of the local business... [Read the full story]

Downtown

Downtown Houston History And Homes For Sale

October 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Downtown Houston Introduction And History Downtown Houston is very unique when compared to the Downtown centers of other cities. For example, there are underground tunnels lined with retail shops and restaurants, as well as the wide streets that help prevent gridlock that you see in other places. The wide streets of Downtown Houston were laid out by Gail Border Jr. This early Houston surveyor did so not in anticipation of Houston becoming the massive metropolitan city it is today, but rather to make room for cattle drives coming into town. Houston began as a land purchase made by two brothers... [Read the full story]

Heights

Houston Heights History Boundaries And Property For Sale

October 15, 2009 · 2 Comments

Houston Heights Development, Decline, And Revitalization The Houston Heights started out as a very large 1,765 acre land purchase made in 1887 from the Brashear’s John Austin Grant by the Omaha and South Texas Land Company. It was selected because of its higher than normal elevation and heavily treed landscape. The early founders, O.M. Carter, C.A. McKinney, John A. Milroy, and D.D. Cooley, took this sparsely populated land mass and built what was one of the Houston area’s first suburbs connected to the Houston core by electric rail cars. This bustling suburb was incorporated as part... [Read the full story]

Memorial Villages

October 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Welcome To The Memorial Villages In Houston, TX Consisting mostly of rich farmland in the early 1960s, the area known as Memorial Villages, began developing in 1968. Widespread building and developing of suburban homes lead to the area’s attraction of a large amount of commercial entities wanting to get in on the fresh market opportunities. Memorial Villages is a compilation of several villages; Bunker Hill Village, Hedwig Village, Spring Valley Village, Hillshire Village, Piney Point Village, and Hunters Creek Village. Although each Memorial Village maintains its autonomy, independent from... [Read the full story]

Rice Military

Welcome To Rice Military

October 20, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Rice Military, Houston Named for its proximity to Camp Logan, a World War I training camp, Rice Military, Houston is a neighborhood of approximately 2,000 upper-middle class households and excellent schools. Rice Military lies next to Memorial Park inside the 610 Loop in Houston, TX. Memorial Park was founded in 1924 and is comprised of 1,466 acres of recreational fun. Nearly 3 million visitors come to Memorial Park each year to enjoy tennis, swimming, croquet, skating, volleyball, and jogging. Rice Military Civic Club members have access to such events as a monthly meeting of the book club... [Read the full story]

Houston Suburbs

Conroe Texas History And Demographics

Conroe A Suburb Of Houston, Texas Forty miles north of Houston is the beautiful and wildly popular city of Conroe, Texas. It was first settled in the 1870’s, when immigrants recognized the rich timber that the area had to offer. By 1900, the city’s downtown area was filling with businesses looking to get their...

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Pearland History And Demographics

Pearland, Texas History In order to say the name of this city correctly, you must think of the fruit, the pear. Pearland, Texas was indeed named for its wonderful produce. Many called it, “the agricultural Eden” due to the richness of the soil and excellent climate for growing fruits and vegetables. In 1893,...

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Spring Texas History And Demographics

Spring, Texas History In the northern area of Harris County sits the city of Spring, Texas; a city originally inhabited by the Orcoquiza Indians. Established as a trade city in the early 1800’s, Spring experienced excellent growth and prosperity over the next century; it has become one of the most prominent suburbs...

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