Chinatown A Houston Neighborhood
Chinatown, Houston, Texas
Nestled in the southwestern portion of Houston is Chinatown, a culturally diverse area of the city. Also known as Little Saigon, Chinatown is a wonderful place for Asian culture, dining, and shopping.
In 1965, the population of Chinatown sat at just under 2,500, but it has swelled to 25,000 since. The country’s [...]
Meyerland Neighborhood Introduction
Meyerland Houston, TX
The center of Houston’s Jewish Community, Meyerland has the Houston area’s most dense placement of synagogues. Congregation Beth Israel is the oldest Jewish Congregation in the state of Texas. The Beth Israel Temple was completed in 1874, but a newer temple was constructed in 1925 and was placed on the U.S. [...]
Montrose Neighborhood Introduction
The Montrose Neighborhood Of Houston, TX
The year was 1911 when J.W. Link envisioned the community of Montrose, Houston, Texas as a planned community complete with streetcars, wide streets, and lavish landscaping. It was to be the community that caused the city of Houston to grow. Montrose did indeed grow and became home to [...]
Welcome To Rice Military
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 [...]
Memorial Villages
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 [...]
Houston Heights History Boundaries And Property For Sale
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, [...]
Downtown Houston History And Homes For Sale
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 [...]
Midtown Houston History Boundaries And Homes
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 [...]
