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The voting population of the wards was lower than the population, since women and African-Americans had been forbidden from voting. Instead, wards followed boundaries of features such as the Buffalo Bayou, Congress Street, and Main Street. Each ward elected two aldermen to the Houston City Council.
Check out Stude and Woodland parks, two scenic greenspaces; kayak along the bayou; chow on Tex-Orleans fusion at BB’s Cafe or Mexican cuisine at Spanish Flowers; caffeinate at hip coffee shop Antidote; and don’t miss the dazzling holiday displays during Lights in the Heights.
Familiar Houston wards once filled with thriving Black schools, churches, businesses, lodges and homes come to life as the hosts scrolled through a series of maps. The story ends with a poignant selection of shots showing the current state of a few of these Houstonians’ homes: vacant lots, freeway overpasses.
Use the map below to search for your address and see which super neighborhood the city says you live in. Search for a street address, making sure to include the city name and abbreviate “St,”...
A map showing the locations of Houston's first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth wards. Wards
In this course, six local experts will explore Houston’s wards, taking a look at the defining characteristics of each. The residents, architecture, workplaces, community institutions and neighborhoods will be examined as they existed in the past and as they are today. Course Schedule: September 22.
Stay tuned for the rest of our Houston Wards Series, where we’ll take you on an in-depth look into the history, culture, and modern sights of each of Houston’s six wards.
Understanding Houston’s Many Wards. For some time now on Houston Matters, when the words “ward” or “wards” get mentioned, we’d be guaranteed to get an email or a tweet from a listener ...
The voting population of the wards was lower than the population, since women and African-Americans had been forbidden from voting. Instead, wards followed boundaries of features such as the Buffalo Bayou, Congress Street, and Main Street. Each ward elected two aldermen to the Houston City Council.
Our series “When There Were Wards” will appear over three issues of the print magazine tracing the history of Houston’s ward system and featuring highlights on each of the six wards. View a ward map by clicking: “When There Were Wards ”.