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Westheimer Road (/ ˈ w ɛ s t (h) aɪ m ər /) is an arterial east–west road in Houston, Texas, United States. It runs from Bagby Street in Downtown and terminates at the Westpark Tollway on the southern edge of George Bush Park, stretching about 19 miles (31 km) long. The street was named after Michael Louis Westheimer, a German immigrant ...
The Four Corners Office/Retail Complex is an office complex in Uptown Houston, Texas. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The complex, with a total of 395,473 square feet (36,740.6 m 2 ) of office space and 28,290 square feet (2,628 m 2 ) of retail space, [ 2 ] sits on 7.5 acres (3.0 ha) of land. [ 3 ]
North of Buffalo Bayou, east of Elysian Street, south of Collingsworth Street, and west of Lockwood Drive 56 Denver Harbor / Port Houston East East of Lockwood Drive, south of Liberty Road, and north of Clinton Drive 57 Pleasantville Area East Along the western (inner) edge of Interstate 610 58 Northshore: East
Lower Westheimer is an area in Houston, Texas, United States. It is centered on Westheimer Road, and is considered to be East of Shepherd, and West of Midtown. Several historic neighborhoods are partially or completely located within the area including Montrose and Hyde Park. Lower Wertheimer is known for its hipster culture, nightlife, arts ...
The Richmond Avenue Entertainment District, commonly known as the Richmond Strip, is an entertainment district along Richmond Avenue in western/southwestern Houston, Texas. It was especially popular in the 1990s, but it later declined as a partygoing destination in favor of other areas of town, such as Washington Avenue .
Frenchy's Chicken is a restaurant chain in Houston, Texas, selling Louisiana Creole cuisine. It was established in 1969 by Percy "Frenchy" Creuzot Jr. In 2010 Allan Turner of the Houston Chronicle wrote that the original location, still operated by the founding family, and the chain-operated locations together have a "loyal clientele". [ 1 ]
City of Houston officials, including the Mayor of Houston Bill White and the Houston City Council, said that there was a public need for the park. [53] The City of Houston operates the 4.7-acre (1.9 ha) Grady Park, which is located outside Uptown and two blocks away from the site of the Post Oak Lane Park. [53] [54]
"Excuse my French" appears an 1895 edition of Harper's Weekly, where an American tourist asked about the architecture of Europe says "Palaces be durned! Excuse my French." [3] [4] The phrase "pardon my French" is recorded in the 1930s and may be a result of English-speaking troops returning from the First World War. [4]