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Garden Oaks is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas . The neighborhood, located north of Houston Heights, was established in 1937 by Edward L. Crain. [1] Garden Oaks has many oak, pecan, and pine trees in and around the neighborhood. [2] Several types of houses, including ranch-style houses and bungalows, are in the neighborhood. [citation needed]
The city of Houston, Texas, contains many neighborhoods, ranging from planned communities to historic wards. There is no uniform standard for what constitutes an individual neighborhood within the city; however, the city of Houston does recognize a list of 88 super neighborhoods which encompass broadly recognized regions. According to the city ...
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Richard Connelly of the Houston Press said "Oak Forest itself is a less prominent little sister to Garden Oaks" and that "Oak Forest offers everything Garden Oaks does, more or less, but at cheaper prices." [7] Connelly added that if the 610 Loop experiences heavy traffic in its mainlanes, "there are plenty of alternative ways to get home."
River Oaks Garden Club Forum of Civics is a building at 2503 Westheimer Road in Houston, Texas, United States listed in the National Register of Historic Places as the "Forum of Civics." The building is located south of the River Oaks neighborhood in the Upper Kirby district.
Highland Park and River Oaks: The Origins of Garden Suburban Community Planning in Texas is a 2014 book by Cheryl Caldwell Ferguson, published by the University of Texas Press. It discusses the development of two "garden suburbs" in Texas, the River Oaks neighborhood in Houston and the Dallas–Fort Worth municipality of Highland Park, during ...
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens, located in the River Oaks community in Houston, Texas, United States, is a 14-acre (57,000 m 2) facility of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) that houses a collection of decorative art, paintings and furniture. [2] Bayou Bend is the former home of Houston philanthropist Ima Hogg.
The Garden Villas Park, classified as a "Community Park" by the City of Houston, is located at 6720 South Haywood Drive. [25] Garden Villas Community Center, located on the same lot, has an outdoor basketball pavilion, a lighted sports field, a playground, a volleyball court, and a .49 mile hike and bicycle trail. [ 26 ]