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Quercus stellata, the post oak or iron oak, is a North American species of oak in the white oak section. It is a slow-growing oak that lives in dry areas on the edges of fields, tops of ridges, and also grows in poor soils, and is resistant to rot, fire, and drought. Interbreeding occurs among white oaks, thus many hybrid species combinations ...
North of Highway 90 Alternate and east of Post Oak Road 38 Willow Meadows / Willowbend: Southwest Enclosed by Highway 90 Alternate, Post Oak Road, and Interstate 610 39 Fondren Gardens Southwest Enclosed by Highway 90 Alternate, Beltway 8, and Fort Bend Parkway: 40 Central Southwest South
The South Houston Concerned Citizens Coalition had lobbied for the city to add a substation. [5] The City of Houston operates the Hiram Clarke Multi Service Center. [19] The 42,000-square-foot (3,900 m 2) facility is located on an 8-acre (3.2 ha) site. Originally named the South Post Oak Multi-Service Center, it had a price tag of $10 million.
From the 1980 U.S. Census to the 1990 Census, many African-Americans left traditional African-American neighborhoods and entered parts of Southwest Houston; areas of Southwest Houston received from more than 1,000 African-Americans per square mile to more than 3,500 African-Americans per square mile.
Willowbend is a comfortable upper middle-class residential neighborhood in southwest Houston, Texas. It has become a highly desirable neighborhood due to its low crime rate, friendly residents, and proximity downtown Houston, the Texas Medical Center, and the Interstate 610 loop.
Interstate 610 (I-610 [a]) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway that forms a 37.972-mile-long (61.110 km) loop around the inner city sector of the city of Houston, Texas.I-610, colloquially known as The Loop, Loop 610, The Inner Loop, or just 610, traditionally marks the border between the inner city of Houston ("inside the Loop") and its surrounding areas.
In addition the City of Houston operates the Post Oak Park at the intersection of Post Oak Drive and the 610 Loop. [52] In 2007 the city seized land from James and Jock Collins via eminent domain in order to widen San Felipe and convert the rest into a park. The city planned to build the Post Oak Lane Park, a 0.09-acre (0.036 ha) pocket park in ...
Post Oak Central consists of the three striped buildings in this image. Post Oak Central is a skyscraper complex in Uptown Houston, Texas, United States. [1]The 17-acre (69,000 m 2) Philip Johnson-designed complex includes three 24-story buildings, 1 Post Oak Central (2000 Post Oak Boulevard), 2 Post Oak Central (1980 Post Oak Boulevard), and 3 Post Oak Central (1990 Post Oak Boulevard), and a ...