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Buffalo Bayou Park is a 2.3 mile long municipal park located along the banks of the Buffalo Bayou near Downtown Houston, Texas.. With a total area of 160 acres, Buffalo Bayou Park stretches from Shepherd Drive to Sabine Street, between Allen Parkway and Memorial Drive.
Buffalo Bayou Park, labeled a "signature, verdant downtown gateway" by the Houston Chronicle, includes a dog park, broad lawns, gardens, restaurants, and an art space inside a historic disused cistern. In 2006 the Houston Cistern, managed by the Buffalo Bayou Partnership, started offering historical tours and immersive art exhibits. [21] [22] [23]
Eleanor Tinsley Park is a section of Buffalo Bayou Park in Houston, Texas. It was designated on April 20, 1998 in honor of Eleanor Tinsley , who served as a member of the Houston City Council At-Large for 16 years.
Due to its proximity to the flood-prone Buffalo Bayou, the underpasses are subject to flooding during heavy rains and flood gauges can be seen. In June 2001, though, heavy rains from Tropical Storm Allison caused Buffalo Bayou to overtop its banks and flood the entire parkway, in some places, to a depth of eight feet. [8]
The park is named after Terry Hershey, a conservationist who campaigned to keep the banks of Buffalo Bayou from being paved. [3] [4] The park hosts a network of trails that run along the bayou from State Highway 6 to the Sam Houston Tollway and is a popular destination for local residents, runners, bicyclists and Geocachers.
The Buffalo Bayou Park is a 160-acre, 2.3 mile stretch of Buffalo Bayou's parkland inside Houston. [4] In 2010, the foundation provided a catalyst gift of $30 million to Buffalo Bayou Partnership who, in conjunction with the City of Houston and Harris County Flood Control District, led the efforts to restore the area to a more natural and self-sustaining state, reintroduce native landscapes ...
Terese ("Terry") Tarlton Hershey (19 January 1923 – 19 January 2017) was a conservationist and environmentalist. [1] [2] Hershey took part in the environmental movement in Texas, notably preventing the channelization of the Buffalo Bayou river in Houston.
On Saturday April 2, 2022 The City of Houston unveiled the Joe Campos Torres Memorial Plaza and trail along Buffalo Bayou. It is meant to remember the life of Torres and the impact his murder had on his family and the community. Mayor of Houston Sylvester Turner said of the memorial "Mr. Campos Torres was brutally murdered in 1977. Nothing we ...