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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 ...
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places in downtown Houston, Texas. It is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the Downtown Houston neighborhood, defined as the area enclosed by Interstate 10 , Interstate 45 , and Interstate 69 .
Fortune 500 companies based in Houston [1] Rank Company name 7: ExxonMobil: 15 Chevron 26: Phillips 66: 54: Sysco: 90: Enterprise Products Partners: 92: Plains GP ...
Houston House Apartments is a 31-story apartment complex in the Skyline District of Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. The building, located in the southern portion of Downtown, has 396 apartments. Charles M. Goodman designed the building, which opened in 1966.
The city of Houston changed to a commission form of government. In November 1915, a newly passed city ordinance officially abolished the wards. [2] On city maps, the wards continued to be used as geographic reference points until 1928. After 1928 other landmarks such as Memorial Park and River Oaks appeared in place of the wards as reference ...
The Houston Heights, one of the earliest planned communities in Texas, is located 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Downtown Houston.A National Geographic article says "stroll the area's broad, tree-canopied esplanades and side streets dotted with homes dating from the early 1900s and you may think you've landed in a small town."
The community is within Houston City Council District C. [6] In the 2000s and the 1990s the community was in District H. [7] [8] The community is within the Washington Avenue/Memorial Park Super Neighborhood. [2] The super neighborhood was recognized on March 6, 2000. [9] Houston Fire Department Station 11 is located at 460 T. C. Jester in ...
In 1992 City of Houston employees repaved West Oaks Drive with a cost of $12,000 ($26054.54 in today's money), to anticipate Bush's arrival. [15] In December 1992 the Bush family announced that it was building a new house on the lot. [16] Edwin A. Eubanks was selected as the architect. Renaissance Builders was selected as the general contractor.