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Sign indicating the Fifth Ward. The Fifth Ward, nicknamed the Nickel, is a community of Houston, Texas, United States, derived from a historical political district (), [1] about 2 miles (3.2 km) [2] northeast of Downtown.
The City of Houston abolished the ward system in the early 1900s. [8] In 1902, at the beginning of O.T. Hold 's term as Mayor of Houston , the city's financial records were in poor shape, and independent auditors found that the city's coffers had a shortage of over $54,000 for the period 1899 to 1902.
Ghetto Dope is the debut studio album by American hip hop group 5th Ward Boyz. It was released in May 1993 through a joint venture between O.G. Dewey Forker's Underground Records and J. Prince's Rap-A-Lot Records with distribution via Priority Records. Recording sessions took place at Jungle Style Studios and at Digital Services in Houston.
Houston area black Catholic churches have elements of Louisiana Creole culture such as zydeco parties. [63] In the 1920s, prior to the construction of Our Mother of Mercy, a group of Louisiana Creole people attended the Hispanic Our Lady of Guadalupe Church because it was the closest church to the Frenchtown area of the Fifth Ward. [61]
5th Ward Boyz is an American southern hip hop trio, based out of Houston, Texas. [1] Their name is derived from Houston's Fifth Ward.The group signed to Rap-A-Lot Records following the Geto Boys' popularity on the label.
Historic treatment of rail ties in the Houston, Texas Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens neighborhoods has exposed residents to cancer-causing soil contamination. [1] Creosote and its extenders were used in wood preservation processes at a nearby rail yard and have been identified as carcinogens that are hazardous to human health.
The first brush with murder occurred during his teens, when Howard watched a man get shot to death. The second occurred when he was in college, when a close relative was held responsible for ...
Kelly Village also known as "Kelly Court," is a 500-unit public housing projects located in the historic Fifth Ward neighborhood of Houston. It is a part of the Houston Housing Authority. It is Houston's second housing project built for African Americans, opening after World War II.