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Westheimer Road and Westheimer Parkway are named after Mitchell (Michael) Louis Westheimer, [13] a prosperous German Jewish immigrant and flour salesman who had settled in Houston in 1859. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] He purchased a 640-acre (260 ha) farm west of Houston's city limits at the time, where Lamar High School and St. John's School are currently ...
Since 2009, several Houston's locations around the US have changed their names to Hillstone. The company maintains the changes are in keeping with a long-term strategy of disassociating from the chain image to remain a niche player in the industry. The practice of changing restaurant names is not a new strategy for the company, which has similarly converted severa
Lower Westheimer is an area in Houston, Texas, United States. It is centered on Westheimer Road , and is considered to be East of Shepherd, and West of Midtown. Several historic neighborhoods are partially or completely located within the area including Montrose and Hyde Park.
Residents are zoned to Houston Independent School District schools. [8] Roberts Elementary School [9] Pershing Middle School [10] with Pin Oak Middle School as an option [11] Lamar High School [12] In 1999 Katherine Feser of the Houston Chronicle said that the zoning to Roberts was one of the "selling points" of the Windermere community. [3]
Agora is a coffeehouse and bar along Westheimer in Houston's Montrose district, established in 2001. Houston Press describes Agora as a "study-like drinkery ... perfect for a night studying with fellow collegiate types, or just a quiet first-date night, to suss out whether or not your current crush is worth keeping around". [1]
The Westheimer Street Festival was a community street fair held bi-annually in Houston, Texas, United States from approximately 1971 to 2004. The festival underwent name and management changes afterwards. By 2009 the street festival was absorbed into what is currently now known as the Free Press Summer Fest.
The Bayou City Art Festival (formerly the Westheimer Colony Art Festival) is an arts festival held biannually by the Art Colony Association in Houston, Texas. The festival is held in Memorial Park in the spring and in Downtown Houston in the fall. The Art Colony Association originated in 1971, when it was known as the Westheimer Colony Association.