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A marker indicating Midtown with Downtown Houston's skyline in the background. Midtown is a central neighborhood of Houston, located west-southwest of Downtown.Separated from Downtown by an elevated section of Interstate 45 (the Pierce Elevated), Midtown is characterized by a continuation of Downtown's square grid street plan, anchored by Main Street and the METRORail Red Line.
Vietnamese in Houston, in the 1970s, had settled Allen Parkway Village. Midtown was in proximity and was relatively inexpensive. [24] Midtown became a center of business and religion for ethnic Vietnamese across the Houston area even though very few ethnic Vietnamese actually resided in Midtown. [25]
The Houston area is home to over 150,000 Vietnamese people. A section of Midtown Houston known as "Little Saigon" or "Vietnamtown" was the original commercial district home for the Vietnamese community in Houston. [29] [30] The boundaries are IH 69/US 59, Preston Street, St. Joseph Parkway and Emancipation Avenue.
Houston has two Chinatowns—the original located in East Downtown and the other along Bellaire Boulevard in the southwest area of the city. The city also has a Little Saigon in Midtown and Vietnamese businesses located in the southwest Houston Chinatown. [citation needed] There are many popular events held in the city celebrating cultures of ...
Midtown Houston Midtown [5] South of Interstate 45, west and north of Interstate 69 Near Northwest Management District Greater Inwood Tomball Parkway to the north, T. C. Jester Road to the east, Pinemont Road to the south, Hollister Road to the west North Houston District Greenspoint: Centered around the junction of Interstate 45 and Beltway 8
Pages in category "Midtown, Houston" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Vietnam War memorial in Little Saigon, Houston, Texas, United States. Vietnamese Walk of Honor Sign. Little Saigon, also popularly known as Vietnamtown or simply Viet-Town, is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas centered on Bellaire Boulevard west of Chinatown. It is one of the largest Vietnamese enclaves in the United States.
Originally opened in 1978 by Phin and Phac Nguyen, [1] Mai's was the first restaurant in Houston to feature Vietnamese cuisine. [3] The couple named the restaurant after their daughter, who took over the business in 1990. [1]