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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.
A sign indicating the Westbury neighborhood. Westbury is a neighborhood in the Brays Oaks district of Southwest Houston, Texas, United States.It is located east of Bob White Road, north of U.S. Highway 90 Alternate (South Main Street), and west of South Post Oak Road, adjacent to the Fondren Southwest and Meyerland neighborhoods, just west of the southwest corner of the 610 Loop.
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 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 ...
The shops occupying spaces at Westbury square during the center's height in the 1960s and 1970s included The Candle Shop; [17] Cargo Houston Importers, a store described by Alisa Rogillio-Strength of the Houston Business Journal as "a predecessor to Pier 1"; [7] The Chemist Shop, a perfume store; Cromwell's, self-described as an "Olde English ...
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 ...
Maplewood is a community in Houston, Texas located outside the 610 Loop, southwest of Downtown Houston. It consists of 524 houses. They are one-story and two-story houses, as two stories is the limit allowed by the subdivision. The oldest houses were built in the early 1950s. Maplewood is located along Beechnut, Hillcroft, and Renwick. [1]
The Westmoreland Historic District is a neighborhood in Neartown Houston, Texas. It is west of Spur 527, between Westheimer Road and West Alabama Street. [1] [2] The community was created in 1902 and was home to many prominent families in Greater Houston. [1] The historic district's boundaries were established on July 23, 1997. [3]