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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.
Riverside Terrace is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas, United States. It is along Texas State Highway 288 and north of the Texas Medical Center and located near Texas Southern University and University of Houston. There about 20 sections of Riverside Terrace that span across North and South MacGregor. The community, formerly an affluent Jewish ...
Third Ward is an area of Houston, Texas, United States, that evolved from one of the six historic wards of the same name. It is located in the southeast Houston management district. Third Ward, located inside the 610 Loop is immediately southeast of Downtown Houston and to the east of the Texas Medical Center.
Upper Kirby is a commercial district in Houston, Texas, United States. It is named after Kirby Drive, so indirectly takes its name from John Henry Kirby . Upper Kirby contains many businesses, including restaurants. Upper Kirby is east of the Greenway Plaza, southwest of Neartown, north of the city of West University Place, and south of River ...
City of Houston Fire Department ( HFD) is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Houston, Texas, United States, the fourth largest city in the United States. HFD is responsible for preserving life and property for a population of more than 2 million in an area totaling 654 square miles (1,690 km ...
In a triangular area between Veterans Memorial Drive, State Highway 249, and Interstate 45 North. 8. Westbranch. West. Along Beltway 8 south of Jersey Village. 9. Addicks / Park Ten. West. Includes the entirety of Addicks Reservoir and a small area between the reservoir and Interstate 10 west.
Spring Branch, Houston. / 29.81611; -95.517719. Spring Branch is a district in west-northwest Harris County, Texas, United States, roughly bordered by Tanner Road and Hempstead Road to the north, Beltway 8 to the west, Interstate 10 to the south, and the 610 Loop to the east; it is almost entirely within the city of Houston. [ 4]
1920 map of the six wards of Houston. When the city of Houston was founded in 1836 and incorporated in 1837, its founders— John Kirby Allen and Augustus Chapman Allen —divided it into political geographic districts called "wards". [citation needed] The ward system, a precursor to today's City Council districts, was a common political tool ...