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Neighborhoods and Subdivisions, 1992-2009

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 18

Newsclippings from Houston Business Journal's "Houston Heritage" column regarding Houston's neighborhoods, wards, and subdivisions. Included are the following articles:

"Texas White House, 515 Bay Ridge Road," Danni Sabota, December 14, 1992

"River Oaks Community Center, West Gray Avenue and Shepherd Drive," Danni Sabota, January 11, 1993

"The Houston Heights: City’s first suburb still high and dry," Betty Chapman, September 20, 1993

"Montrose: A pioneer widow's land became grandest city subdivision," Betty T. Chapman, October 4, 1993

"Upscale Westmoreland Addition was Houston's first planned neighborhood," Betty Chapman, June 24-30, 1994

"River Oaks reflects Will Hogg's legacy of urban legend planning," Betty Chapman, July 22-28, 1994

"The Fourth Ward: Freedman's Town still lives in shadow of city skyscrapers, Betty Chapman, September 23-29, 1994 (reprinted under title “Freedman's Town still exists in shadow of city skyscrapers“ on August 29-September 4, 2003)

"Old Sixth Ward still reflects early architectural, ethnic mix," Betty T. Chapman, November 18-24, 1994 "Architecture, deed restrictions make Courtlandt Place a walk back in time," Betty T. Chapman, December 16-22, 1994

"Woodland Heights: Residential subdivision reflects 1907 roots," Betty T. Chapman, December 30, 1994-January 5, 1995

"Texaco founder created Shadyside as part of early urban art movement," Betty Chapman, March 17-23, 1995

"Old city wards developed unique economic and political identities," Betty T. Chapman, March 15-21, 1996 (reprinted under same title on October 24-30, 2003, and on August 8-14, 2008)

"How muddy marshland became exclusive West University Place," Betty T. Chapman, May 24-30, 1996 (reprinted under title "Exclusive West University Place emerged from muddy marshland" on April 17-23, 2009)

"Sharp developed Oak Forest before grand Sharpstown plan," Betty T. Chapman, January 10-16, 1997 (reprinted under title “Suburban living sprang from Sharp builder with grand vision,” on August 27-September 2, 2004)

"Riverside Terrace city's first 'auto suburb' for commuters," Betty T. Chapman, May 9-15, 1997

"Eastwood neighborhood was early example of Houston family values," Betty T. Chapman, April 10-16, 1998

"Yankee money, mail-order homes helped develop Houston Heights," Betty T. Chapman, April 16-22, 1999 (reprinted under same title on July 29-August 4, 2005)

"William Farrington's Tanglewood capped 20 years of development," Betty T. Chapman, September 24-30, 1999

"The First Ward: A center commerce in early Houston," Betty T. Chapman, July 21-27, 2000

"Diverse Second Ward covered the waterfront in early Houston," Betty T. Chapman, July 28-August 3, 2000

"Third Ward: Silk-stocking seat of county government," Betty T. Chapman, August 4-10, 2000

"Fourth Ward a mix of business, entertainment and city politics," Betty T. Chapman, August 11-17, 2000

"Fifth Ward: Ethnic melting pot and industrial business district," Betty T. Chapman, August 18-24, 2000

"Working on the railroad made Sixth Ward early 'uptown' hub," Betty T. Chapman, August 25-31, 2000

"Norhill neighborhood became River Oaks for working class," Betty T. Chapman, April 6-12, 2001

"New development takes toll on local supply of shotgun housing," Betty T. Chapman, August 2-8, 2002

"Garden Oaks: Visionary enclave of prefabricated dream homes," Betty T. Chapman, November 14-20, 2003

"Magnolia Park returns to bloom as 'Houston's Heritage Corridor,'" Betty T. Chapman, February 27-March 4, 2004 (originally published on September 8-14, 1995)

"The Village: Suburban retail began with small-town shopping concept," Betty T. Chapman, June 4-10, 2004 (originally published on October 3-9, 1997, and reprinted under title “Village spurred suburban retail with small-town shopping” on February 22-28, 2008)

"Six incorporated 'villages' kept pastoral setting as city went west," Betty T. Chapman, August 6-12, 2004

"Braeswood neighborhood arose '12 minutes out Main Boulevard,'" Betty T. Chapman, October 22-28, 2004 (originally published on January 31-February 6, 1997)

"Memorial Bend subdivision expanded city in style during 1950s," Betty T. Chapman, May 27-June 2, 2005

"Old Houston homes on the range live on as planned communities," Betty T. Chapman, October 14-20, 2005

"Family homes elite reminder of high society on Quality Hill," Betty T. Chapman, October 13-19, 2006

"Courtlandt Place: Attractive 'key to the city' still intact today," Betty T. Chapman, October 27-November 2, 2006

"Garden Villas bloomed as pastoral suburb in urban Houston," Betty T. Chapman, January 5-11, 2007

"Houston Heights a highlight in city’s architectural heritage," Betty Chapman, January 18-24, 2008

"Freeland and Shadow Lawn join eminent list of historic districts," Betty T. Chapman, December 19-25, 2008

"Audubon Place preserves elegant identity as historic district," Betty T. Chapman, June 19-25, 2009

Dates

  • 1992-2009

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English

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Open for research.

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From the Collection: 0.5 linear feet

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