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Encyclopedia > Boulevard Oaks, Houston, Texas

Boulevard Oaks is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas, United States. Downtown Houston Nickname: Bayou City; Space City; H-Town Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: www. ... ...


Boulevard Oaks is inside the 610 Loop and is west of Rice University. The neighborhood was developed during the 1920s and 1930s and consists of bungalows and a few 1950s ranch houses. Interstate 610 is a freeway that forms a loop around the city of Houston, Texas. ... Rice University William Marsh Rice University, commonly called Rice University and formerly named Rice Institute, is located in the Museum District of Houston, Texas. ... Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America and in Australia as the Roaring Twenties . In Europe it is sometimes refered to as the Golden Twenties. ... // Events and trends The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the global depression. ... A bungalow is any single story house. ... // Events and trends This map shows two essential global spheres during the Cold War in 1959. ...


Poe Elementary School is located in Boulevard Oaks. The neighborhood is zoned to Houston ISD schools, including Poe, Lanier Middle School (in Montrose, and Lamar High School (in Upper Kirby). Edgar Allan Poe Elementary School is a primary school located at 5100 Hazard Street in Houston, Texas with a ZIP code of 77098. ... The Houston Independent School District is the largest public school system in Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States. ... Sidney Lanier Middle School is a secondary school located at 2600 Woodhead Street in Houston, Texas, United States, with a ZIP code of 77098. ... Montrose (often The Montrose) is the name of a neighborhood and also an area in Houston, Texas. ... Mirabeau B. Lamar High School is a secondary school located at 3325 Westheimer Road in Houston, Texas, United States, with a zip code of 77098. ... Upper Kirby is a commercial district in Houston, Texas. ...


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Communities Aldine | Alief | Clear Lake | East End | Genoa Township | Houston Heights | Inwood Forest | Kingwood | Maplewood | Memorial | Parkway Village | Shadowlake | Sharpstown | Spring Branch
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"Island" cities Bellaire | Bunker Hill Village | Hedwig Village | Hilshire Village | Hunters Creek Village | Piney Point Village | Southside Place | Spring Valley | West University Place


Flag of Houston, Texas - From: http://fotw. ... Downtown Houston Nickname: Bayou City; Space City; H-Town Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: www. ... There are two Chinatowns in Houston, Texas. ... Downtown Houston is Houstons largest business district. ... The Texas Medical Center is the largest and one of the most famous groups of medical institutions worldwide. ... Aldine was once a town, but now is an incorporated area located in Houston, Harris County, Texas. ... Alief is an area in Harris County that is mostly within the city limits of Houston, Texas. ... Clear Lake City is a master-planned community located in southeast Harris County, Texas. ... Kingwood is a 14,000-acre master-planned community located in northeast Houston, Texas. ... The Second Ward is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas. ... The Fifth Ward is the area of Houston, Texas north of Buffalo Bayou, east of U.S. Highway 59 and in the Inner Loop. ... Map of Texas showing Houston File links The following pages link to this file: Houston, Texas Categories: GFDL images ... Acres Homes, Texas is a wooded area northwest of the city of Houston. ... Afton Oaks is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas, United States. ... A sign marking Braeswood Place Braeswood Place is a group of subdivisions in Houston, Texas. ... Garden Villas is a subdivision in Houston, Texas, United States. ... Memorial Park is the name of a park in Houston, Texas. ... A sign indicating Meyerland Meyerland is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas. ... Montrose (often The Montrose) is the name of a neighborhood and also an area in Houston, Texas. ... Rice Village is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas. ... River Oaks is an affluent community located in the geographic center of Houston, Texas (halfway between Downtown and Uptown). ... Settegast is a fast growing area located in northeast Houston, Texas outside 610 Loop. ... The South Park neighborhood of Houston, Texas is a broad post-World War II development in the southern-central area of the city, just south of MacGregor Park (from which it gets its name) and the 610 Loop. ... Westbury is a neighborhood in the southwest part of Houston, Texas. ... Bellaire is a city located in Harris County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. ... Bunker Hill Village is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... Hedwig Village is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... Hilshire Village is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... Hunters Creek Village is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... Piney Point Village is a city in Harris County, Texas. ... Southside Place is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... Spring Valley is a city located in Harris County, Texas, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 3,611. ... West University Place, often called West University or West U in short, is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area and Harris County. ...


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