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Encyclopedia > Meyerland, Houston, Texas
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The Meyer Library of the Houston Public Library system
The Meyer Library of the Houston Public Library system

Meyerland is a 6000-acre community in southwest Houston, Texas, outside of the 610 Loop and inside Beltway 8. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 841 KB) Summary Taken by WhisperToMe Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 841 KB) Summary Taken by WhisperToMe Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 844 KB)Meyerland Plaza Taken by WhisperToMe File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 844 KB)Meyerland Plaza Taken by WhisperToMe File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Meyerland Plaza is a large shopping center located in southwest Houston, Texas, United States. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 843 KB) Summary Taken by WhisperToMe Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 843 KB) Summary Taken by WhisperToMe Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Houston Public Library is the public library system serving Houston, Texas. ... Nickname: Space City Official website: www. ... Interstate 610 (abbreviated I-610 or in Texas IH-610) is a freeway that forms a loop around the city of Houston, Texas. ... Sam Houston Tollway, also Sam Houston Parkway and Beltway 8, is a Texas state highway located in Houston. ...


A notable feature of Meyerland is Meyerland Plaza, a large outdoor shopping center. Meyerland also is the center of Houston's Jewish community. Meyerland is the home of Houston's Jewish Community Center, Congregation Beth Israel, Congregation Beth Yeshurun, and several smaller synogogues. Meyerland Plaza is a large shopping center located in southwest Houston, Texas, United States. ... Jews (Hebrew: יהודים, Yehudim) are followers of Judaism or, more generally, members of the Jewish people (also known as the Jewish nation, or the Children of Israel), an ethno-religious group descended from the ancient Israelites and converts who joined their religion. ...


The neighborhood is named after the Meyer family, who bought and owned 6,000 acres (24 km²) of land in southwest Houston. George Meyer developed 1,200 acres of former rice fields into the Meyerland subdivision in 1955. Richard Nixon was at the subdivision's ribbon-cutting ceremony. 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ...


Meyerland is situated on the banks of the Brays Bayou which has a tendency overflow and flood hundreds of area homes. As one Meyerland resident said in a recent interview, "I have lived in Meyerland since 1970 and have been flooded out of my home no less than ten times! Harris County has tried to fix the problem but it keeps happening again and again! You may as well buy a house in the swampland of Florida or the New Orleans Ninth Ward." A freshwater swamp This article is about the wetland type (a landform). ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 22nd 170 451 km² 260 km 800 km 17. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... The Ninth ward is a distinctive region of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States that is located in the eastern downriver portion of the city. ...


Education

The neighborhood is served by several Houston Independent School District schools. The neighborhood is zoned to Kolter Elementary School and Lovett Elementary School, all of which are in Meyerland. The neighborhood is also served by Johnston Middle School (located in Meyerland), Pershing Middle School (located in Braeswood Place), Pin Oak Middle School in the city of Bellaire (pupils zoned to Johnston and Pershing have the option to attend Pin Oak), and Bellaire High School (city of Bellaire). The Houston Independent School District is the largest public school system in Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States. ... John J. Pershing Middle School is a secondary school located at 7000 Braes Boulevard in Houston, Texas with a zip code of 77025. ... A sign marking Braeswood Place Braeswood Place is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas. ... One of Bellaires two water towers, commemorating the citys little league team Bellaire is a city located in Harris County, Texas within the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Bellaire High School is a magnet/IB school located at 5100 Maple Street in Bellaire, Texas, United States, with a zip code of 77401. ...


Several private schools, including Saint Thomas' Episcopal, are in Meyerland.


The Houston Public Library operates the Meyer Branch, which is near Meyerland. Houston Public Library is the public library system serving Houston, Texas. ...


Community information

The closest YMCA branches are the Weekley Family YMCA (in Braeswood Place) and the Westland Family YMCA. YMCAs in the United States and Canada use this logo. ...


The closest mainstream movie theater to Meyerland is the AMC Theatres Meyer Park 16 in the Meyer Park Shopping Center. A 20-screen AMC Theatres megaplex in Rolling Hills Estates, California. ...


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