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Midtown Houston is a district southwest of Downtown Houston, Texas, bordered by the Montrose area and U.S. Highway 59. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (615x822, 73 KB) Summary Street sign in Midtown Houston Public domain Taken by WhisperToMe Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (615x822, 73 KB) Summary Street sign in Midtown Houston Public domain Taken by WhisperToMe Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1123x462, 58 KB) Midtown Street Sign Public domain Taken by WhisperToMe I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1123x462, 58 KB) Midtown Street Sign Public domain Taken by WhisperToMe I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Local government areas called districts are used, or have been used, in several countries. ... Downtown Houston Downtown Houston is Houstons largest business district. ... Nickname: Bayou City Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Mayor Bill White Area - City 1,558 kmÂ² (601. ... Montrose (sometimes The Montrose) is the name of a neighborhood and also an area in Houston, Texas. ... United States Highway 59 is a north-south United States highway (though it is signed east-west in parts of Texas). ...

History

Midtown was the second residential neighborhood created in Houston, following the settling of Allen's Landing. This suburb experienced explosive growth through the 1940s as the Humble Oil and Refining Company prospered, but began declining in the 1980s. Midtown was the only district in Texas to experience negative growth from 1980 to 1990^{[citation needed]}. // Events and trends World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

Midtown remains home to Little Saigon, a neighborhood of Vietnamese and Vietnamese Americans, which pioneered the redevelopment of Midtown Houston in the 1970's. During the 1980s, Travis and Milam Streets were a mirror image of Saigon in the 1970s. Higher rents and street construction have reduced the number of Vietnamese American businesses, many of which have relocated to the Bellaire Boulevard corridor west of Sharpstown. Little Saigon is a name given to any of several overseas Vietnamese immigrant and descendant communities outside Vietnam, usually in the United States. ... A Vietnamese American is a resident of the United States who is of ethnic Vietnamese descent. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: ThÃ nh ChÃ Minh) is the largest city in Vietnam, located near the delta of the Mekong River. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Sharpstown is a master-planned community in southwest Houston, Texas. ...

Since the late 1990s the Midtown neighborhood has experienced retail, commercial and residential growth under the direction of the Midtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ). "Midtown" is a fairly recent moniker; it first appeared around the time the TIRZ appeared. See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from the late 1980s and shortly after the year 2000. ...

Welcoming the increased infrastructure and public works services to a community which had been overlooked, some long-time Midtown residents have issues with the redevelopment. Because the price of land is skyrocketing, these people are concerned they are being pushed out of their homes. They note that they cannot afford the luxury apartment and townhomes being built and redevelopment also pushes out local independent merchants in favor of 'big name' corporate entities who are being accused of gentrification. Community Development Corporations in and around Midtown want to encourage development while promoting culturally sensitive and responsive models. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Demographics

According to the 2000 Census [1], the Super Neighborhood #62 Midtown (which mostly corresponds to the boundaries of the Midtown District) contains a total of 5,311 residents. 1,490 (28%) of them are Hispanic, 3,821 (72%) are non-Hispanic. Of the non-Hispanic population, 2,439 (45% of total, 61% of non-Hispanics) are White, 949 (18% of total, 25% of non-Hispanics) are African-American, 8 (Less than 1% of total, less than 1% of non-Hispanics) are American Indian, 320 (6% of total, 8% of non-Hispanics) are Asian, 35 (Less than 1% of total, of less than 1% non-Hispanics) are other, and 70 (1% of total, 2% of non-Hispanics) are of two or more races. Image File history File linksMetadata Midtown_Superneighborhood. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Midtown_Superneighborhood. ...

The super neighborhood contains a total of 3,219 people who are male and 2,092 people who are female. 18 people are in nursing homes. Nobody is in a correctional institution, a college dormitory, or a military quarter.

There are 2,326 households, with a population of 4,142 in those households. The average household size is 1.78 people.

Arts and entertainment

Midtown has become one of the hotest nightspots in town, and is filled with a number of restaurants, bars, theatres, and art galleries.

Bars include: Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1798x1000, 178 KB) Summary The Ensemble theater in Midtown. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1798x1000, 178 KB) Summary The Ensemble theater in Midtown. ...

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Transportation

Houston's METRORail Red Line runs directly through Midtown along Main Street. Three stops (Wheeler, Ensemble/HCC, and McGowen) are located in Midtown. In addition, Houston's intercity bus station (which is served by Greyhound Lines and several bus lines that serve Mexico and Central America) is located in Midtown. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1579x747, 206 KB) Summary Midtown Houston along Main Street with HCC Adminstration Building in the background and a MetroRail train Public domain Taken by WhisperToMe Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1579x747, 206 KB) Summary Midtown Houston along Main Street with HCC Adminstration Building in the background and a MetroRail train Public domain Taken by WhisperToMe Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... METRORail along the Main Street Corridor in Downtown Houston, Texas A METRORail train approaching Preston Station in Downtown METRORail is the light rail service in Houston, Texas, United States that started on January 1, 2004. ... Houston Community College System (HCCS) is a community college system that operates community colleges in Houston, Missouri City, and Stafford in Texas, and also serves Bellaire, Southside Place, and West University Place. ... METRORail along the Main Street Corridor in Downtown Houston, Texas A METRORail train approaching Preston Station in Downtown METRORail is the light rail service in Houston, Texas, United States that started on January 1, 2004. ... Wheeler Station is a station on the METRORail Red Line in Houston, Texas. ... Ensemble/HCC Station is a station on the METRORail Red Line in Houston, Texas. ... McGowen Station is a station on the METRORail Red Line in Houston, Texas. ... Greyhound Lines is the largest intercity common carrier of passengers by bus in North America, serving 2200 destinations in the United States. ... Map of Central America Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. ...

Government

Federal and state representation

Midtown is in Texas's 18th congressional district [2]. Its current Representative is Sheila Jackson Lee. The current boundaries of Texas District 18. ... Sheila Jackson Lee Sheila Jackson Lee (born January 12, 1950 in Queens, New York), an American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995. ...

Fire service

Houston Fire Department Station 7 is located in Midtown [3]. The Houston Fire Department (HFD) is the agency that provides Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services for the City of Houston, Texas ...

Police service

The neighborhood is within the Houston Police Department's South Central Patrol Division [4]. A typical Houston Police Department cruiser The Houston Police Department (often referred to simply as HPD) is the primary law enforcement agency serving the City of Houston, Texas, United States. ...

Education

Colleges and universities

Houston Community College System's main campus is located in Midtown. Houston Community College System (HCCS) is a community college system that operates community colleges in Houston, Missouri City, and Stafford in Texas, and also serves Bellaire, Southside Place, and West University Place. ...

Midtown is in close proximity to the University of Houston, Texas Southern University, Rice University, and University of Saint Thomas. The University of Houston, formerly University of Houstonâ€“University Park, is a comprehensive doctoral degree-granting university[1] located in Houston, Texas. ... Texas Southern University is a historically black university in Houston, Texas, USA. The university was established on March 3, 1947 by the Texas Legislature and it was initially named Texas State University for Negroes. ... Lovett Hall William Marsh Rice University, commonly called Rice University and opened in 1912 as Rice Institute, is one of the United Statess highest rated institutions of higher education, in both academics and student life. ... The University of St. ...

Primary and secondary education

Midtown is served by Houston ISD. One school, J. Will Jones Elementary School, is located in Midtown. Pupils in Midtown who attend their neighborhood schools attend either J. Will Jones, MacGregor Elementary School (in the Hermann Park area), or Gregory-Lincoln Education Center (in the Fourth Ward) for primary school. Gregory-Lincoln Education Center is a combined primary and secondary school located at 1101 Taft in Houston, Texas, United States. ... When the city of Houston was founded in 1836 and incorporated in 1837, its foundersâ€”John Kirby Allen and Augustus Chapman Allenâ€”divided it into political geographic districts called wards. ...

All pupils in Midtown who are north of U.S. Route 59 (almost all of Midtown) are zoned to Gregory-Lincoln Education Center for middle school, while a small portion south of U.S. Route 59 is zoned to Ryan Middle School. U.S. Route 59 is a north-south United States highway (though it is signed east-west in parts of Texas). ... James D. Ryan Middle School is a secondary school located in Houston, Texas. ...

Almost all of Midtown is zoned to Lamar High School (in Upper Kirby), while a small northwest section of Midtown is zoned to Reagan High School (in the Houston Heights). Lamar High School 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. ... Reagan High School John H. Reagan High School is a secondary school located at 413 East 13th Street in Houston, Texas with a zip code of 77008. ... Houston Heights, often nicknamed The Heights, is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas. ...

A Houston Independent School District alternative secondary school, Houston International Studies High School, will open in 2006; International High School will be located in the HCCS Central campus. The Houston Independent School District is the largest public school system in Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States. ...

The Contemporary Learning Center, an alternative public school, is near Midtown. Contemporary Learning Center (CLC) is a secondary school located in Houston, Texas. ...

Schools formerly located in Midtown

A former school, San Jacinto High School, is the current home of the Central Campus of the Houston Community College System. San Jacinto opened in 1926. The school gained a technical program in 1962 and lost its neighborhood program in 1971. High School for the Performing and Visual Arts was located on the San Jacinto campus from 1971 to 1981. In 1985 San Jacinto closed for good when its technical program ended. San Jacinto High School was a secondary school located at 1300 Holman in Houston, Texas. ... Houston Community College System (HCCS) is a community college system that operates community colleges in Houston, Missouri City, and Stafford in Texas, and also serves Bellaire, Southside Place, and West University Place. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... High School for the Performing and Visual Arts The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA for short) is a secondary school located at 4001 Stanford Street in the Montrose district of Houston, Texas. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Kinkaid School was located in the house of Margaret Kinkaid what is now Midtown from its founding in 1906 to the time when the school moved to a campus in Montrose. In 1957, the school moved to the city of Piney Point Village, where it resides as of 2006 [5] [6]. The Kinkaid School is a combined primary and secondary independent coeducational school in Piney Point Village, Texas, United States. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Montrose is known for its tattoo parlors and bars Montrose, also known as Neartown, is an area in west-central Houston, Texas. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Piney Point Village is a city in Harris County, Texas. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Saint Agnes Academy was located in what is now Midtown from its founding in 1906 to 1963. The school moved to the Sharpstown neighborhood in 1963, where it resides as of 2006 [7]. Saint Agnes Academy is a Dominican preparatory school for young women in southwest Houston, Texas. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... The Sharpstown scandal was a stock fraud scandal in the state of Texas in 1971 and 1972 involving the highest levels of the state government. ...

Community information

The closest YMCA is the Downtown YMCA. YMCAs in the United States and Canada use this logo. ...

The community is close to the Houston Public Library Central Library in Downtown. The John P. McGovern-Stella Link Branch of the Houston Public Library, located in the Braeswood Place neighborhood The Houston Public Library Heights Branch Meyer Branch Eleanor K. Freed Montrose Branch Houston Public Library is the public library system serving Houston, Texas. ...

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