Uptown Houston

Uptown Houston, or the Uptown District, is mainly centered around the the Galleria, the largest and most prestigious shopping mall in Houston. In its role as a high-end fashion and hotel district, it is approximately the Houston equivalent of San Francisco's Union Square and Los Angeles's Beverly Hills. Image File history File links UptownHoustonSkyline. ... Image File history File links UptownHoustonSkyline. ... A sign at the entrance to the Galleria. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Space City Location Location in the state of Texas Coordinates , Government Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Mayor Bill White Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,558 km²  (601. ... Union Square is the central shopping, hotel and theater district in San Francisco. ... Beverly Hills is a city in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, entirely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles. ...

The boundaries of Uptown area are fairly well-defined. It is bounded by Woodway Drive to the north, the I-610 (West Loop) to the east, U.S. Highway 59 to the south, and Chimney Rock Road to the west. The Uptown district has narrower boundaries [1]. Interstate 610 (abbreviated I-610 or in Texas IH-610) is a freeway that forms a loop around the city of Houston, Texas. ... United States Highway 59 is a north-south United States highway (though it is signed east-west in parts of Texas). ...

At 23.6 million square feet (2,193,000 m²) of office space, Uptown is also known for its skyline - it is Houston's second largest business district, and the nation's 14th largest, about the size of downtown Atlanta, Denver, and Los Angeles. This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Mile-High City Location Location of Denver in Colorado Coordinates , Government City-County Denver (coextensive) Mayor John Hickenlooper (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 154. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

Uptown Houston is in Texas's 7th congressional district [2]. The current boundaries of Texas District 7. ...

Overview

View of Uptown on Post Oak Boulevard

Uptown Houston is a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ), which is a self-imposed taxing entity created by property owners in economically challenged areas in order to fund improvements and encourage development within the zone. Although Uptown is arguably not in need of being designated a TIRZ the area was designated as a TIRZ by city council. The Uptown District has used the funds for landscaping and mobility improvements as well as specialty street lamps, signage and stainless steel gateways and halos over major streets and intersections. Image File history File links UptownDistrictHouston. ... Image File history File links UptownDistrictHouston. ...

The average per capita income within a 3 mile (5 km) radius is about $65,000—higher than that of Beverly Hills, Buckhead in Atlanta, Highland Park in Dallas, and Costa Mesa, California. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... For other uses, see: Beverly Hills (disambiguation). ... Buckhead is the name of at least three places in the United States: Buckhead area of Atlanta Buckhead, Georgia Buckhead Ridge, Florida This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... Highland Park is a town located in central Dallas County, Texas. ... Dallas redirects here. ... Official website: http://ci. ...

Ornamental intersections in Uptown

The Uptown District has about 5 million square feet (500,000 m²) of retail space, and is the center of Houston's high-fashion scene. Around the Galleria, many trendy strip malls, eateries, and other sorts of entertainment exist in the area, which once included the only F.A.O. Schwarz in Texas. Uptown is home to many upscale boutiques, as well as many Houston-based and local high-fashion designers and stores. Uptown, which is the area with Houston's largest hotel revenue, hosts about 20 million visitors a year. Though The Galleria houses the prime of Uptown's luxury stores, there are many other upscale strip malls in this area, such as Highland Village, Uptown Park, Centre at Post Oak, and Pavillion on Post Oak. Stores outside of The Galleria but in the immediate area include: Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 858 KB)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, 858 KB)Taken by WhisperToMe File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A sign at the entrance to the Galleria. ... F.A.O. Schwarz is the name of a toy store chain founded in New York, New York in 1870 by German immigrant, Frederick August Otto Schwarz. ... A sign at the entrance to the Galleria. ... Highland Village is a city located in Denton County, Texas. ... A sign at the entrance to the Galleria. ...

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Architecture

Williams Tower

The Uptown District boomed along with Houston during the 1970s and early 1980s. A collection of mid-rise office buildings appeared along the Interstate 610 west (or simply "West Loop"). It became one of the most impressive instances of the edge city. The highest achievement of Uptown was the construction of the 899-foot-tall (274 m), Philip Johnson designed landmark Williams Tower (known as the Transco Tower until 1999). At the time, it was believed to the be the world's tallest skyscraper outside of a central business district. The Williams Tower was the product of a unique era in Houston: energy companies were loaded with assets and sought impressive, monumental structures to broadcast their power. Image File history File links Williams_Tower_Moon. ... Image File history File links Williams_Tower_Moon. ... Williams Tower at dusk The Williams Tower, (formerly the Transco Tower), is a skyscraper located in the Uptown District of Houston. ... Interstate 610 (abbreviated I-610 or in Texas IH-610) is a freeway that forms a loop around the city of Houston, Texas. ... Edge city is an American term for a relatively new concentration of business, shopping and entertainment outside a traditional urban area, in what had recently been a residential suburb or semi-rural community. ... Williams Tower at dusk The Williams Tower, (formerly the Transco Tower), is a skyscraper located in the Uptown District of Houston. ...

Williams Waterwall

The Uptown District is also home to other buildings designed by noted architects such as I. M. Pei and César Pelli among others also designed by Philip Johnson. Large-scale office construction in Uptown, however, came to an end with the collapse of energy prices and the meltdown of Houston's economy in the mid-to-late 1980s. Uptown had 23.8 million square feet (2,210,000 m²) of office space in 2001, whereas Downtown Houston had about 40 million square feet (4,000,000 m²). In the late 1990s, there was a mini-boom of mid-rise residential tower construction, typically about 30 stories tall. Uptown has accumulated a large concentration of high-rise residential structures for such a low-density city. Image File history File links Williams_Waterwall_Houston. ... Image File history File links Williams_Waterwall_Houston. ... Williams Waterwall is a multi-story sculptural fountain which sits at the south end of Williams Park in Houstons Galleria/Uptown district. ... The Louvre Pyramid, Paris Ieoh Ming Pei (Chinese: 貝聿銘; Pinyin: Bèi Yùmíng; b. ... César Pelli (born October 12, 1926 in Tucumán, Argentina) is a noted architect known for designing some of the worlds tallest buildings and other major urban landmarks. ... IDS Center in Minneapolis Philip Cortelyou Johnson (July 8, 1906 – January 25, 2005) was an influential American architect. ... Downtown Houston Downtown Houston is Houstons largest business district. ... A residential area is a type of land use where the predominant use is residential. ... The Eiffel Tower Fire-observation watchtower in Kostroma, Russia. ... High-rise is a 1975 novel by J. G. Ballard. ...

Further information: Architecture of Houston

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Education

Pupils living in Uptown are zoned to schools in the Houston Independent School District. Uptown pupils are zoned to either Briargrove Elementary School (in Briargrove) or St. George Place Elementary School (in St. George Place). The Houston Independent School District is the largest public school system in Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States. ... Briargrove is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas. ... A sign marking St. ...

As of 2006, St. George Place hasn't opened yet, so St. George Place-zoned residents are to enroll their elementary school-aged children in the School at Post Oak for the 2006-2007 school year; once the new Briargrove campus is opened, the Briargrove Elementary students will move out of the St. George Place campus and the School at Post Oak will move into the new campus.

Prior to spring 2006, the SGP portion was zoned to Pilgrim Elementary School. The SGP portion was rezoned to St. George Place after spring 2006.

Pupils living in Uptown are also zoned to Grady Middle School and Lee High School, although students in the Lee attendance area may choose to attend Lamar High School or Westside High School. The wealthier students that stay in the public education system usually opt for Lamar, as Lee has been considered to have declined in quality. Lee High School (names after Robert E. Lee and formerly named Robert E. Lee High School) is a secondary school located at 6529 Beverly Hill in Houston, Texas with a zip code of 77057. ... 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. ... Westside High School is a secondary school located in Houston, Texas. ...

Uptown is served by the Jungman Branch of Houston Public Library. 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. ...

Uptown-area subdivisions

Uptown-area subdivisions include:

• Briargrove
• Briarcroft
• Larchmont
• St. George Place
• Tanglewood

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See also

• List of leading shopping streets and districts by city

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External links

• Uptown Houston Homepage

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