A sign indicating the Westbury neighborhood

Westbury is a neighborhood in the southwest part of Houston, Texas. It is located east of Bob White Road, north of U.S. Highway 90A (South Main Street), and west of South Post Oak Road, adjacent to the Fondren Southwest and Meyerland neighborhoods, just west of the southwest corner of the 610 Loop. 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. ... Neighbourhood is also a term in topology. ... Houston redirects here. ... Official language(s) None. ... A sign indicating Meyerland Meyerland is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas. ... Interstate 610 is a freeway that forms a loop around the city of Houston, Texas. ...

Westbury is a middle-class and racially diverse neighborhood.

History

Westbury was developed in the 1950s and 1960s as part of the post-World War II migration to the suburbs by Ira Berne. As the City of Houston and the surrounding urban area have spread out because of annexing its extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), Westbury is no longer considered to be suburban. Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths {{{notes}}} World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and... It has been suggested that Suburbia be merged into this article or section. ...

A centerpiece of the Westbury neighborhood was the Westbury Square shopping centre. Designed by architect William J. Wortham, Jr. to look like an Italian village, it had quaint little shops centred around a fountain. After the opening of nearby shopping malls (such as the Galleria in Uptown Houston), business dropped off and most of the shops were shuttered. It remains open, but much of its original space has been lost to nearby development and only a few tenants remain. A large portion of what was once Westbury Square is now the location of a Home Depot hardware store. Developer Berne laid out apartments (later condominiums) and townhouses in the surrounding blocks, which were intended to give the area an urban, European feel. For the traditional meaning of the word mall, see mall. ... A sign at the entrance to the Galleria the Galleria is a mixed-use urban development centrally located in the Uptown District of Houston, Texas, one of the largest business districts in the country, just outside the citys I-610 inner beltway. ... Picture of the Uptown Houston Skyline. ... The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is a home improvement retailer that aims for both the do-it-yourself consumer and the professional in home improvement construction. ... Borj-e Sefid apartments in Tehran, Iran An apartment (or flat in Britain and other Commonwealth countries) is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building. ... A condominium is a form of housing tenure. ... A street of British Victorian/Edwardian terraced homes. ...

Around the 1980s markets crashed and many of Westbury's businesses either closed or became abandoned. Crime increased at this time, but has decreased greatly in recent years. As real estate has become more expensive in gentrified neighborhoods such as Houston Heights and Montrose, Westbury has become an attractive place to live for some of Houston's gay and lesbian population. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Houston Heights, often nicknamed The Heights, is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas. ... Montrose (sometimes The Montrose) is the name of a neighborhood and also an area in Houston, Texas. ... In modern society, gay is a word which can be used as either a noun or adjective. ... Lesbian describes a homosexual woman. ...

Community information

The area is mostly represented by U.S. representative Al Green (District 9) and City Councilmember Mark Goldberg (Houston City Council District C). It is in Harris County Constable Precinct 1 served by El Franco Lee and constable May Walker (Harris County Precinct 7).

The closest movie theater is the AMC Meyer Park 16 in Meyer Park. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

The closest YMCA is the Westland YMCA Branch. Alternate meaning: YMCA (song) YMCAs in the United States and Canada use this logo. ...

The neighborhood has a little league team called the Westbury Little League. Little League is the name of a non-profit organization in the United States which organizes local childrens leagues of baseball and softball throughout the USA and the rest of the world. ...

Education

Westbury High School

The neighborhood is served by the Houston Independent School District. The neighborhood is zoned to Parker, Kolter, Anderson, and Tinsley Elementary schools, Fondren and Johnston Middle Schools (anyone zoned to Johnston may apply to Pin Oak Middle School's regular program), and Westbury High School (a sliver of Westbury is zoned to Bellaire High School). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 842 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, 842 KB) Summary Taken by WhisperToMe Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Westbury High School Westbury High School is a secondary school in the Westbury neighborhood of southwest Houston, Texas. ... The Houston Independent School District is the largest public school system in Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Westbury High School Westbury High School is a secondary school in the Westbury neighborhood of southwest Houston, Texas. ... Bellaire High School Bellaire High School is a secondary school located at 5100 Maple Street in Bellaire, Texas, United States, with a zip code of 77401. ...

The neighborhood has or has in close proximity several private schools, such as Westbury Christian School.

Two branches of the Houston Public Library, Frank Branch and Meyer Branch, serve this area. Houston Public Library is the public library system serving Houston, Texas. ...

Reference

Fox, Stephen, et al. Houston Architectural Guide, Second Edition. Houston : American Institute of Architects, Houston Chapter ; Herring Press, 1999

External links

• Westbury Civic Club
• Westbury Little League

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