Southwest Houston
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Southwest Houston is a region in Houston, Texas, United States.
Many low-income apartment complexes are located in Southwest Houston.[1]. The apartment complexes bordered by U.S. Route 59 (Southwest Freeway) and Bissonnet Road, including properties along Bellaire Boulevard and Gulfton Drive, are dense and known for crime.[2]. Illegal immigrants came to the apartments, which began attracting low income tenants after the 1980s Texas oil bust. Hurricane Katrina refugees came to the apartments in 2005 [3]. About 1/5 of Houston's homicides in 2005 occurred in this area.[citation needed]
The Greater Southwest Houston Chamber of Commerce serves several neighborhoods often identified as "Southwest Houston."
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[edit] History
From the 1980 U.S. Census to the 1990 Census, many African-Americans left traditional African-American neighborhoods and entered parts of Southwest Houston; areas of Southwest Houston received from more than 1,000 African-Americans per square mile to more than 3,500 African-Americans per square mile. Many Asian-Americans moved into Southwest Houston during the same period. They were mostly Chinese American, Indian American, and Pakistani American; some pockets of Cambodian Americans, Korean Americans, and Vietnamese Americans appeared during that period.[4]
[edit] Neighborhoods and communities considered to be in Southwest Houston
Neighborhoods and communities in Houston defined as Southwest Houston by the Greater Southwest Houston Chamber of Commerce [1]:
- Braeswood/Stella Link
- Fondren Southwest
- Greenway Plaza
- Gulfton [2]
- Meyerland/South Post Oak
- Reliant Park/South Loop
- Rice Village/Texas Medical Center
- Sharpstown
- Uptown
Cities defined by the Greater Southwest Houston Chamber of Commerce as in "Southwest Houston":
Other neighborhoods and communities in Houston considered to be in Southwest Houston:
Other neighborhoods and communities outside of Houston considered to be in Southwest Houston
[edit] Economy
The corporate office for Rice Epicurean Markets is located on a lot in Southwest Houston.[7] Rice established its headquarters there in 1960, and the current 16,000 square feet (1,500 m2) headquarters facilities opened on that land in 2005.[8]
[edit] Education
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Some areas in southwest Houston are within the Houston Independent School District. Some areas are in the Alief Independent School District.
The Imani School is in Southwest Houston.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ Turner, Allan. "Evacuees landed in high-crime ZIP codes." Houston Chronicle. Friday January 20, 2006. Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
- ^ "North Houston Has Highest Crime Rate," KPRC-TV, February 16, 2005, updated February 17, 2005. Retrieved on August 17, 2011.
- ^ "A Little About HFD Fire District 68," Houston Fire Department District 68
- ^ Rodriguez, Lori. "Census tracks rapid growth of suburbia." Houston Chronicle. Sunday March 10, 1991. Section A, SOUTH WEST HOUSTON GULFTON. Retrieved on October 18, 2011.
- ^ "Super Neighborhood #25 - Alief". City of Houston. nd. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ^ Home Page. Lakes of Savannah. Accessed November 2, 2008.
- ^ "Rice Epicurean Store Locations." Rice Epicurean Markets. Retrieved on December 13, 2008.
- ^ "Rice Epicurean Markets Opens New Headquarters." Progressive Grocer, VNU Business Media, Inc. Friday February 11, 2005. Retrieved on January 28, 2010.
- ^ Karkabi, Barbara. "New and notable." Houston Chronicle. Friday, February 27, 2009. Retrieved on October 18, 2011. "[...]The Imani School, a Christian school in southwest Houston,[...]"
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