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Houston Heights

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Product Code: 9781531646660
ISBN13: 9781531646660
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Houston Heights

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In 1891, O. M. Carter purchased 1,756 acres 2.5 miles from downtown Houston to develop one of the largest planned communities in America. Located 23 feet higher than the surrounding area, the new neighborhood was named Houston Heights. Carter also purchased the City of Houston's mule-drawn streetcar system and then electrified it to provide reliable transportation to downtown. By 1896, Houston Heights was an incorporated village with its own elected mayor and aldermen. From across America, buyers came, eager to build their homes in what Carter called "a model community." Vintage photographs chronicle this charming suburb's development and the residents who have left their imprint. Time has brought change and new challenges to Houston Heights, but the community retains its small-town, friendly atmosphere and strives to maintain its historical identity.


Author: Anne Sloan
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Publication Date: Sep 01, 2009
Number of Pages: 130 pages
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10: 1531646662
ISBN-13: 9781531646660
 

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