Park Place, Houston

Park Place is a subdivision located in Houston, Texas, United States.

Saint Joseph Condominium

Park Place is located outside of the 610 Loop and inside Beltway 8 in southeast Houston, near William P. Hobby Airport.

Journalist John Nova Lomax described Park Place in a 2008 Houston Press article as "old, but not as tired as it looked a few years ago" as Park Place had new retail strip malls and renovated houses.[1]

Demographics

As of the 2000 U.S. Census about 67% of the residents of the Park Place Super Neighborhood have an income below $35,000. The citywide rate for Houston is 57%. Therefore the real income for Park Place residents is below the average for the City of Houston.[2]

Cityscape

St. Joseph Village, a condominium complex with an ethnic Vietnamese population, is in Park Place. A St. Luke's Episcopal Health Charities report said that residents have a lack of security, a paucity of maintenance services, a poor sewer system, and other problems.[2]

Government and infrastructure

Park Place is served by the Houston Police Department's Eastside Patrol Division, with headquarters at 7525 Sherman Street. The Leija Community Storefront is located at 4701 Galveston Road.[3][4]

Park Place is within City Council District I.[5] As of 2008 James G. Rodriguez represents the district.[6]

The United States Postal Service operates the Park Place Post Office at 5302 Galveston Road.[7] In July 2011 the USPS announced that the post office may close.[8]

Education

Houston Independent School District (HISD) operates local public schools. Park Place is within Trustee District III, represented by Manuel Rodríguez, Jr. as of 2008.[9]

Residents are zoned to Park Place Elementary School,[10] Ortiz Middle School,[11] and Chávez High School.[12] Park Place opened in 1915, as a part of the City of Park Place. The land was donated by the Park Place Development Company. The city government renovated the school in 1925, and HISD annexed the school in 1927.[13] Chávez opened in August 2000. Ortiz opened in 2002. During the same year Park Place moved to a new facility north of the former campus, while keeping the same address. The new Park Place building opened in the fall of that year.[14] Park Place Elementary has signage in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese. As of 2006, 20% of the students attending the school were ethnic Vietnamese.[15]

Prior to the opening of Ortiz, Park Place was zoned to Stevenson Middle School.[16] Stevenson opened in January 1994.[14]

Prior to the opening of Chávez, Park Place was zoned to Milby High School.[17]

Culture

There is a mural dedicated to Vanessa Guillén at Taqueria del Sol in the Park Place neighborhood.[18]

References

Notes
  1. Lomax, John Nova. "Sole of Houston: Deep Harrisburg: Lomax and Beebe Take on the East Side Again." Houston Press. February 26, 2008.
  2. Vu p. 29.
  3. "Crime Statistics for Eastside Patrol Division." City of Houston. Retrieved on November 29, 2008.
  4. "VOLUNTEER INITIATIVES PROGRAM - Citizens Offering Police Support." City of Houston. Retrieved on November 29, 2008.
  5. "COUNCIL DISTRICT MAPS > DISTRICT I." City of Houston. Retrieved on November 29, 2008.
  6. "City Council." City of Houston. Retrieved on May 10, 2008.
  7. "Post Office Location - PARK PLACE." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on November 29, 2008.
  8. Weisman, Laura. "Nine Houston post offices marked for closure (with poll)." Houston Chronicle. July 26, 2011. Retrieved on July 26, 2011.
  9. "Trustee Districts Map Archived July 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on November 11, 2008.
  10. "Park Place Elementary Attendance Boundary Archived November 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on November 29, 2008.
  11. "Ortiz Middle Attendance Boundary Archived November 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on November 29, 2008.
  12. "Chávez High School Attendance Boundary Archived November 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on November 29, 2008.
  13. "Park Place Elementary" (Archived 2015-12-04 at WebCite). National Center for Urban School Transformation, San Diego State University. NCUST Symposium in San Diego, California, May 23, 2014.
  14. "School Histories: the Stories Behind the Names Archived July 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on September 29, 2008.
  15. Vuong, Mary. "Vietnamese enclave responds to neighborhood tragedy" (Archived 2015-12-04 at WebCite). Houston Chronicle. Thursday June 29, 2006. Retrieved on March 21, 2012.
  16. "Middle schools." Houston Independent School District. December 12, 2001. Retrieved on May 6, 2009.
  17. "High Schools." Houston Independent School District. April 13, 2002. Retrieved on May 6, 2009.
  18. "Mayor Turner honors Vanessa Guillen with visit to mural". KTRK-TV. 2020-07-04. Retrieved 2020-07-31.

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