HoustonianInColorado Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 I saw on Google Maps a street running parallel to Pierce called St. Joseph Parkway. I don't recall that name, and don't have an old Houston map. Was this street renamed from something else, and if so, what was it and why was it renamed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowbrow Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Calhoun Rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 yeah...renamed for st. joseph hospital...but now that st. joseph 's will be no longer, who knows its future name... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 HealthSouth Parkway. Or maybe Scrushy Place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonianInColorado Posted August 18, 2005 Author Share Posted August 18, 2005 Guess they should have left well enough alone and stuck with Calhoun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 yeah...renamed for st. jospeh's hospital...but now that st. joseph 's will be no longer, who knows its future name...<{POST_SNAPBACK}>What's happening to St. Joseph's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Christus St. Joseph hospital on selling blockChristus St. Joseph to transfer residency program to Methodist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb434 Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Yeah, but the church/new Co-Cathedral also also there. It's not just for the Hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 ? That church is Sacred Heart, not St Josephs. They should revert to the historic name of Calhoun St. They shouldn't have renamed a downtown city street after a private institution to begin with, nor called it a "Parkway". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trophy Property Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 ? That church is Sacred Heart, not St Josephs. They should revert to the historic name of Calhoun St. They shouldn't have renamed a downtown city street after a private institution to begin with, nor called it a "Parkway".<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I agree. I liked the old name much better. St Joseph's Parkway is lame.When was this switch made. I am thinking it was pretty recent - under 5 years ago. I do not really remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 renamed a downtown city street after a private institution to beginConsidering most of Houston was born there, yes they should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 perhaps, but not st. joseph, since the name is fluid... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trophy Property Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Considering most of Houston was born there, yes they should.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I am pretty sure most of Houston was not born at St. Josephs. I was under the impression that there was a "Baby" hospital before the days of the medical center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb434 Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 What about the street rename in front of the Convention Center?It should be reverted to its original name, but a group like LULAC my complain so guess it won't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 I don't have the #s handy, but something like 2 out of 10 Houstonians were born there. More than any other hospital.St. Joseph had Houston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowbrow Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 St. Joseph's has quite the history in respect to births in Houston. They have a alumni club of people born there and it is quite extensive. We were just talking about this at my work the other day and 4 of the 10 people in the room were born there and considering that was all the natives in the room I think that is saying something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 I belive it. I was born there, and I know a number of other natives that were born there, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 What about the street rename in front of the Convention Center?It should be reverted to its original name, but a group like LULAC my complain so guess it won't happen.The street in front of the convention center is using its original name. It was laid out new when the downtown street grid was altered for the George R Brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb434 Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 ^^I though it was renamed, my bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 I agree. I liked the old name much better. St Joseph's Parkway is lame.When was this switch made. I am thinking it was pretty recent - under 5 years ago. I do not really remember.It was Saint Joseph's in 1999 when I moved to Houston. The change must have happened before then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 I am pretty sure most of Houston was not born at St. Josephs.  I was under the impression that there was a "Baby" hospital before the days of the medical center.The old maternity hospital was where the current park and fountain complex is across the street. There's a marker on the wall explaining its history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssullivan Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 ^^I though it was renamed, my bad.It was renamed a few years after the GRB opened. The original name was the ever-exciting "Convention Center Blvd."But Subdude is correct in saying it was a new street laid out when the GRB was built. Before that project there was no street where Avenida de las Americas is now. This is evident from either end of the street, where you can see that it is less than a full block away from Crawford, the next closest north-south street. The GRB project changed much of the street grid in that area, and it has been further modified since the construction of the Hilton Americas, Toyota Center, GRB expansion, associated parking garages, and extension of Avenida de las Americas north to Texas Ave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 St . Joseph Hospital, founded by the Sisters of Charity in 1866, has been expanding its complex downtown. It petitioned for the street name change to help amplify its identity in the community. City Council approved the request.It should also be noted that in renaming Calhoun as a parkway , council made an exception to the practice that east-west downtown streets, such as Texas, are designated as avenues while north-south thoroughfares, such as Main, are called streets.renaming of calhounmust have archives access, though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssullivan Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 For those without Chronicle archives access, the date of the name change from Calhoun Ave. to St. Joseph Pkwy. was November 22, 1997.A search of the archives reveals that Convention Center Blvd. became Avenida de las Americas in late September 1992 after a proposal to rename Post Oak Blvd. through Uptown to that name was met with major objection from the business community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 the DATE...i knew if forgot something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 I think that right in the mid-1990s there was a proposal to rename Smith St "Constitution Place" or something like that. The idea quickly died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trophy Property Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 I don't have the #s handy, but something like 2 out of 10 Houstonians were born there. More than any other hospital.St. Joseph had Houston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 I am pretty sure most of Houston was not born at St. Josephs. I was under the impression that there was a "Baby" hospital before the days of the medical center.I was born at St. Joseph's in 1955. I think it was considered the baby hospital back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapillionWyngs Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 I was born at St. Joseph's in 1955. I think it was considered the baby hospital back then.I was born in Methodist Hospital in 1956. We were'nt/aren't even Methodist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 I was also born in St. Joseph. I think Midtown Coog's numbers may not be accurate with TODAY's population, but was probably accurate as little as 20 years ago. While 20% of a city population may not seem significant, considering the number of Hospitals (Med Center) along with the transient population, it is certainly a telling number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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