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When I lived there beginning in 1969, Sharpstown had 3 sections referred to as Sharpstown 1 (Bintliff east area, Sutton Elem., Jane Long Jr. High), Sharpstown2 (Sandpiper to SW Freeway), and Sharpstown 3(West side of SW Freeway, Mary Bates area, Pat Neff Elem., Sharptown Jr. High. Don't know how and why Sharptown High School was located all the way up on Bissonnet. Don't know what that section of Sharpstown was referred to.

If anyone's interested, this is what the Sharpstown Civic Association lists as the boundaries of Sharpstown. I drew it out on a big map of Houston once and it doesn't quite fit what I think of as Sharpstown, having lived here for more than ten years, but this is technically where Sharpstown is.

As always, Google as The Answer:

Google Maps

The center of Houston is bound by Louisiana, Milam, Congress, and Preston.

If that is the post office, I'm not sure that it's the geographic center of Houston. I remember Ken Hoffman writing about how the distances to cities that you see on highway signs are calculated, and he said that it's usually the distance to the post office or the courthouse. So that might just be what a site like Google Maps uses when you type in Houston, TX, not necessarily the actual center.

It says here that in the '90s, River Oaks was the geographic center of houston. I'm not sure if this has changed or not though. It seems like the Memorial Hermann people believe pretty strongly that it's at Gessner and I-10.

Hi everyone

I've never been to Church. Actually I'm not Christian. However, I want to visit the Church that next to my college but I don;'t know anything. So my questions are:

is there specific thing I should know like something I should not wear (Cap for example!).

I just want to learn about Christianity.

Can I go? and is there specific Church in Houston do you prefer?

I was raised Catholic and I'm a big fan of Annunciation. It's on Texas, right across from Minute Maid. It's more traditional/conservative than a lot of other Catholic churches, at least in my experience. They also offer a Tridentine Mass early on Sunday, which is really good if you're interested in the history of Catholicism. The Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral on Pierce is one of my favorites too.

I wouldn't recommend Lakewood if you don't know anything but want to learn about Christianity, because it's so watered-down. They really try hard not to be "in-your-face" Christian.