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Off to the thrift store with my moms. Let's see what I can find. LOL, I've been looking for an Atari 2600.
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A Place Called Five Points In Downtown Houston
sinister1 replied to sinister1's topic in Historic Houston
Yes, it still exsists but it's not much of a street any more. It's in down town right after Ruiz street which I beleive use to be named Magnolia back then. -
Okay I did a Wiki search on the Wards and I was partially right, apparently there were 4 original Wards created around 1837, The Fifth was added in 1866 and The Sixth 10 years after that. http://en.wikipedia....ards_of_Houston
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I was watching a news report where they showed a short film about Alief today; it's mostly African American now and is being overrun by gangs; the new locals call it "The West". It's a shame how a nice community or neighborhood can go trash with the gangs and drug deals and all.
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I remember reading somewhere that the 6th Ward was actually a division of the 4th Ward. Again I could be wrong.
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If I'm not mistaken the 5th and 6th Wards came later on down the road. The 5th Ward in 1891 and the 6th sometime after that. I could be wrong but I thought that in the begining there were only 4 Wards created. Can someone confirm or correct me please?
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Chilling at home, sorry not going out to see the fire works. I don't have time to deal with big crowds, no parking, traffic, stupid people and drunks. Plus I have to be up early for work tomorrow.
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I know that the main Houston Public Library Downtown has it all on microfilm. I was digging around working on a report on the murder of Jose Pacheco by the Long Hairs Gang and found a few articles on it.
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Has anybody seen or does anyone have a map of Houston showing the original 4 Wards?
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Yes the one on 11st is right next to Hogg Middle School and across from Andy's cafe. The building is still there but soon to be lost forever. I remember it operating until sometime around the mid 80's.
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Where was the 5-Points addition/sub division located at? I remember reading old books and 5-Points being right across from Frost Town/Barrio Alacran near now what is HWY 59 across from Minuet Maid Park. I remember that it was mentioned that it was made of up 5 main streets including Maple St. Thanks.
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Thanks for the responses but this really doesn't answer my question, Harrisburg, Stephen Austin, The Allen brothers came later, I find it hard to beleive that this area had no Spanish or Native Indian name pre Anglos. I am actally looking for pre-Harrisburg\Frost Town when the area was still Mexico and before Americans were granted land rights. But non the less thanks.
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What was the area we now know as Houston called/named when Texas was still part of Mexico?
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Sorry about that It seems like I got the streets mixed up with the Seligaman Addition which was right next to Collins. Please accept my apoligies, honest mistake.
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3303 Laura Koppe St. I remember seeing an old sign that read Princess Burgers, the sign was up until a few years ago when the new owners bought the property and took it down. Can any one confirm if this was ever an actual location?
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There is remnants of an old Princes Burgers on N. Shepard Does anyone have old pics or records of this location?
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I see that Los Angeles St. sits just right outside of the map So I guess it was part of another Addition : ( but to know that Hirsch was is awesome.
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Wow this is cool, thanks bro. What year is this map from? I see that may of the street names changed compared from the map of 1895. What caught my attention is Hirsch St. which is the only street still there.
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Hi all, on my daily drive from and to work I pass in between where the old Ryon Addition and Collins Addition once meet but I see none of the old street names like Ohio or Iowa still exists but a short distance down I pass over a street named Los Angeles; I was wondering if Los Angeles street which is located very near the old neighborhood could actually be part of the old Collins Addition. Can anyone confirm? Thanks.
