I have a question about Sharpstown (I didn't really want to start a new thread) that's been bothering me for a while: when Sharpstown was built, was it in the city limits? And if not, was it an "official" city?
My family moved to Sharpstown in 1962. We lived in the newly built section west of Hillcroft and south of Bellaire Blvd. I can at least say that in 1962, Sharpstown was definitely Houston.
We actually lived west of Osage, on Mobud Street. I remember when we moved in to the house that there was nothing south and west of our house but ranch land. For a long time, I had a sign that hung on the fence that said it was the R.E. Bob Smith ranch. Can you imagine not seeing anything looking west? Gessner was hardly a road. No tollway, just ranch land all the way to Alief.
I attended Pat Neff Elementary, the first year that it opened in 1965. First grade with Mrs. Lewelyn. I remember walking through the school with my father while it was being built, as well as St. Francis de Sales when it was under construction.
I grew up in Sharpstown, attending Pat Neff, Sharpstown Jr. High and Sharpstown Sr. High. I transferred in 1977 from HBU to Baylor and never lived in Houston again. My parents moved out in 2006. The neighboorhood has become too dangerous compared to the days when every child walked to school, kids hunted for turtles and frogs in the unpaved bayou along Osage, no bars on the windows, no alarms on the homes, kids played every day in the front yards until it was too dark to play and riding bikes throughout the neighborhood was a safe thing to do.
Sharpstown was a safe, friendly and great place to grow up in during the 60's and 70's.
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My family moved to Sharpstown in 1962. We lived in the newly built section west of Hillcroft and south of Bellaire Blvd. I can at least say that in 1962, Sharpstown was definitely Houston.
We actually lived west of Osage, on Mobud Street. I remember when we moved in to the house that there was nothing south and west of our house but ranch land. For a long time, I had a sign that hung on the fence that said it was the R.E. Bob Smith ranch. Can you imagine not seeing anything looking west? Gessner was hardly a road. No tollway, just ranch land all the way to Alief.
I attended Pat Neff Elementary, the first year that it opened in 1965. First grade with Mrs. Lewelyn. I remember walking through the school with my father while it was being built, as well as St. Francis de Sales when it was under construction.
I grew up in Sharpstown, attending Pat Neff, Sharpstown Jr. High and Sharpstown Sr. High. I transferred in 1977 from HBU to Baylor and never lived in Houston again. My parents moved out in 2006. The neighboorhood has become too dangerous compared to the days when every child walked to school, kids hunted for turtles and frogs in the unpaved bayou along Osage, no bars on the windows, no alarms on the homes, kids played every day in the front yards until it was too dark to play and riding bikes throughout the neighborhood was a safe thing to do.
Sharpstown was a safe, friendly and great place to grow up in during the 60's and 70's.