Super Neighborhoods
62 - Midtown
NAME: Midtown
DATE RECOGNIZED:
STATUS: Active
COUNCIL DISTRICT: C, D
MAYOR’S ASSISTANCE OFFICE: North Central
CONTACT AND MEETING INFORMATION:
Jennifer Gribble, President
1st Wednesday, 5:45 pm, Monthly
midtownsn@gmail.com
midtownsn.org
https://www.facebook.com/groups/midtownsn62/
LOCATION:
COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION AND HISTORY:
Midtown was a fashionable residential district before World War I. However, encroaching commercial development and heavy traffic sent high-income homeowners in search of quieter neighborhoods. The area became a mix of old homes, small apartment buildings and low-rise commercial buildings. For many years, the only stability in the community was a number of surviving churches and the Houston Community College campus in the old San Jacinto High School building. A Vietnamese business district has arisen along Milam, Webster, Fannin and San Jacinto. Spurred by the Midtown TIRZ, luxury apartment / townhome construction has begun in the western edge of the community and in areas close to Baldwin Park.
CIVIC CLUBS: (Updated 9/22/2022)
| • | Oakpark Square HOA |
PARKS:
| • | Baldwin Park | 1701 Elgin | 77004 |
| • | Glover (Elizabeth) Park | 3118 Elgin | 77004 |
| • | Peggy's Point Plaza Park | 4240 Main | 77002 |
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