The Gulf Freeway: Van London’s Legacy By Houston History Magazine on March 17, 2008 in Communities, Energy and Environment, Houstonians To read the full text of this article by Tom Watson McKinney that appeared in the Spring 2008 issue of Houston History, download the pdf version. Follow Dewitt C. Greer, Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944, Gulf Freeway, highways, Houston highways, Jim Douglas, Oscar Holcombe, suburbanization, Texas Highway Department, Van London, Van London’s Rollercoaster, William James Van London