In 1839 Houston was divided into four wards, each a geographic area which provided representation for the municipal government. The crossing at Congress Avenue and Main Street became the intersecting point for dividing the wards. The First Ward, located in the northwest quadrant of that intersection, bordered the strategic location where Buffalo Bayou and White […]
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From Das Zweiter to El Segundo, A Brief History of Houston’s Second Ward
Second Ward was home to the extremely wealthy and extremely poor, bartenders and brewers, renters and ranchers, priests and politicos. The residents lived in a variety of situations ranging from traditional neighborhoods to suburban ranches. The area boasted one of Houston’s first churches, several early park and recreational areas, and the city’s first suburb.
Women Stretching the Limits by Stretching Their Minds: 100 Years of the Chautauqua Study Club
To view the entire article about the women’s Chautauqua Study Club by Betty Trapp Chapman, which appeared in Houston History Volume 7, Number 2, download the pdf version.
Forging a Community: The Rise of Gay Political Activism in Houston
To view the entire article about The Rise of Gay Political Activism in Houston by John Goins, which appeared in Houston History Volume 7, Number 2, download the pdf version.
Urban Village or ‘Burb of the Future?: The Racial and Economic Politics of a Houston Neighborhood
To read the full text of this article by Jordan Bauer that appeared in the Summer 2009 issue of Houston History, download the pdf version.
Bolivar Memories by Joe Pratt
To read the full text of this article by Joe Pratt that appeared in the Spring 2009 issue of Houston History, download the pdf version.
Memories of Bolivar and the Linn House
To read the full text of this article by Hilda Lopez that appeared in the Spring 2009 issue of Houston History, download the pdf version.
Volume 8, Number 1
Confronting Jim Crow Vol. 8, No. 1 (Fall 2010) Download PDF Letter from Editor 2 Guardians Against Change: The Ku Klux Klan in Houston and Harris County, 1920-1925 by Casey Greene 6 Illinois Jacquet: Integrating Houston Jazz Audiences . . . Lands Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie in Jail by Aimee L’Heureux 9 […]
The Houston Catholic Worker: Casa Juan Diego, 1981-2004
To read the full text of this article by Carol Ellis that appeared in the Fall 2005 issue of Houston History, download the pdf version.
From the Ashes of the Cold War: Constructing a Southern Vietnamese Community and Identity in Houston
To read the full text of this article by Roy Vu that appeared in the Fall 2005 issue of Houston History, download the pdf version.