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21.2 Letter from the Editor

By Debbie Harwell on April 29, 2024 in Archives, Arts & Culture, Communities, Education, Houstonians, Letter from the Editor, Museums, Music, Preservation, Race & Ethnicity, University of Houston, Women

The Spring 2024 issue of Houston History magazine reflects on ways in which we celebrate and preserve our history.

In 2018, lead artist Danny Asberry El with Craig Carter, Zink, Jeff, and Joshua created the first mural commemorating the history of Independence Heights, located on Whole Foods and the North Loop and Yale. All photos courtesy of Independence Heights Redevelopment Council unless otherwise noted.

Preserving History: The Importance of Independence Heights

By Houston History Magazine on April 29, 2024 in Business and Industry, Communities, Education, Houstonians, Parks, Politics, Race & Ethnicity

I remember the first time I saw the sign that read “Independence Heights: Historic Houston Community.” It piqued my curiosity, and that interest stayed with me. As the years went by, townhomes that reigned on the other side of the 610 Loop began creeping into the historic neighborhood. As the landscape changed and the old […]

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