Acres Home

Acres Home was developed around the time of World War l when it was settled by African Americans mainly from rural areas. The area was attractive to African Americans because of inexpensive land prices, low taxes, and... more

Alief Westwood

Alief Westwood is a large ethnically diverse community on Houston’s far southwest side that is a collection of medium-sized subdivisions with moderately priced homes and large affordably priced apartment... more

Fort Bend Houston

Fort Bend Houston is a collection of middle-class subdivisions developed in the 1960s and 70s in northeastern Fort Bend County. Beginning in the 1970s the area has attracted middle class African American families... more

Gulfton

Gulfton is a culturally diverse, international community with over 50 languages spoken and is home to 40,000 residents. Although it includes two small areas of single-family homes, its large apartment complexes... more

Kashmere Gardens

Kashmere Gardens is a historically African American neighborhood and consists mainly of modest single-family homes, many on large lots. Some of the areas are wooded while the eastern edge of the... more

Magnolia Park — Manchester

Magnolia Park — Manchester was laid out in 1890 on Harrisburg Road across Bray's Bayou from Harrisburg and seven miles downstream from Houston. It was named for the 3,750 magnolias that developers planted... more

Near Northside

Near Northside The Near Northside Neighborhood, located just north of Houston's downtown and connected through Main Street, is easily accessible from I-45 and I-10. A portion of the neighborhood, from I-10 to boundary... more

Second Ward

Second Ward The Second Ward is located east of Downtown Houston and is served by METRO Rail’s Green Line and the Coffee Plant/Second Ward, Lockwood/Eastwood, and Altic/Howard Hughes rail stations that... more

Sunnyside

Sunnyside Sunnyside was one of Houston’s first communities platted in the early 1900s just for African Americans. The area was annexed by the City of Houston in 1956 but remained without basic City services such as running water... more

Third Ward

Third Ward is located southeast of downtown, and is home to some of the most important institutions in Houston's African American community, including Texas Southern University, Riverside Hospital, and dozens of prominent churches... more