The Real History Behind Houston's Most Recognizable Streets | Dave Ward's Houston

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We drive on them and past them all the time, but do we really know the stories behind Houston street names?
Our Houston street names have tales to tell, of humor and tragedy, passions and pleasures, heroes and history. That includes Allen Parkway, named after Houston's founding fathers, the Allen brothers.
When Michael Louis Westheimer first bought his 640-acre farm, he was so far out in the boonies, he built his own school and medical facility where St. John School sits today. This was because most of his livery business was in downtown Houston.
Houston's first planned community was the Heights, appropriately named because its elevation was 70 feet above sea level and 23 feet higher than downtown.
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26 сен 2024

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@MelvinMaya 5 лет назад

Another great history lesson about Houston from Dave! Thanks for this story, looking forward to seeing more of these from you.

@AlbaDoggy Год назад

Wow! Finding this video makes me really want to go explore Houston and find its history

@edwardjnarrojr3135 3 года назад

I had the good fortune to market properties in Bob Laniers Twin Lakes Development for builder Vincent kickerillo in the eighties.

@tfi8308 Год назад

WOW! Good for you!

@JoseGonzalez-vh5ll 3 года назад

I remember the tile name I lived on Clay & Eddington from the 70s & mid 80s

@jw77019 3 месяца назад

I would rather not have known about the 1815 Driscoll incident.

@frednugent2310 16 дней назад

I was born and raised in Houston. I lived there for 36 years and what a shit hole of a city.

@JC_wonderland 2 года назад

I looked the Driscoll murders and it looks like they found the killer after so long. It was a huge deal on a podcast so where a Houston Couple, forensic team solved it, it was the son

@jw77019 3 месяца назад

After the major mistake/omission about Dowling now I can’t believe any of this. Most of it is probably true. I doubt Shadder Way is. Those streets are all named for country clubs.