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Almeda, Houston

January 01, 1970

Almeda is an area located along Texas State Highway 288 and the Missouri Pacific Railroad in Southwest Houston, Texas, United States that used to be a distinct unincorporated community in Harris County. Almeda is 11 miles (18 km) from Downtown Houston.[1]

Almeda Park and Community Center

History edit

Dr. Willis King promoted the Almeda area in the early 1880s. The community's name comes from Almeda King, the promoter's daughter. The town, along the International-Great Northern Railroad, functioned as a trading area for agriculture and lumber. In 1893 Almeda, with 50 people, received a post office. Almeda had 200 people, two general stores, and a lumber company in 1914. In 1925 the community had 80 residents. Almeda had four businesses in the 1930s. 1936 state highway maps indicated several buildings in the area. In 1948 the community had 125 residents. In the 1950s Almeda had 20 buildings.[1] Around 1953 the community had 1,750 residents.[2] The post office closed in 1959. By 1960 Almeda residents continued to lack public water and fire department services. Almeda had 40 buildings in the 1960s. In 1962 Almeda had 1,200 residents. Almeda first received sewers in 1963. In the 1980s Almeda had a school, three churches, an abandoned railroad station, and scattered houses.[1] As of 1998 Almeda was still a rural area.[3]

Government and infrastructure edit

 
Almeda Station Post Office

Local government edit

Houston City Council districts D and K serve portions of Almeda.[4][5] Previously all of City Council District D served Almeda.[6][7]

The community is served by the Houston Police Department Southwest Patrol Division,[8] headquartered at 4503 Beechnut Street.[9]

County, state, and federal representation edit

Almeda is located in District 131 of the Texas House of Representatives. As of 2008, Alma A. Allen represents the district.[10] Genoa is within District 13 of the Texas Senate; as of 2008 Rodney Ellis represents that district.[11]

Almeda is in Texas's 9th congressional district. As of 2008, Al Green represents the district.[12] The United States Postal Service operates the Almeda Post Office at 3030 West Fuqua Street.[13]

Education edit

Primary and secondary schools edit

 
The former Almeda Elementary School building
 
Former location of the Vinson Neighborhood Library

Almeda is within the Houston Independent School District (HISD). Almeda is within Trustee District IX, represented by Lawrence Marshall as of 2008.[14]

Almeda Elementary School serves the area east of Almeda Road.[15] As of 1998, 60% of the students were Hispanic and Latino. Since 1994 and as of 1998 the school used the "Success For All" reading program for its English language classes. For bilingual English-Spanish classes it uses "Exito Para Todos," the Spanish version.[3] As of the same year, many parents have some English fluency, but take English classes four days per week in order to improve it.[16] Residents east of Almeda Road are zoned to Audrey H. Lawson Middle School (formerly Dick Dowling Middle School).[17] Residents west of Almeda Road, for K-8, are zoned to Billy Reagan K-8 School.[18] Residents east of Almeda Road are zoned to Worthing High School.[19][20] while residents west of Almeda Road are zoned to Madison High School.[21]

The Almeda School District was established in 1893; students originally attended school in a barn and utilized hay stacks as desks. A white one room school building opened in 1894.[22] The first permanent school in Almeda opened in 1901.[23] In 1905 Almeda's school had one teacher and 31 students. State highway maps indicated two schools within one mile of Almeda in 1936.[1] During that year the Almeda area became a part of HISD. In 1981 a new Almeda Elementary School campus opened.[23] The current Almeda campus opened in February 2011.[24] Until the fall of 2011, residents east of Almeda Road were zoned to Woodson K-8 School,[19][20] while residents west of Almeda Road were zoned to Lawson Middle School.[21][25] From fall 2011 to fall 2012, all students were zoned to Lawson Middle School. Prior to fall 2012, all students were zoned to Almeda Elementary School. Beginning in fall 2012 portions of the old Almeda Elementary and Lawson zones were rezoned to Reagan K-8.[26]

Public libraries edit

Houston Public Library operates the Vinson Neighborhood Library at 3100 West Fuqua Street.[27] The original facility had structural issues and leaks. In Fall 2009 the library moved to a new location away from the Almeda community.[28] By December 2009 the former library facility was for sale.[29]

Parks and recreation edit

The City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department operates the Almeda Park and the Almeda Community Center at 14201 Almeda School Road. The community center includes a playground.[30][31]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Almeda, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online
  2. ^ "Almeda (Tex.) Mayor Challenges Poulson." Los Angeles Times. October 13, 1953. Retrieved on April 12, 2009.
  3. ^ a b Wertheimer, Linda K. "Houston schools take radically different approaches." The Dallas Morning News. Sunday May 31, 1998. News 31A. Retrieved on October 22, 2011.
  4. ^ City of Houston, Council District Maps, District D 2012-01-27 at the Wayback Machine." City of Houston. Retrieved on November 5, 2011.
  5. ^ City of Houston, Council District Maps, District K 2012-12-24 at the Wayback Machine." City of Houston. Retrieved on November 5, 2011.
  6. ^ "COUNCIL DISTRICT MAPS > DISTRICT D 2008-10-07 at the Wayback Machine." City of Houston. Retrieved on November 3, 2008.
  7. ^ "City Council." City of Houston. Retrieved on November 3, 2008.
  8. ^ "Crime Statistics for Southwest Patrol Division." City of Houston. Retrieved on November 23, 2008.
  9. ^ "VOLUNTEER INITIATIVES PROGRAM - Citizens Offering Police Support." City of Houston. Retrieved on September 23, 2008.
  10. ^ "District 131 2009-01-06 at the Wayback Machine." Texas Legislature. Retrieved on November 3, 2008.
  11. ^ "Senate District 13 2011-06-28 at the Wayback Machine" Map. Senate of Texas. Retrieved on September 28, 2008.
  12. ^ "Congressional District 9 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine." National Atlas of the United States. Retrieved on November 28, 2008.
  13. ^ "Post Office Location - ALMEDA." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on November 11, 2008.
  14. ^ "Trustee Districts Map July 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on November 11, 2008.
  15. ^ "Almeda Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on December 20, 2016.
  16. ^ Sweets, Ellen. "Lap-time Lessons Parents can give children the gift of an early love of reading." The Dallas Morning News. Tuesday June 2, 1998. 16A. Retrieved on October 23, 2011.
  17. ^ "Lawson Middle Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on December 20, 2016.
  18. ^ "Billy Reagan K-8 Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on December 20, 2016.
  19. ^ a b "Worthing High School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on December 20, 2016.
  20. ^ a b "http://www.houstonisd.org/cms/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/domain/32468/boundarymaps/Woodson_MS.pdf[permanent dead link] Woodson Middle Attendance Zone]." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on December 20, 2016.
  21. ^ a b "Madison High School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on December 20, 2016.
  22. ^ "Almeda's History 2009-01-29 at the Wayback Machine." Almeda Elementary School. Retrieved on November 26, 2010.
  23. ^ a b "School Histories: the Stories Behind the Names July 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on September 24, 2008.
  24. ^ "Learn How Your Tax Dollars Are Being Spent as Part of the HISD Bond Program 2012-04-13 at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District. February 7, 2012. Retrieved on March 28, 2012.
  25. ^ "Dowling Middle Attendance Zone 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 13, 2009.
  26. ^ "Agenda Board of Education Meeting March 08, 2012 Archived June 14, 2012, at WebCite." Houston Independent School District. "CURRENT- GRISSOM, MONTGOMERY, PETERSEN, & HOBBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Attachment 1," "PROPOSED- GRISSOM, MONTGOMERY, PETERSEN, & HOBBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Attachment 2," "CURRENT- REAGAN AND DOWLING MIDDLE SCHOOLS Attachment 3," and "PROPOSED- REAGAN AND DOWLING MIDDLE SCHOOLS Attachment 4." Retrieved on June 14, 2012. (Archive)
  27. ^ "Vinson Neighborhood Library." Houston Public Library. Retrieved on April 13, 2009.
  28. ^ Baird, Annette. "HIRAM CLARKE / Multiservice center, library set / City officials hope $10 million facility will earn LEED designation." Houston Chronicle. Thursday November 29, 2007. ThisWeek 3. Retrieved on October 26, 2011.
  29. ^ Sarnoff, Nancy. "Lakewood may buy former Compaq Center." Houston Chronicle. December 3, 2009. Retrieved on December 4, 2009.
  30. ^ "Almeda Community Center 2009-03-22 at the Wayback Machine." City of Houston. Retrieved on April 12, 2009.
  31. ^ "Our Parks A-F 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine." City of Houston. Retrieved on April 12, 2009.

Further reading edit

  • Andrews, Rose Lynn "Sis". Back Yonder in Almeda, Texas.

http://almedaournews.blogspot.com

External links edit

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January 01, 1970
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Almeda is an area located along Texas State Highway 288 and the Missouri Pacific Railroad in Southwest Houston Texas United States that used to be a distinct unincorporated community in Harris County Almeda is 11 miles 18 km from Downtown Houston 1 Almeda Park and Community Center Contents 1 History 2 Government and infrastructure 2 1 Local government 2 2 County state and federal representation 3 Education 3 1 Primary and secondary schools 3 2 Public libraries 4 Parks and recreation 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksHistory editDr Willis King promoted the Almeda area in the early 1880s The community s name comes from Almeda King the promoter s daughter The town along the International Great Northern Railroad functioned as a trading area for agriculture and lumber In 1893 Almeda with 50 people received a post office Almeda had 200 people two general stores and a lumber company in 1914 In 1925 the community had 80 residents Almeda had four businesses in the 1930s 1936 state highway maps indicated several buildings in the area In 1948 the community had 125 residents In the 1950s Almeda had 20 buildings 1 Around 1953 the community had 1 750 residents 2 The post office closed in 1959 By 1960 Almeda residents continued to lack public water and fire department services Almeda had 40 buildings in the 1960s In 1962 Almeda had 1 200 residents Almeda first received sewers in 1963 In the 1980s Almeda had a school three churches an abandoned railroad station and scattered houses 1 As of 1998 Almeda was still a rural area 3 Government and infrastructure edit nbsp Almeda Station Post Office Local government edit Houston City Council districts D and K serve portions of Almeda 4 5 Previously all of City Council District D served Almeda 6 7 The community is served by the Houston Police Department Southwest Patrol Division 8 headquartered at 4503 Beechnut Street 9 County state and federal representation edit Almeda is located in District 131 of the Texas House of Representatives As of 2008 Alma A Allen represents the district 10 Genoa is within District 13 of the Texas Senate as of 2008 Rodney Ellis represents that district 11 Almeda is in Texas s 9th congressional district As of 2008 Al Green represents the district 12 The United States Postal Service operates the Almeda Post Office at 3030 West Fuqua Street 13 Education editPrimary and secondary schools edit nbsp The former Almeda Elementary School building nbsp Former location of the Vinson Neighborhood Library Almeda is within the Houston Independent School District HISD Almeda is within Trustee District IX represented by Lawrence Marshall as of 2008 14 Almeda Elementary School serves the area east of Almeda Road 15 As of 1998 60 of the students were Hispanic and Latino Since 1994 and as of 1998 the school used the Success For All reading program for its English language classes For bilingual English Spanish classes it uses Exito Para Todos the Spanish version 3 As of the same year many parents have some English fluency but take English classes four days per week in order to improve it 16 Residents east of Almeda Road are zoned to Audrey H Lawson Middle School formerly Dick Dowling Middle School 17 Residents west of Almeda Road for K 8 are zoned to Billy Reagan K 8 School 18 Residents east of Almeda Road are zoned to Worthing High School 19 20 while residents west of Almeda Road are zoned to Madison High School 21 The Almeda School District was established in 1893 students originally attended school in a barn and utilized hay stacks as desks A white one room school building opened in 1894 22 The first permanent school in Almeda opened in 1901 23 In 1905 Almeda s school had one teacher and 31 students State highway maps indicated two schools within one mile of Almeda in 1936 1 During that year the Almeda area became a part of HISD In 1981 a new Almeda Elementary School campus opened 23 The current Almeda campus opened in February 2011 24 Until the fall of 2011 residents east of Almeda Road were zoned to Woodson K 8 School 19 20 while residents west of Almeda Road were zoned to Lawson Middle School 21 25 From fall 2011 to fall 2012 all students were zoned to Lawson Middle School Prior to fall 2012 all students were zoned to Almeda Elementary School Beginning in fall 2012 portions of the old Almeda Elementary and Lawson zones were rezoned to Reagan K 8 26 Public libraries edit Houston Public Library operates the Vinson Neighborhood Library at 3100 West Fuqua Street 27 The original facility had structural issues and leaks In Fall 2009 the library moved to a new location away from the Almeda community 28 By December 2009 the former library facility was for sale 29 Parks and recreation editThe City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department operates the Almeda Park and the Almeda Community Center at 14201 Almeda School Road The community center includes a playground 30 31 See also edit nbsp Texas portal AlmedaReferences edit a b c d Almeda Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online Almeda Tex Mayor Challenges Poulson Los Angeles Times October 13 1953 Retrieved on April 12 2009 a b Wertheimer Linda K Houston schools take radically different approaches The Dallas Morning News Sunday May 31 1998 News 31A Retrieved on October 22 2011 City of Houston Council District Maps District D Archived 2012 01 27 at the Wayback Machine City of Houston Retrieved on November 5 2011 City of Houston Council District Maps District K Archived 2012 12 24 at the Wayback Machine City of Houston Retrieved on November 5 2011 COUNCIL DISTRICT MAPS gt DISTRICT D Archived 2008 10 07 at the Wayback Machine City of Houston Retrieved on November 3 2008 City Council City of Houston Retrieved on November 3 2008 Crime Statistics for Southwest Patrol Division City of Houston Retrieved on November 23 2008 VOLUNTEER INITIATIVES PROGRAM Citizens Offering Police Support City of Houston Retrieved on September 23 2008 District 131 Archived 2009 01 06 at the Wayback Machine Texas Legislature Retrieved on November 3 2008 Senate District 13 Archived 2011 06 28 at the Wayback Machine Map Senate of Texas Retrieved on September 28 2008 Congressional District 9 Archived 2013 10 17 at the Wayback Machine National Atlas of the United States Retrieved on November 28 2008 Post Office Location ALMEDA United States Postal Service Retrieved on November 11 2008 Trustee Districts Map Archived July 11 2012 at the Wayback Machine Houston Independent School District Retrieved on November 11 2008 Almeda Elementary Attendance Zone Houston Independent School District Retrieved on December 20 2016 Sweets Ellen Lap time Lessons Parents can give children the gift of an early love of reading The Dallas Morning News Tuesday June 2 1998 16A Retrieved on October 23 2011 Lawson Middle Attendance Zone Houston Independent School District Retrieved on December 20 2016 Billy Reagan K 8 Attendance Zone Houston Independent School District Retrieved on December 20 2016 a b Worthing High School Attendance Zone Houston Independent School District Retrieved on December 20 2016 a b http www houstonisd org cms lib2 TX01001591 Centricity domain 32468 boundarymaps Woodson MS pdf permanent dead link Woodson Middle Attendance Zone Houston Independent School District Retrieved on December 20 2016 a b Madison High School Attendance Zone Houston Independent School District Retrieved on December 20 2016 Almeda s History Archived 2009 01 29 at the Wayback Machine Almeda Elementary School Retrieved on November 26 2010 a b School Histories the Stories Behind the Names Archived July 10 2011 at the Wayback Machine Houston Independent School District Retrieved on September 24 2008 Learn How Your Tax Dollars Are Being Spent as Part of the HISD Bond Program Archived 2012 04 13 at the Wayback Machine Houston Independent School District February 7 2012 Retrieved on March 28 2012 Dowling Middle Attendance Zone Archived 2012 02 14 at the Wayback Machine Houston Independent School District Retrieved on April 13 2009 Agenda Board of Education Meeting March 08 2012 Archived June 14 2012 at WebCite Houston Independent School District CURRENT GRISSOM MONTGOMERY PETERSEN amp HOBBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Attachment 1 PROPOSED GRISSOM MONTGOMERY PETERSEN amp HOBBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Attachment 2 CURRENT REAGAN AND DOWLING MIDDLE SCHOOLS Attachment 3 and PROPOSED REAGAN AND DOWLING MIDDLE SCHOOLS Attachment 4 Retrieved on June 14 2012 Archive Vinson Neighborhood Library Houston Public Library Retrieved on April 13 2009 Baird Annette HIRAM CLARKE Multiservice center library set City officials hope 10 million facility will earn LEED designation Houston Chronicle Thursday November 29 2007 ThisWeek 3 Retrieved on October 26 2011 Sarnoff Nancy Lakewood may buy former Compaq Center Houston Chronicle December 3 2009 Retrieved on December 4 2009 Almeda Community Center Archived 2009 03 22 at the Wayback Machine City of Houston Retrieved on April 12 2009 Our Parks A F Archived 2010 06 20 at the Wayback Machine City of Houston Retrieved on April 12 2009 Further reading editAndrews Rose Lynn Sis Back Yonder in Almeda Texas http almedaournews blogspot comExternal links editAlmeda Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online 29 36 15 N 95 25 02 W 29 604122 N 95 4171624 W 29 604122 95 4171624 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Almeda Houston amp oldid 1223713378, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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