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UPDATE (May 25, 2012) The Colonial Apartments have been demolished! City crews recently demolished the long-abandoned buildings at the corner of Crosstimbers and I-59N. A member of the clean-up crew stated that they had never seen as many needles and syringes at a demolition site before this. The apartments had been abandoned for [...]
I attended the Advisory Task Force for the City’s Housing and Community Development Dept. meeting on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. At that meeting, Mr. Rackleff presented the current neighborhoods chosen for Disaster Recover Round II funding. Mr. Rackleff stated that no one had challenged the neighborhoods chosen thus far, however, that opportunity did exist. I was quite alarmed to [...]
UT Arlington professor of history Roberto Treviño writes about the beginnings of the Houston neighborhood now known as La Bonita. Treviño discusses the importance of Our Lady of St. John and beloved priest Father Peguero to the growth of the neighborhood in the post-World War II era. The following is taken from the UNC Press [...]