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Houston S River Oaks
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Author : Charles Dain Becker
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2016-11-07
Houston S River Oaks written by Charles Dain Becker and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-07 with Photography categories.
River Oaks is a name that has rung out in Houston, Texas, since its founding in 1923. The neighborhood's uncertain geographical boundaries may be a point of controversy, but the impact River Oaks has had on the city is indisputable. River Oaks has been home to astronauts who have contributed to American space exploration; lawyers who are involved in the interworking of the United States' legal system; oil tycoons who have helped Houston grow; and doctors who are responsible for inventing lifesaving medical procedures. The neighborhood is also home to one of the country's most exclusive country clubs, and River Oaks has been served by some of the same schools, churches, stores, and restaurants since its founding. This book explores how River Oaks not only celebrates, grieves, and lives life day-to-day, but also how it changes the world.
Houston S River Oaks
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Author : Ann Dunphy Becker
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
Release Date : 2013-04-29
Houston S River Oaks written by Ann Dunphy Becker and has been published by Arcadia Library Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-29 with History categories.
In the early 1920s, when T.W. House Jr., A.C. Guthrie, and Thomas Ball came to the conclusion that Houston needed a new country club, complete with an 18-hole golf course, they formed Country Club Estates. They chose to build on land called the House tract just west of downtown. Very quickly, 300 memberships were sold, with each including one share of stock in the company. Within a year, Will and Mike Hogg, along with Hugh Potter, recognized this as a perfect idea for the bustling city of Houston. They purchased 1,100 acres, eventually creating the River Oaks Corporation. Images of America: Houston's River Oaks takes the reader from 1923 to 1970 and tells the story of one of the most carefully planned subdivisions in America. Today, River Oaks is known as an enviable place to call home. The careful planning undertaken by these Houstonians 90 years ago produced results of unmatched beauty and a quality of life still enjoyed today.
The After Party
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Author : Anton DiSclafani
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2016-05-17
The After Party written by Anton DiSclafani and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-17 with Fiction categories.
"A vintage version of 'Gossip Girl' meets bigger hair." —The Skimm "DiSclafani’s story sparkles like the jumbo diamonds her characters wear to one-up each other. Historical fiction lovers will linger over every lush detail." —People From the bestselling author of The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls comes a story of lifelong female friendship – in all its intimate agony and joy – set within a world of wealth, beauty, and expectation. Joan Fortier is the epitome of Texas glamour and the center of the 1950s Houston social scene. Tall, blonde, beautiful, and strong, she dominates the room and the gossip columns. Every man wants her; every woman wants to be her. Devoted to Joan since childhood, Cece Buchanan is either her chaperone or her partner in crime, depending on whom you ask. But when Joan’s radical behavior escalates the summer they are twenty-five, Cece considers it her responsibility to bring her back to the fold, ultimately forcing one provocative choice to appear the only one there is. A thrilling glimpse into the sphere of the rich and beautiful at a memorable moment in history, The After Party unfurls a story of friendship as obsessive, euphoric, consuming, and complicated as any romance.
Highland Park And River Oaks
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Author : Cheryl Caldwell Ferguson
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2014-08-27
Highland Park And River Oaks written by Cheryl Caldwell Ferguson and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-27 with Architecture categories.
In the early twentieth century, developers from Baltimore to Beverly Hills built garden suburbs, a new kind of residential community that incorporated curvilinear roads and landscape design as picturesque elements in a neighborhood. Intended as models for how American cities should be rationally, responsibly, and beautifully modernized, garden suburban communities were fragments of a larger (if largely imagined) garden city—the mythical “good” city of U.S. city-planning practices of the 1920s. This extensively illustrated book chronicles the development of the two most fully realized garden suburbs in Texas, Dallas’s Highland Park and Houston’s River Oaks. Cheryl Caldwell Ferguson draws on a wealth of primary sources to trace the planning, design, financing, implementation, and long-term management of these suburbs. She analyzes homes built by such architects as H. B. Thomson, C. D. Hill, Fooshee & Cheek, John F. Staub, Birdsall P. Briscoe, and Charles W. Oliver. She also addresses the evolution of the shopping center by looking at Highland Park’s Shopping Village, which was one of the first in the nation. Ferguson sets the story of Highland Park and River Oaks within the larger story of the development of garden suburban communities in Texas and across America to explain why these two communities achieved such prestige, maintained their property values, became the most successful in their cities in the twentieth century, and still serve as ideal models for suburban communities today.
Monster In Riveroak S
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Author : Michael Phillips
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010-11-15
Monster In Riveroak S written by Michael Phillips and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-15 with Houston (Tex.) categories.
Houston Attorney, Michael Phillips, captures the true story of one of the wealthiest women in America, who despite her money became a victim of a predatory monster. Joan Blaffer Johnson, an Exxon heiress, widowed with three children, watched as her family was divided and conquered by outsiders. Inexplicably, the outsiders were ultimately granted insider status. As a result, joy turned into torment, closeness became sexual abuse, and one of the outsiders became the "Duke" of Del Monte Drive. Unrestrained, he soon exercised his dominion by intimidation, guided only by his insatiable lust for power and control.
The Country Houses Of John F Staub
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Author : Stephen Fox
language : en
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Release Date : 2007
The Country Houses Of John F Staub written by Stephen Fox and has been published by Texas A&M University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Architecture categories.
"This ambitious study of Staub's work by architectural historian Stephen Fox goes beyond a description of Staub's houses. Fox analyzes the roles of space, structure, and decoration in creating, defining, and maintaining social class structures and expectations and shows how Staub was able to incorporate these elements and understandings into the elegant buildings he designed for his clients. In the process, he contributes greatly to a fuller understanding of Houston's emergence as a premier American city."--BOOK JACKET.
Internal Revenue Bulletin
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Author : United States. Internal Revenue Service
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Internal Revenue Bulletin written by United States. Internal Revenue Service and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Tax administration and procedure categories.
Supplemental Abstract Of Title To Lot Ten 10 In Block Ninety Two 92 Of Tall Timbers Section Of River Oaks Addition To The City Of Houston On The South Side Of Buffalo Bayou In Harris County Texas
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Author : Texas Abstract Company
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1951
Supplemental Abstract Of Title To Lot Ten 10 In Block Ninety Two 92 Of Tall Timbers Section Of River Oaks Addition To The City Of Houston On The South Side Of Buffalo Bayou In Harris County Texas written by Texas Abstract Company and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1951 with Abstracts of title categories.
Insiders Guide To Houston
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Author : Laura Nathan-Garner
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2012-10-02
Insiders Guide To Houston written by Laura Nathan-Garner and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-02 with Travel categories.
For more than twenty years, the Insiders' Guide series has remained the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information. Written by locals and true insiders, each guide is packed with useful tips on places to stay, restaurants, events, attractions, fun thnigs to do with the kids, nightlife, recreation, shopping, local history, and much more--as well as a comprehensive appendix called "Living Here" that offers information on real estate, education, health care, and more.
The Hogg Family And Houston
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Author : Kate Sayen Kirkland
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2012-09-21
The Hogg Family And Houston written by Kate Sayen Kirkland and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-21 with History categories.
Progressive former governor James Stephen Hogg moved his business headquarters to Houston in 1905. For seven decades, his children Will, Ima, and Mike Hogg used their political ties, social position, and family fortune to improve the lives of fellow Houstonians. As civic activists, they espoused contested causes like city planning and mental health care. As volunteers, they inspired others to support social service, educational, and cultural programs. As philanthropic entrepreneurs, they built institutions that have long outlived them: the Houston Symphony, the Museum of Fine Arts, Memorial Park, and the Hogg Foundation. The Hoggs had a vision of Houston as a great city—a place that supports access to parklands, music, and art; nurtures knowledge of the "American heritage which unites us"; and provides social service and mental health care assistance. This vision links them to generations of American idealists who advanced a moral response to change. Based on extensive archival sources, The Hogg Family and Houston explains the impact of Hogg family philanthropy for the first time. This study explores how individual ideals and actions influence community development and nurture humanitarian values. It examines how philanthropists and volunteers mold Houston's traditions and mobilize allies to meet civic goals. It argues that Houston's generous citizens have long believed that innovative cultural achievement must balance aggressive economic expansion.
