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Glenbrook Valley is a subdivision located in Houston, Texas, United States. ==History== Glenbrook Valley was developed from 1953 to 1962. Hare and Hare, architects from Kansas City, Missouri, designed the community for Fred McManus, the developer.〔"(HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION REPORT )." (Glenbrook Valley). City of Houston. 1. Retrieved on June 23, 2011.〕 The first section opened in 1954; the original six homes were featured in the 1954 "Parade of Homes," a program sponsored by the Greater Houston Builders Association. At one time in the neighborhood's history, it was known by Houstonians as the "Little River Oaks."〔Jansen, Steve. "War Zoned." ''Houston Press''. Wednesday June 22, 2011. (2 ). Retrieved on June 25, 2011.〕 ''Better Homes and Gardens'' referred to one of the six "Parade of Homes" model houses as "the model home for all America". The ''Houston Press'' said "Glenbrook Valley was a showpiece suburb, a mod vision of the glorious George Jetson age to come."〔"(Best Hidden Neighborhood Glenbrook Valley )." ''Houston Press''. Retrieved on October 24, 2009.〕 As time passed, Houston's development focused westward. The ''Houston Press'' stated that this phenomenon caused "affluent east side outposts like (Valley ) to wither in obscurity for decades."〔 The 1980s oil bust started an economic decline in the community. Many older residents left their houses, causing many of them to have a lack of maintenance.〔Jansen, Steve. "War Zoned." ''Houston Press''. Wednesday June 22, 2011. (1 ). Retrieved on June 25, 2011.〕 In 2007 Ruth Samuelson of the ''Houston Press'' said that "According to several members of the Glenbrook Valley Civic Club, Thai Xuan Village is like a mini Vietnamese nation state smack-dab in the middle of Houston. Residents live by their own laws, and no one intervenes,"〔Samuelson, Ruth. "Thai Xuan Village." ''Houston Press''. Thursday, March 29, 2007. (2 ). Retrieved on March 17, 2012.〕 In February 2007, residents of Glenbrook Valley complained to Mayor of Houston Bill White about the condition of the nearby Thai Xuan Village condominium complex.〔Samuelson, Ruth. "Thai Xuan Village." ''Houston Press''. Thursday, March 29, 2007. (1 ). Retrieved on March 17, 2012.〕 Robert Searcy, a realtor and a member of the Glenbrook Valley civic club, said that Thai Xuan Village was impacting the property values of Glenbrook Valley.〔 Glenbrook Valley was, in the ''Houston Press'' In 2008 members of the Glenbrook Valley Civic Club and Searcy began a campaign to make Glenbrook Valley a municipally-designated historic district.〔 It would be the first designated historic neighborhood in the state of Texas consisting of post-World War II structures.〔 Volunteers asked residents to sign a petition approving or not approving the designation; According to Marlene Gafrick, the director of the Planning and Development Department of the City of Houston, 54% of Glenbrook Valley residents signed the petition; a 51% approval was necessary to approve the historic district designation.〔 Accusations of foul play among the pro-historic district and anti-historic district sides caused political turmoil within the community.〔 In June 2011 the Houston City Council designated Glenbrook Valley as the city's first historic neighborhood outside of the 610 Loop.〔Sarnoff, Nancy. "(Historic designation is a first outside Loop )." ''Houston Chronicle''. July 2, 2011. Retrieved on July 5, 2011. ""〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Glenbrook Valley, Houston」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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