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Houston Heights (often referred to simply as "The Heights") is a community located in northwest-central Houston, Texas, United States. "The Heights" is often referred to colloquially to describe a larger collection of neighborhoods adjacent to and including the actual Houston Heights. However, Houston Heights has its own history, distinct from Norhill and Woodland Heights. ==History== By 1891 millionaire Oscar Martin Carter and a group of investors established the Omaha and South Texas Land Company. The company purchased of land and established infrastructure, including alleys, parks, schools, streets and utilities, worth $500,000 United States dollars. When Houston Heights was founded, it was a streetcar suburb of Houston which attracted people who did not wish to live in the dense city. It had its own municipality until the City of Houston annexed the Heights in 1919.〔"(History Tour - Overview )." ''Houston Heights Association''. Retrieved on January 17, 2009.〕 After World War II industrial interests moved into the Houston Heights.〔"(Houston Heights: Small Town in the Big City )." ''National Geographic''. Retrieved on March 30, 2010.〕 Marilyn Bardsley of ''Crime Library'' stated that the Houston Heights became "decrepit" and "tired" after World War II. In the 1970s the Houston Heights was considered to be a low income area of the city.〔 On December 13, 1970 Dean Corll began luring and killing children from the Houston Heights as part of the Houston Child Murders. For most of the period of his crime spree, Corll lived in or close to Houston Heights as his two teenage accomplices resided there. Other teens from the area were targeted simply because the two teens knew many of them which made it easier to entice them to Corll's various residences during the period.〔Bardsley, Marilyn. "The Sex, Sadism and Slaughter of Houston's Candy Man." ''Crime Library''. Retrieved on January 13, 2009. (7 ).〕 From the 1980 U.S. Census to the 1990 Census, the population of the Houston Heights declined by more than 1,000 people per square mile.〔Rodriguez, Lori. "(Census tracks rapid growth of suburbia )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Sunday March 10, 1991. Section A, Page 1.〕 The Houston Heights Association opened in 1973.〔"(About Us )." ''Houston Heights Association''. Retrieved on January 17, 2009.〕 Since the 1990s, and similar to other parts of Houston inside the 610 Loop, the Heights has experienced gentrification, a process ongoing to this day, as young highly paid professionals (many of whom work in Downtown Houston) have flocked to the area, purchasing and renovating some of the historic homes (and demolishing some of them to build newer, upscale housing). Upscale boutiques and restaurants have opened in the area, giving the streetscape an appearance not too much unlike Bellaire, Lower Westheimer or Upper Kirby. The former fire station at 12th Street at Yale Street was constructed as Houston Heights' city hall and jail, and fire station in 1914. After annexation, it served as a city of Houston fire station from 1918 until 1995. The Houston Heights Association took a 30-year lease on the property from the city and refurbished the property.〔"(HHA PROPERTIES- FIRE STATION )." ''Houston Heights''. Accessed October 22, 2008.〕 By December 2009 the former city hall was for sale.〔Sarnoff, Nancy. "(Lakewood may buy former Compaq Center )." ''Houston Chronicle''. December 3, 2009. Retrieved on December 4, 2009.〕 In 2013 ''CNN Money'' ranked the Houston Heights as no. 4 in its Top 10 big city neighborhoods ranking.〔Hlavaty, Craig. "(Houston's Heights named among nation's best big-city neighborhoods )." ''Houston Chronicle''. August 13, 2013. Retrieved on August 15, 2013.〕 File:HoustonHeightsFormerCityHall.JPG|Houston Heights Fire Station - Former city hall and Fire Station 14 File:Backyard of Station 14.jpg|Backyard of Station 14, 1920's File:HeightsTheater.JPG|A street view of the Houston Heights 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「Houston Heights」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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