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Meyerland is a community in southwest Houston, Texas, outside of the 610 Loop and inside Beltway 8. A notable feature of Meyerland is Meyerland Plaza, a large outdoor shopping center. Meyerland also is the center of Houston's Jewish community. Meyerland is the home of Houston's Jewish Community Center, Congregation Beth Israel, Congregation Beth Yeshurun, and several smaller synagogues. The neighborhood is named after the Meyer family, who bought and owned 6,000 acres (24 km²) of land in southwest Houston. ==History== George Meyer developed of former rice fields into the Meyerland subdivision in 1955. Richard Nixon was at the subdivision's ribbon-cutting ceremony.〔"(History of Meyerland )." Meyerland. Retrieved on December 15, 2009.〕 Meyerland was one of the first deed-restricted communities in the City of Houston.〔Nicholson, Heather. "(Meyerland's original appeal draws new residents )." ''Houston Chronicle''. March 11, 2010. Retrieved on July 16, 2010.〕 On Memorial Day, May 30, 1961, the "Hero Tree" was dedicated as a living memorial to Capt. Gary L. Herod for his heroism. The tree and a stone marker are located near Meyerland Plaza shopping center on Beechnut Street. In the mid to late 1980s families began moving into Meyerland and Bellaire. They began to tear down older homes and build new ones.〔 A string of over twelve robberies affected Meyerland from April 23, 1989 until June 19, 1989. On June 20, 1989 a suspect, Timothy Dion Morant, had been arrested, and confessed to the crime spree. The group of robbers targeted Meyerland since the houses had valuables, and the community was in proximity to the 610 Loop and other major thoroughfares, providing easy avenues for escape. Morant said that he committed half of the robberies, while his accomplices, many of whom were young men originating from the Hiram Clarke area, committed the other half.〔Piller, Ruth. "(Man arrested in Meyerland burglaries )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Wednesday June 21, 1989. A21. Retrieved on October 26, 2011.〕 Area residents used their funds to hire private patrols, causing crime rates to decrease. After families moved in, children who were caught speeding or with illegal substances told police that they were from Meyerland in an effort to get police to treat them more leniently. Stephen Klineberg, a Rice University sociology professor, stated that as Meyerland became wealthier, the class structure increasingly was "rigidified." At the same time, it was reported in 2006 in ''Texas Monthly'' that drugs were "plentiful" in Meyerland.〔Swartz, Mimi. "(The Gangstas of Godwin Park )." ''Texas Monthly''. June 1, 2006. Jun2006, Vol. 34 Issue 6, p132. Retrieved on November 2, 2011. (See profile ) at EBSCOHost〕 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「Meyerland, Houston」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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