Boulevard Oaks, Houston, Texas

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Boulevard Oaks is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas, United States.

Boulevard Oaks is a group of three subdivisions (Chevy Chase, Edgemont, and Ormond Place) inside the 610 Loop and is west of Rice University. The neighborhood was developed during the 1920s and 1930s and consists of bungalows and a few 1950s ranch houses.

Boulevard Oaks is in Texas's 7th congressional district [1].

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[edit] Police service

The neighborhood is within the Houston Police Department's South Central Patrol Division [2].

[edit] Schools

Poe Elementary School is located in Boulevard Oaks. The neighborhood is zoned to Houston ISD schools, including Poe, Lanier Middle School (in the Montrose neighborhood), and Lamar High School (in the Upper Kirby neighborhood).

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[edit] Neighborhood in film

Boulevard Oaks appears in the films Terms of Endearment (1983) and Rushmore (1998). Ms. Cross' temporary home in Rushmore is on North Boulevard. Mr. Blume and Ms. Cross also take a walk down North Boulevard in the film. In Terms of Endearment, Garrett Breedlove and Aurora take a walk down North Boulevard.

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