Boulevard Oaks, Houston, Texas
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| Boulevard Oaks Historic District | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Location: | Roughly bordered by North Blvd., South Blvd., Hazard St., and Mandell St. Houston, Texas United States |
| Added to NRHP: | February 22, 2002 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 02000117 |
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] History
The National Register of Historic Places designated the Boulevard Oaks Historic District, located within Boulevard Oaks and roughly bordered by North Boulevard, South Boulevard, Hazard Street, and Mandell Street, as a history district on February 22, 2002.[1]
[edit] Police service
The Houston Police Department's South Central Patrol Division [2], headquartered at 2022 St. Emanuel.[3], serves the neighborhood.
[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] Postal service
The United States Postal Service operates the Greenbriar Post Office at 3740 Greenbriar Street, 77098-9998.
[edit] Neighborhood in film
Boulevard Oaks appears in the films Terms of Endearment (1983), Rushmore (1998), Sidekicks (1992), My Best Friend is a Vampire (1988). 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.
[edit] Media
The Houston Chronicle is the area regional newspaper.
The West University Examiner is a local newspaper distributed in the community [2].
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[edit] External links
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