Northeast Industrial District Housing
- normalthings
- Mark Twain Tower
- Posts: 8018
- Joined: Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:52 pm
Northeast Industrial District Housing
Does anyone know much about the houses stuck between factories in the North East Industrial District?
-
- Hotel President
- Posts: 3115
- Joined: Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:10 am
- Location: Broadway/Gilham according to google maps
Re: Northeast Industrial District Housing
Is this the area down by knuckleheads?
-
- City Center Square
- Posts: 12657
- Joined: Thu Mar 11, 2004 10:31 pm
Re: Northeast Industrial District Housing
A hundred years ago this NE area was a typical residential neighborhood alongside an industrial area.
- Highlander
- City Center Square
- Posts: 10217
- Joined: Mon Jun 28, 2004 1:40 pm
- Location: Houston
Re: Northeast Industrial District Housing
It's not that much different from that now. Except it had an amusement park in the late 1800's early 1900's. The place has changed little other than the presence of Knuckleheads which itself (despite the old feel) has only been there since 2001 even the building dates to the 19th century.aknowledgeableperson wrote:A hundred years ago this NE area was a typical residential neighborhood alongside an industrial area.
- TheLastGentleman
- Broadway Square
- Posts: 2937
- Joined: Tue Jun 13, 2017 9:27 pm
Re: Northeast Industrial District Housing
The amusement park was called Electric Park. The first version was there in the East Bottoms, but it got moved way down south at some point. I believe that version is the more famous one.
-
- Mark Twain Tower
- Posts: 9862
- Joined: Tue Jul 17, 2012 7:54 am
Re: Northeast Industrial District Housing
There’s a park along Chestnut Tfwy in the bottoms . It was there and the other side. Looks like they ran a road through the site. Wikipedia looks decently accurate that it was open 1899-1906, was abandoned and made into a park in 1925. Looks like it was to promote beer sales. They owned a brewery next door.TheLastGentleman wrote:The amusement park was called Electric Park. The first version was there in the East Bottoms, but it got moved way down south at some point. I believe that version is the more famous one.
In 1907 is moved to the site of today’s apartments at 46th and Paseo. Same owner apparently. Beer not allowed, denied by the city. Partially burned down in 1925. Apartments went up in 1948
-
- Mark Twain Tower
- Posts: 9862
- Joined: Tue Jul 17, 2012 7:54 am
Re: Northeast Industrial District Housing
Interesting article. Possible that the original houses were brewery worker quarters.
Can’t tell but the header may show electric park
http://homepage.hispeed.ch/Heim-family/ ... wery-b.htm
Can’t tell but the header may show electric park
http://homepage.hispeed.ch/Heim-family/ ... wery-b.htm
- NorthOak
- Strip mall
- Posts: 212
- Joined: Wed Aug 24, 2016 1:37 am
Re: Northeast Industrial District Housing
This area is referred to as the "East Bottoms" by locals.
And some of the comments are not informative - the area has undergone MANY changes over the years.
When I was attending Northeast High in the late 70's the area was made up of working poor but there were far more residents and livable housing. The manufacturing jobs had left and that started to negatively affect the industrial building stock.
In the 80's/90's the housing stock went to crap and many left the area.
Now it is almost 100% illegals living there.
And some of the comments are not informative - the area has undergone MANY changes over the years.
When I was attending Northeast High in the late 70's the area was made up of working poor but there were far more residents and livable housing. The manufacturing jobs had left and that started to negatively affect the industrial building stock.
In the 80's/90's the housing stock went to crap and many left the area.
Now it is almost 100% illegals living there.
aknowledgeableperson is currently on your ignore list.
You will no longer see any of her posts.
You will no longer see any of her posts.