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Second Ward, Houston

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Second Ward (also known as Segundo Barrio, Spanish for "second neighborhood", or Segundo in short;Garza p. 15. historically Das Zweiter in German) is a historical political district ward in the East End community in Houston, Texas. [1]

60 relations: American City Business Journals, Anson Jones, Anti-German sentiment, Art Deco, Bob Lanier (politician), Buffalo Bayou, Catholic Church, Coffee Plant/Second Ward (METRORail station), Denver Harbor, Houston, Downtown Houston, E. O. Smith Education Center, East Early College High School, East End, Houston, Gene Green, Gentrification, German Americans, History of Mexican Americans in Houston, Horsecar, Houston, Houston Chronicle, Houston Community College, Houston Fire Department, Houston Independent School District, Houston Police Department, Houston Press, Houston Public Library, Interstate 610 (Texas), Kindergarten, KLVL, La Voz de Houston, Lantrip Elementary School, List of mayors of Houston, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, METRORail, METRORail Green Line, Mexican Americans, Minute Maid Park, Ninfa Laurenzo, Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church (Houston), Our Lady of Guadalupe School (Houston), Public housing in the United States, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston, Rowman & Littlefield, San Antonio Express-News, Sängerfest, Sheila Jackson Lee, Spanish language, Talento Bilingüe de Houston, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Texas's 18th congressional district, ..., Texas's 29th congressional district, Thomas Jefferson Rusk, United States Environmental Protection Agency, University of Houston, Ward (electoral subdivision), Wheatley High School (Houston), White flight, World War I, World War II, 1910 United States Census. Expand index (10 more) »

American City Business Journals

"." Houston Business Journal.

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Anson Jones

Anson Jones (January 20, 1798 – January 9, 1858) was a doctor, businessperson, member of Congress, and the fourth and last President of the Republic of Texas, sometimes called the "Architect of Annexation".

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Anti-German sentiment

Anti-German sentiment (or Germanophobia) is defined as an opposition to or fear of Germany, its inhabitants, its culture and the German language.

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Art Deco

Art Deco, sometimes referred to as Deco, is a style of visual arts, architecture and design that first appeared in France just before World War I. Art Deco influenced the design of buildings, furniture, jewelry, fashion, cars, movie theatres, trains, ocean liners, and everyday objects such as radios and vacuum cleaners.

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Bob Lanier (politician)

Robert Clayton Lanier (March 10, 1925 – December 20, 2014) was an American businessman and politician.

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Buffalo Bayou

Buffalo Bayou is a slow-moving river which flows through Houston in Harris County, Texas.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

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Coffee Plant/Second Ward (METRORail station)

Coffee Plant/Second Ward is a light rail station in Houston, Texas on the METRORail system.

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Denver Harbor, Houston

Denver Harbor is a historic community located in eastern Houston, Texas, United States near the Houston Ship Channel.

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Downtown Houston

Downtown is the largest business district in Houston, Texas, located near the geographic center of the metropolitan area at the confluence of Interstate 10, Interstate 45, and Interstate 69.

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E. O. Smith Education Center

Edward O. Smith Education Center was a combined primary and secondary school located at 1701 Bringhurst in the Fifth Ward, Houston, Texas, United States.

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East Early College High School

East Early College High School (EECHS) is a secondary charter school at 220 N. Milby Street in Houston, Texas, United States with a ZIP code of 77003.

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East End, Houston

East End Houston, controlled by the Greater East End Management District (GEEMD), is a district in eastern Houston, Texas, United States, located between the eastern edge of downtown to the Port of Houston and South to Hobby Airport.

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Gene Green

Raymond Eugene Green (born October 17, 1947) is an American politician who is the U.S. Representative for, serving since 1993.

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Gentrification

Gentrification is a process of renovation of deteriorated urban neighborhoods by means of the influx of more affluent residents.

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German Americans

German Americans (Deutschamerikaner) are Americans who have full or partial German ancestry.

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History of Mexican Americans in Houston

The city of Houston has significant populations of Mexican Americans, Mexican immigrants, and Mexican citizen expatriates.

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Horsecar

A horsecar, or horse-drawn tram, is an animal-powered (usually horse) tram or streetcar.

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Houston

Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the fourth most populous city in the United States, with a census-estimated 2017 population of 2.312 million within a land area of.

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Houston Chronicle

The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States.

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Houston Community College

Houston Community College (HCC), also known as Houston Community College System (HCCS) is a community college system that operates community colleges in Houston, Missouri City, Greater Katy, and Stafford in Texas.

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Houston Fire Department

City of Houston Fire Department (HFD) is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Houston, Texas, United States, the fourth largest city in the United States.

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Houston Independent School District

The Houston Independent School District (HISD) is the largest public school system in Texas, and the seventh-largest in the United States.

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Houston Police Department

The Houston Police Department (HPD) is the primary law enforcement agency serving the City of Houston, Texas, United States and some surrounding areas.

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Houston Press

The Houston Press is an online newspaper published in Houston, Texas, United States.

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Houston Public Library

Houston Public Library is the public library system serving Houston, Texas, United States.

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Interstate 610 (Texas)

Interstate 610 (abbreviated I-610) is a freeway that forms a loop around the inner city sector of city of Houston, Texas.

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Kindergarten

Kindergarten (from German, literally meaning 'garden for the children') is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school.

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KLVL

KLVL (1480 AM) is a terrestrial radio station, licensed to Pasadena, serving the Greater Houston, Texas area.

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La Voz de Houston

La Voz de Houston (Spanish: "The Voice of Houston") is a Spanish-language weekly newspaper distributed by the Houston Chronicle, and a subsidiary of the Houston Chronicle.

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Lantrip Elementary School

Dora B. Lantrip Elementary School is a primary school at 100 Telephone Road in the Eastwood community in the East End region of Houston, Texas, United States.

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List of mayors of Houston

This is a list of people who have served as mayor of the city of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County

The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (often referred to as METRO) is a major public transportation agency based in Houston, Texas, United States.

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METRORail

METRORail is the light rail system in Houston, Texas (USA).

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METRORail Green Line

The Green Line is a METRORail light rail/streetcar line operated by METRO in Houston, Texas, serving the East End area.

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Mexican Americans

Mexican Americans (mexicoamericanos or estadounidenses de origen mexicano) are Americans of full or partial Mexican descent.

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Minute Maid Park

Minute Maid Park, previously known as The Ballpark at Union Station, Enron Field, and Astros Field, is a ballpark in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States, that opened in 2000 to house the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Ninfa Laurenzo

Maria Ninfa Rodriguez Laurenzo (nicknamed Mama Ninfa,"." Ninfa Laurenzo Early Childhood Center. Retrieved on February 4, 2012. May 11, 1924 – June 17, 2001), born with the family name Rodriguez,Linnee, Susan.

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Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church (Houston)

Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church (Iglesia Nuestra Señora de GuadalupeStruthers, Silvia. "." La Voz de Houston. August 17, 2012. Retrieved on September 4, 2012. "La primera misa se celebró el 18 de agosto de 1912 y este sábado la iglesia conmemora sus 100 años de existencia." and "Actualmente, la parroquia, ubicada en Navigation Blvd. en un barrio que sigue siendo muy hispano, sirve a 3,500 familias." and "La iglesia celebrará una misa especial a las 6.30 p.m. del sábado 18 para conmemorar el centenario." and "La iglesia tiene numerosas misas en español y cuenta con una escuela que fue inaugurada al mes siguiente de que la parroquia celebrara su primera misa.") is a Roman Catholic church located in the Second Ward in the East End, Houston, Texas.

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Our Lady of Guadalupe School (Houston)

Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic School (Escuela de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe) is a Roman Catholic elementary and middle school in the Second Ward in the East End, Houston, Texas.

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Public housing in the United States

Public housing in the United States is administered by federal, state and local agencies to provide subsidized assistance for low-income households.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston (Latin: Archidioecesis Galvestoniensis–Houstoniensis) encompasses of ten counties in the southeastern area of Texas: Galveston, Harris, Austin, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Grimes, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Walker and Waller.

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Rowman & Littlefield

Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group is an independent publishing house founded in 1949.

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San Antonio Express-News

The San Antonio Express-News is a daily newspaper in San Antonio, Texas.

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Sängerfest

Sängerfest, also Sängerbund-Fest, Sängerfeste, or Saengerfest, meaning singer festival, is a competition of Sängerbunds, or singer groups, with prizes for the best group or groups.

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Sheila Jackson Lee

Sheila Jackson Lee (born January 12, 1950) is an American politician.

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Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian, is a Western Romance language that originated in the Castile region of Spain and today has hundreds of millions of native speakers in Latin America and Spain.

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Talento Bilingüe de Houston

Talento Bilingüe de Houston (TBH, "Bilingual Theater of Houston") is a bilingual English-Spanish theater in the Second Ward in the East End, Houston, Texas.

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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is the environmental agency for the state of Texas.

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Texas's 18th congressional district

Texas District 18 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves much of inner city Houston and the surrounding area.

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Texas's 29th congressional district

Texas District 29 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves the eastern portion of the Greater Houston area in the state of Texas.

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Thomas Jefferson Rusk

Thomas Jefferson Rusk (December 5, 1803July 29, 1857) was an early political and military leader of the Republic of Texas, serving as its first Secretary of War as well as a general at the Battle of San Jacinto.

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United States Environmental Protection Agency

The Environmental Protection Agency is an independent agency of the United States federal government for environmental protection.

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University of Houston

The University of Houston (UH) is a state research university and the flagship institution of the University of Houston System.

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Ward (electoral subdivision)

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes.

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Wheatley High School (Houston)

Phillis Wheatley High School is a secondary school located at 4801 Providence Street in Houston, Texas, United States with a ZIP code of 77020.

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White flight

White flight is a term that originated in the United States, starting in the 1950s and 1960s, and applied to the large-scale migration of people of various European ancestries from racially mixed urban regions to more racially homogeneous suburban or exurban regions.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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1910 United States Census

The Thirteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau on April 15, 1910, determined the resident population of the United States to be 92,228,496, an increase of 21.0 percent over the 76,212,168 persons enumerated during the 1900 Census.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Ward,_Houston

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