City of West University Place Collection Bulk, 1992-1998 Inclusive, 1908-2004

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City of West University Place Collection Bulk, 1992-1998 Inclusive, 1908-2004

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/houpub/00209/00209-P.html

Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Libary

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SNAC Resource ID: 6639175

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Hooper, Ben W., 1870-1957

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Begeman, June A.

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The City of West University Place was founded in 1917, incorporated in 1924, and was immediately popular with faculty at the nearby Rice Institute. Refusing to join the City of Houston, “West U,” as it is called, remains a fully-functioning independent community surrounded by Houston and Bellaire. While new million-dollar houses are appearing throughout West University, many of the original houses from the 1920s and 1930s still stand. When the surviving original residents reached advanced age, J...