Washington Avenue, Houston
Washington Avenue is a road in Houston, Texas, United States. It is named for Washington County, as it is part of the original route from Houston to Brenham, the seat of Washington County.[1]
U.S. Highway 90 was routed along Washington Avenue prior to the opening of the Katy Freeway.
Ralph Bivins stated in a newspaper article published by the Chicago Tribune that decades before 1995 the area along Washington Avenue was a "major corridor of commerce" as people used the road to travel between Downtown Houston, the Sixth Ward, and the Houston Heights. Bivins described Washington Avenue in 1995 as a "decrepit" road with used car lots, "boarded-up" buildings, and second-hand stores.[2] Around 2009 the area around the road gentrified and gained a "Yuppie" population.[3]
U.S. Highway 90 was routed along Washington Avenue prior to the opening of the Katy Freeway.
Ralph Bivins stated in a newspaper article published by the Chicago Tribune that decades before 1995 the area along Washington Avenue was a "major corridor of commerce" as people used the road to travel between Downtown Houston, the Sixth Ward, and the Houston Heights. Bivins described Washington Avenue in 1995 as a "decrepit" road with used car lots, "boarded-up" buildings, and second-hand stores.[2] Around 2009 the area around the road gentrified and gained a "Yuppie" population.[3]