Posted on · The Conservation District ordinance only applies to the six communities identified and Mayor Turner said he doesn’t plan on adding any more neighborhoods under his administration.
Posted on · The proposed initiative as it stands has identified six neighborhoods that would qualify as conservation districts: Independence Heights, Magnolia Park/Manchester, Acres Homes, Pleasantville, Freedmen's Town, and Piney Point.
Posted on · Six communities are set to be part of a pilot program that could test the benefits of a conservation designation.
Posted on · Conservation Districts are meant to provide communities with an easier route to preserve their history, which is often not the case with Historic or Heritage designations.
Posted on · Historic black neighborhoods like Independence Heights and the Fifth Ward are in the crosshairs of Houston highway plans, decades after expressways separated communities from the rest of the city.
Posted on · In a couple of weeks, Houston will host a workshop called Preserving Communities of Color. The discussions will focus on case studies and available resources to preserve places that embody the African-American experience in America. The event comes a little over a month since the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture […]