McGowen is an island platformed METRORail light rail station in Houston, Texas, United States. The station was opened on January 1, 2004[1] and is operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO). Located in Midtown,[2] this station is at the intersection of Main Street and McGowen Street. The station is split into two platforms: northbound is located on Main north of McGowen and southbound is located on Main south of McGowen.
McGowen | |||||||||||
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 Northbound platforms for McGowen station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Main Street at McGowen Street | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°44′44.76″N 95°22′25.7″W / 29.7457667°N 95.373806°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | METRO | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Red Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | two | ||||||||||
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| Parking | none | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | January 1, 2004 | ||||||||||
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Design and artwork
editThe McGowen station was designed by local artist Floyd Newsum, as "an interpretation of the look and feel of the physical landscape of Midtown Houston."[3] This includes mosaic-paneled columns, skyline-patterned railings and colored pavement along the platform. Motifs include images from historical Third Ward mansions. The mosaic panels were made by artist Jonathan Brown[4] and NATEX Corporation was the station's architect.[3]
References
edit- ^ Wall, Lucas (January 1, 2004). "Main Street light rail; New ride for the new year; Festivals mark inaugural day for Metro train". The Houston Chronicle. p. A1.
- ^ There are separate boundaries for the Midtown Super Neighborhood and the Midtown Management District. See City of Houston maps: Midtown Super Neighborhood and Management district map. Retrieved on June 4, 2019. - Also see: 2006 Midtown Management District Land Use Map and "SERVICE AND IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR FISCAL YEARS 2015-2024 Archived 2018-01-29 at the Wayback Machine." Midtown Houston Management District. Retrieved on April 4, 2009. Map on page 25/25 of the PDF.
- ^ a b "METRO Red Line - McGowen". METRO Houston. Archived from the original on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "McGowen Station Houston METRO Houston, Texas | CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTS". MosaicArt. Archived from the original on 18 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
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