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Categories

The category heirarchy for the Houston articles apparently has some problems. We have the "Houston Oilers Players" duplicated and at the wrong level. Do we have any category specialists out there that could assess the health of our current categories and recommend a plan of action? Thanks, Postoak 19:16, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject University of Houston

I thought I'd just let everyone know that WikiProject Houston has a new child WikiProject that is WikiProject University of Houston. Anyone who is interested in improving University of Houston related articles feel free to join! Thanks!
—Brianreading 19:52, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

FAR for Galveston Hurricane of 1900

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Iola incorporation?

Iola, Texas has a cited statement that "on 6 November 2007, residents will vote on whether or not to incorporate the community". I did a quick Google News search and found nothing. Could someone check local newspapers for the results of the vote? Nyttend (talk) 12:58, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Featured list nomination for Nicknames of Houston

FYI, I have nominated Nicknames of Houston as a featured list. Please leave your comments and votes at Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Nicknames of Houston. --Orlady (talk) 03:29, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

Issues linking to houstontx.gov domain

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AfD nomination of Timothy Shepherd

An editor has nominated Timothy Shepherd, an article which relates to this WikiProject, for deletion. Your opinions on whether the article meets inclusion criteria and what should be done with the article are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Timothy Shepherd Thanks, Johntex\^talk 22:27, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Separate Westheimer Road from Farm to Market Road 1093?

I know many main arterial roads of Los Angeles like Wilshire Boulevard have their own articles. Maybe we could find something related to Westheimer Road... WhisperToMe (talk) 08:29, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Separate The six wards of Houston?

When should this article be separated? Does it merit separation if I find more notable material about the six wards? WhisperToMe (talk) 08:29, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Sure, I don't see why not. Weren't the ward articles separated at one time? I think they were combined about a year or so ago. Postoak (talk) 08:38, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

List of tallest buildings in Houston

Let's get List of tallest buildings in Houston to featured list status. I spoke with User:Raime about this and s/he's recommendation is to get an article behind each redlinked building first. I've added a few today, so help out if you would like to. Please update the "in progress" list at Talk:List of tallest buildings in Houston if you're working on an article. Thanks, Postoak (talk) 08:47, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Tanglewilde

If anyone wants to write an article about Tanglewilde, here's a Chron article: http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2003_3687673 WhisperToMe (talk) 04:01, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Wikimedia Chapter proposal: Wikimedia Texas

I wonder if anyone is interested in creating a Wikimedia chapter serving the state of Texas. See: meta:Talk:Wikimedia_chapters#Chapter_proposal_-_Wikimedia_Texas WhisperToMe (talk) 23:14, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Is Mount Houston in Houston?

I found about this place: http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/MM/hrmuq.html

Is it *in* Houston? WhisperToMe (talk) 10:08, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Check this out..looks like it is an unincorporated area within the city limits. [1] Postoak (talk) 00:48, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

If not sure if this is a joke or not! [2] Postoak (talk) 00:57, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Good article review nomination for Gulfton, Houston, Texas

I nominated Gulfton, Houston, Texas as a Wikipedia:Good article candidate. Please check it out to see if it passes muster :) WhisperToMe (talk) 00:11, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

looks good, good luck Postoak (talk) 01:27, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Okay, User:Somno set a list of things needed to improve the article. (see Talk:Gulfton, Houston, Texas) I have done some of them but I appreciate some help too :) - If anyone wants to make a map, he or she is welcome to do so. :) WhisperToMe (talk) 23:46, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

The article failed the GA process because it needs expansion and it needs less one sentence paragraphs. WhisperToMe (talk) 01:13, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Good article review nomination for River Oaks, Houston, Texas

I decided to nominate this one as well. WhisperToMe (talk) 08:53, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

• There are suggestions for making this GA-level at Talk:River Oaks, Houston, Texas WhisperToMe (talk) 23:09, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • It is now at GA status :) WhisperToMe (talk) 03:32, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
    • Great job :) Postoak (talk) 20:21, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

Courtlandt Place

I found something about that neighborhood: http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2006/10/30/newscolumn3.html WhisperToMe (talk) 08:53, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Need picture straightening for Image:WhartonElementarySchoolHouston.JPG on Commons

I would like for someone better at Photoshop than I am to "straighten" Image:WhartonElementarySchoolHouston.JPG - It would be great if that was done :) WhisperToMe (talk) 06:27, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Houston Center, 1 Houston Center, and 2 Houston Center

1 Houston Center and 2 Houston Center may be merged into the Houston Center article. WhisperToMe (talk) 17:11, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

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Williams Waterwall Stub classification

After having completed an extensive overhaul of this page, including citing sources and organizing the structure, I would like to suggest that this page be classified as a 'B-class' page and no longer a stub. Any discussion?

--Gnat (talk) 17:27, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

Hello and welcome. Looks great, just a few recommendations: reference section is missing, reference placement should be at the end of the sentence (not mid-sentence) and the section titles should be lower case (see WP:MOSCAPS. Check out Reliant Stadium which is currently 'B-class'. Please see the quality scale here [3] and assess the article and any others that need to be updates. Thanks, Postoak (talk) 20:41, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

Done. I fixed the section titles, added the reference section, and fixed the reference placement. I also submitted on the quality scale page a reassessment request. --Gnat (talk) 21:19, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

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Hurricane Ike

Postoak is ranking this article "Top importance", the same as History of Houston, Economy of Houston, and Demographics of Houston. This puts it above Greater Houston, Downtown Houston, and Houston City Hall. Is this storm really one of the 16 most important articles on Houston? Plasticup ^T/C 23:06, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I am ranking it as top importance. What does the 16 most important articles have to do with it? Postoak (talk) 23:10, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

That is how many Houston articles are rated Top importance. I cannot understand why Hurricane Ike should be amongst them. Plasticup ^T/C 23:11, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Houston flag

The Houston flag was deleted from the commons. What should we do? Upload a new flag image to the EN domain? WhisperToMe (talk) 06:15, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

I found another flag on commons. I updated the Houston article and the templates. Need to update all of the portal links. I thought the original flag was legal. Postoak (talk) 06:35, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

We also need to make sure they are licensed properly so this doesn't happen again. We need to remove the tags that say they are outdated... WhisperToMe (talk) 07:00, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Also missing in these articles: Bill White (mayor)#Controversies, Flag of Houston. TJRC (talk) 21:24, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

I updated the image on both articles TJRC mentioned. Still need to do do the portal links. Postoak (talk) 22:03, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Postoak, I have an idea. We could have a Houston flag icon similar to a Nuvola icon like this:

We should make a Nuvola-like image of the Houston flag in this manner and then upload it to Nuvolalike_flag_of_Houston,_Texas.svg WhisperToMe (talk) 23:33, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Good idea, it would look great for the portal and stub article graphic. I'm not an artist though. Do you know anyone who can do this? Postoak (talk) 07:30, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Category needs renaming

Category:Theatres in Houston, Texas needs to be renamed to Category:Theaters in Houston, Texas - How do I do this? WhisperToMe (talk) 23:04, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

Gulfton GA review

Gulfton's GA review is on hold. Please see Talk:Gulfton,_Houston,_Texas and help me improve the article. WhisperToMe (talk) 15:54, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

Doing a great job here..not sure if I could help very much but let me know if you need me to do anything. Postoak (talk) 07:26, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

I'm not sure - I could check on IRC in a few days to see if anyone could check... WhisperToMe (talk) 08:17, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Now it passed the GA review! Thank you to all of the reviewers and contributors! I wonder if someday Gulfton can become a featured article - that would be very cool! WhisperToMe (talk) 02:32, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations, the article has come a long way prior to the GA drive. Great job! Postoak (talk) 03:40, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

2006 Houston Consolidated Plan

This is really helpful, especially in how it marks Houston HOPE areas: http://www.houstontx.gov/housing/pdf/2006consolidatedplan.pdf WhisperToMe (talk) 05:34, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Street articles in the Houston Press

If we ever start articles on some Houston streets, Houston press has articles about:

• Bellaire Boulevard: http://blogs.houstonpress.com/houstoned/2007/05/another_month_another_longass.php
• Bissonnet Road: http://blogs.houstonpress.com/houstoned/2007/12/sole_of_houston_bissonnet_from.php
• Shepherd Drive: http://blogs.houstonpress.com/houstoned/2007/04/the_shepherd_stroll.php
• Navigation Road and Clinton Drive: http://blogs.houstonpress.com/houstoned/2007/09/david_beebe_and_i_intended.php
• Richmond Avenue: http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2008/05/sole_of_houston_richmond_avenu_1.php and http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2008/05/sole_of_houston_richmond_avenu.php
• Telephone Road/Griggs Road/Old Spanish Trail: http://blogs.houstonpress.com/houstoned/2007/12/sole_of_houston_this_ones_for.php
• Other southern Houston: http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2008/02/sole_of_houston_deep_harrisbur.php

There is also one for Westheimer Road, so I will add that. WhisperToMe (talk) 07:08, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

List of registered civic clubs

I found a City of Houston list of registered civic clubs: http://www.houstontx.gov/cao/civicdir-a.pdf WhisperToMe (talk) 16:55, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Montrose and Neartown being separate

What are the definitions of Montrose and Neartown? Is there a source that says they are separate? WhisperToMe (talk) 09:39, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

I don't think they are separate. Montrose is a neighborhood within the Neartown district. [4] Postoak (talk) 13:51, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for clarifying! I found a Chronicle map of Montrose, so I see how they are different :) WhisperToMe (talk) 18:43, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Willowbrook

I thought Willowbrook was a district in Houston. Yung dre 59 (talk) 20:43, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

• It is in the city of Houston. It was annexed into the city. WhisperToMe (talk) 18:43, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Then why don't it show on the Houston Template thats all i wanna know......Yung dre 59 (talk) 23:50, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

I don't think it is a district, more of a broad name for the area around the mall. According to the city of Houston, "Willowbrook is a mostly undeveloped and primarily commercial area in northwest Harris County surrounding the Willowbrook Mall. The area includes apartment complexes, office buildings, a major Houston Lighting and Power electric generating station and several retail shopping enters in addition to the regional mall. The City annexed it in 1993. [5]. Postoak (talk) 00:19, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

Galveston, Texas - Why not make it into a Good Article?

Why don't we make Galveston, Texas into a good article? I'll see what improvements I can make before listing it. WhisperToMe (talk) 07:53, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

• The article did not pass GA nomination, but Dr. Cash offered some wonderful tips here: Talk:Galveston,_Texas#GA_Review WhisperToMe (talk) 08:06, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

Bellaire, Texas in GA candidacy

Bellaire, Texas is being improved so it can become a good article. WhisperToMe (talk) 19:47, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Spring, Texas - what focus should there be?

Spring, Texas is mainly about the CDP - But how much should this focus on the CDP? Should the article's scope also include the areas west of the CDP with Spring, Texas addresses and in Klein ISD? WhisperToMe (talk) 08:01, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

KPRC vs KTRH Radio Station start year

So the KTRH page says the station was started in 1922, the KPRC (AM) page says 1925. KPRC page also says it is the oldest in the Houston area. I found the below pages that show that KPRC was started in 1925, however KPRC was started in 1930. I figured I would bring it to the project before I changed anything. If anyone has any better references could you please post them.

• KPRC
• KTRH

Thanks Ben (talk) 05:52, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Downtown Houston - It should get a GA candidacy after improvement

I want to improve Downtown Houston to the point where it can pass a GA. WhisperToMe (talk) 08:53, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

How to get subdivision maps

http://www.tax.co.harris.tx.us/blockbooks/default.asp#SSearch - this has maps of Harris County subdivisions. WhisperToMe (talk) 19:28, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

• The blockbooks are now here: http://www.tax.co.harris.tx.us/Property/blockbooks/default.aspx WhisperToMe (talk) 18:23, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Nominated Gulfton, Houston for featured article status

I nominated Gulfton, Houston for featured article status - I want to see if I can make a Houston neighborhood make FA. If anyone is interested, please help it make FA :) WhisperToMe (talk) 22:13, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

A-Class review for USS Texas (BB-35) now open

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Rice residential colleges

Please review and participate in the discussion concerning these articles. Thanks, Postoak (talk) 06:19, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

List of Houston neighborhoods

I've done a lot of work assessing articles for WikiProject Texas, and I noticed that there are a great many very small stubs for various Houston neighborhoods. Four weeks ago, I began a cleanup effort. I started with the "S" category and began merging smaller and lesser-sourced articles into the List of Houston neighborhoods. I've begun converting each section into a table, so that it has the name of the neighborhood, the location of the neighborhood, and a notes column. I saw zero complaints, revisions, etc, so yesterday I began to do a similar effort on a few other alphabet categories in the list. User:WhisperToMe has questioned the effort and suggested that we discuss here. My proposal is:

• A neighborhood should retain its own separate article if it meets one of the following criteria
  • It is listed in the Houston nav template as a district or community (I assume these were added here for a good reason)
  • It was at one point an independent town (not an unincorporated area)
  • There are multiple independent (not from the city of Houston, school district, neighborhood/homeowners organizations), reliable (not self-published websites of various organizations) sources that provide significant coverage (not just a few sentences about the neighborhood in an article about a person who lived there; not just a mention of the neighborhood when discussing schools or real estate values, etc) of that neighborhood. (This is from the general notability guidelines.) AND the article contains information other than the location, school district, police presence.
• If an article doesn't meet those criteria, I think it should be redirected and merged to the list. If sources can be found on any neighborhood later, the article can always be split out again.

Before I go any further, what do you all think? Karanacs (talk) 14:38, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

• • As a further question, would you feel an article from the Houston Chronicle and an article from St. Luke's Episcopal Health Charities, both exclusively about the Denver Harbor, Houston community, as an example, make the neighborhood qualify for its own article? (See this diff) WhisperToMe (talk) 14:42, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
    • And a third source, from the Houston Chronicle: http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2007_4342786 WhisperToMe (talk) 14:53, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
      • If the St Luke's Episcopal Health Charities information focused specifically on this neighborhood was covered in a newspaper/magazine/journal, I'd definitely consider it towards the notability of the topic. If the information was published solely on the charity's website, then it would not count toward notability as it was self-published. That doesn't mean the information couldn't be used, but that it does not count toward establishing notability. Karanacs (talk) 15:02, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
        • In that case: "HPD initiative considered huge success" KTRK-TV (About a Denver Harbor crime fighting program)
        • Also Denver Harbor homes take on water - KHOU-TV
        • Clinic Offers Alternative To Long ER Waits - KPRC-TV - About a clinic in the Denver Harbor area
        • Health center CEO gets award from St. Luke's - About the health center serving the neighborhood
        • WhisperToMe (talk) 15:34, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

Three of the four provide only trivial coverage of the neighborhood itself, although could be used as one prong of notability for the clinic, the crime fighting center, etc, but not for the notability of the neighborhood. The flooding one again is basically trivial coverage - neighborhood X flooded (in SE Texas, that isn't exactly an uncommon occurrence for a great many neighborhoods). Perhaps we can discuss this particular neighborhood elsewhere and allow uninvolved parties to weigh in on the general proposal? Karanacs (talk) 15:49, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

Comment: I support the creation of this list along with the redirects/merges because many of the neighborhoods are non-notable bedroom communities. However, I feel the criteria should be amended to include historical significance such as being a founding neighborhood or inclusion within a local historic district [6] or have neighborhood properties included in in the national register of places [7] or district [8]. You won't find many online references for the older historic neighborhoods except for the current link such as banks, post offices, etc., but you will find many printed references at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center [9] or the Texas and Local History Collection [10]. Postoak (talk) 20:30, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Additional comment: I've invited several active editors from WikiProject Houston to participate in the discussion. Postoak (talk) 21:36, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Now that I've read this, I support the merging also, but I think University Oaks should retain a separate article, as it is significant to the University of Houston and possibly the Texas Southern University community as an Academic enclave. What do you guys think? Brianreading (talk) 21:28, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

If it's referred to in the press as an academic enclave, that will help establish notability for the neighborhood. WhisperToMe (talk) 22:09, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Agree. Postoak (talk) 22:27, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Comment #2: I also would like some help in establishing/sourcing notability for Denver Harbor, Houston - There were several Chron articles about the failed proposal to establish a historical name for the area in the Texas legislature. WhisperToMe (talk) 21:30, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

• Denver Harbor is one of Houston's historic neighborhoods.[11]. There are many references from the locations I mentioned above as well as those that WhisperToMe provided that establish notability. The current one-liner on this list is unacceptable. The neighborhood deserves an independent article. Postoak (talk) 22:26, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Shall I restore the article and add additional sources? WhisperToMe (talk) 23:21, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Yes, please add the sources you have. We could expand the article's history section with the resolution reference I gave above. I think the "Podunk" web page [12] is a good web reference. The book would also have additional references if we had a copy. I will look around for additional sources later. We should visit the HPL for the historic references. Postoak (talk) 23:47, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Comment #3: Also if multiple subdivisions are controlled by the same homeowner's association I like to group them under the homeowner's association. WhisperToMe (talk) 22:09, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Another thing: Tanglewood, Houston was merged too - Do you think I'm likely to find more sources explaining the history of this neighborhood? WhisperToMe (talk) 03:55, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

I can't find anything notable for Tanglewood, except for being a wealthy neighborhood and the ex-president living there. Maybe it should remain on the list? Postoak (talk) 00:49, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

According to this Chronicle article[13], "Tanglewood was named for Hawthorn's Tanglewood Tales, a favorite book of Mary Katherine Farrington, the daughter of the area's developer, William G. Farrington.'" Its not really noteworthy information per-sey, but at least explains how the street (and later the community surrounding the street and subdivision) got its name. --Nsaum75 (talk) 01:33, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

I found this at Amazon. There might be a copy at the library. [14] Postoak (talk) 04:23, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Comment Because these articles are inter-related, and rather numerous, the question of what (if anything) to do about them should have been brought up for discussion on WikiProject:Houston before any deletions/merges were made; That way project members, who might have had more insight on the articles, could have chimed in. That said, has anyone checked out the Handbook of Texas? It has entries on many of these "communities", which could be used for sourcing. Postal records are also places to find information (search for closed post offices on www.usps.gov -- sometimes it gives a background on the office and/or why it was closed etc) Smaller communities, of which no sourced information can be found and which seem to lack any notible and/or historical information, should probably be merged into a larger list until such time that sources can be found. I am, however, firmly against the deletion of any articles on communities which may have existed as some type of legal entity in the past but for whatever reason is now part of a larger entity. We must be careful not to delete history too quickly, lest it be forgotten. --Nsaum75 (talk) 06:23, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

I completely agree that former legal entities should remain separate articles. Please note that postal records probably don't count toward esablishing notability. Most of the articles that were merged had no real assertion of notability and did not appear to meet the GNG (no significant coverage in independent, reliable sources). Karanacs (talk) 15:06, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

You are right, that postal records, in and of themselves, may not establish notability...but they might give insite to editors as to where to find additional information. --Nsaum75 (talk) 01:33, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Comment: So, should we post these neighborhood guidelines on our project page as a guideline? WhisperToMe (talk) 20:02, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Another neighborhood question: I know Lakewood church came from the Lakewood neighborhood. Would that in and of itself be notable, or would Lakewood need more for notability? WhisperToMe (talk) 20:02, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

I was contacted about this discussion, but I don't see anywhere yet where I could provide another perspective or my own two cents. The effort to establish notability levels and source appropriately (but not too strictly is great). The discussion is progressing in a very civil manner and politely, like one would expect from Houstonians. Sorry I couldn't help at this point. Ufwuct (talk) 16:15, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

Comment Being a bit late in the game, I see a number of good points brought up by several members, the only thing I can contribute is that Postoak has made some very valid points on what and how a neighborhood should be listed.

One thing that should be taken about and used as a point of references are the local Key maps system. Additionally, if notable and documented person lived in that area, or an event has occurred in that neighborhood, then it should eventually be split.

Also, there is to be a known "boundary" for the neighborhood.

Proposed guideline

This is what we have so far. Also, please see this proposed guideline where "In order for a local interest to be notable, it must be covered by multiple, independent reliable sources away from the region where it is located. In most cases, it must have at least two reliable sources independent of the subject and the local region. Once notability has been established by this guideline, local sources (such as local newspapers) may be used without limit to include and verify information contained within the article."

• A neighborhood should retain its own separate article if it meets one of the following criteria:

• It was at one point an independent town (not an unincorporated area)
• There are multiple independent (not from the city of Houston, school district, neighborhood/homeowners organizations), reliable (not self-published websites of various organizations) sources that provide significant coverage (not just a few sentences about the neighborhood in an article about a person who lived there; not just a mention of the neighborhood when discussing schools or real estate values, etc) of that neighborhood. AND the article contains information other than the location, school district, police presence.
• historical significance such as being a founding neighborhood or inclusion within a local historic district [15] or have neighborhood properties included in in the national register of places [16] or district [17]
• part of an academic enclave

Are we in agreement? Postoak (talk) 18:37, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

I'm unsure whether being part of an "academic enclave" or just having a few properties in the neighborhood on the national register of places should be enough to justify a separate article. I don't understand the rationale behind why that would make the neighborhood suddenly notable enough for their own article. Karanacs (talk) 13:20, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

Old HISD boundary maps!

Hi! I found some old HISD boundary maps used in the late 1990s: http://web.archive.org/web/20011202071651/dept.houstonisd.org/ab/images2/maps.htm

BTW there's another map archive here http://web.archive.org/web/20010128095800/www.houstonisd.org/ab/images2/maps.htm - but the overlay images weren't captured so it's not as easy to navigate.

It's good for sourcing which schools served which neighborhoods, especially since many schools opened since and many schools closed since. Yes, web.archive.org has all the maps. I can't believe how cool this is! WhisperToMe (talk) 02:59, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, web.archive.org is cool. I checked out a few editions of Sidewalk.com from 1998 (houston.sidewalk.com). Houston had an incredible web resource written by local writers from the Post and Chronicle - backed up by Microsoft. Too bad it was folded. Postoak (talk) 18:36, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

A. J. Foyt

User:Erika39 has controversially moved the article to Anthony Joseph Foyt. I have decided to dispute the move per WP:COMMONNAME. Please comment with your opinion about the name for his article at Talk:Anthony Joseph Foyt. Royalbroil 12:06, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Gulfton's second FAC nomination

I nominated Gulfton, Houston for featured article a second time after another user copyedited it. At the moment I'm editing the article to satisfy a user's suggestions for improvement. If anyone would like to help, please do so! The FAC is here: Wikipedia_talk:Featured_article_candidates/Gulfton,_Houston/archive2 - The comments about the article are here: Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates/Gulfton, Houston/archive2 WhisperToMe (talk) 07:10, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

• BTW, does anyone know more about the "Jesse H. Jones Center for Economic and Demographic Forecasting at Rice Center" mentioned in the article? I saw references to it in the Houston Chronicle and in people's resumes, but I can't find a website for it. WhisperToMe (talk) 17:06, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
  • I checked also, no luck. Many references to it but can't find anything at rice.edu either. Postoak (talk) 18:20, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

Houston 2009 Demographic summary

Might be useful [18] Postoak (talk) 18:10, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

References needed for article

I'm struggling to find references for Games People Play (amusement park) - Would someone like to find references for this article? Thank you WhisperToMe (talk) 18:15, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

I've been looking but can't find anything about an amusement park. Could this have been a mini golf course? Postoak (talk) 17:02, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

A mention here, but not a good source [19] Postoak (talk) 17:04, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

I put a PROD on it - If it doesn't get sources, it will be deleted. WhisperToMe (talk) 22:08, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

A Houston reference - 2 Minute Histories

There is a 1996 book which has information about the history of Houston: http://www.a1books.com/catalog/096504002X 2 - Minute Histories Of Houston WhisperToMe (talk) 15:08, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Trouble with Wikiproject Houston Neighborhoods

I tried to add a subdivision (Woodland Trails) and the edit would not show up. Also, are we talking about the metro area or just the city alone? Montysport94 (talk) 22:53, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

I changed the link name from Woodshire to Woodland Hills. Article scope would be the city of Houston. Postoak (talk) 05:35, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Preliminary review request: Galveston Bay Area

I've gone through some effort to expand the Galveston Bay Area article. Can I get a quick neutral review of the article at this point? I'm mostly looking for an "importance scale" rating and any recommendations on how the article might be better structured to fit in with this WikiProject.

Thanks.

--Mcorazao (talk) 18:34, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

P.S. In parallel with this, there is a proposal on the table to merge this with Greater Houston. I oppose the suggestion but please feel free to comment on that proposal as well, for or against. As far as the review is concerned, I would request that it come from somebody that actually believes the article should be kept. :-)

--Mcorazao (talk) 18:38, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

A plea for help

(Preface: Apologies to anyone if I have handled myself badly in any discussions)

The Galveston Bay Area article, for whatever reason, seems to continue to be a magnet for hatred. I wouldn't mind if new issues were being brought up put to some degree there continue to be efforts to try to back-door the same issues in new ways (essentially the topic isn't notable and/or the whole thing is a bunch of WP:OR). In general I sense that there is still profound discomfort with the article in some corners. Though we had a deletion proposal that was settled and other discussions, we still seem to return to the same points (albeit under the guise of new issues). I can't seem to find a way to move this article forward in a way that generates consensus (more to the point, we aren't moving past vague or broad criticisms into settling specific issues).

Any advice or assistance in trying to get the article past what still feels like a preliminary stage from a consensus point of view would be appreciated.

Thanks.

--Mcorazao (talk) 19:46, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

At this point, I would suggest that we get outside editors to review the article and respond to your concerns. Please see WP:RFC. Thanks, Postoak (talk) 20:34, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

I live in the Greater Houston area but not close to Galveston Bay although I have visited that part of the region many times. I just looked at this article for the first time, and knowing nothing about the editing history (or having the time to parse such) or of the Wiki politics going on among, say, members of various constituencies in the Bay Area, imho the CITATION NEEDED and UNRELIABLE SOURCE comments have been applied with an overly heavy brush. For example, why would the Bay Area Historical Society in Baytown not be a reliable source for "Some other definitions...used by some other sources..." as to whether Baytown is a part of the Bay Area? And the prose in the SUBDIVISIONS section seems quite descriptive of what most Houstonians understand about that part of the region. Does every subjective thought need to be referenced? The article as a whole already is extensively footnoted, including Jim Blackburn's excellent new book on Texas bays.

My two cents worth and now I'll bow out... Irv (talk) 00:07, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

Architecture of Houston

This WP:GA article is being re-assessed: Talk:Architecture of Houston/GA1. Thanks, Postoak (talk) 20:02, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

All hands on deck - requesting that project members review and correct recent reference request tags placed on this article, otherwise it might be delisted. Postoak (talk) 20:32, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

I got some sourcing out of the way - I'll see what else I can source so that you don't have as much work to do. WhisperToMe (talk) 03:43, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

Thank you! I will resume editing here once I have my upgrade project at work completed this Friday. I appreciate your help, I would hate to have this article delisted. 19:26, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

Management districts

There are some other management districts listed here: http://www.houstontx.gov/boards/boardslist176.pdf - Some of them already have articles, but not all of them do. The management districts that don't have articles are:

• Baybrook Management District
• Buffalo Bayou Management District
• Fall Creek Management District
• Harris County Municipal Management District No. 1
• Near Northwest Management District

WhisperToMe (talk) 08:29, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

Ideas for next attempts for Good article

Houston is an FA and Galveston is a GA. Why not get the other two principal Houston area cities to GA status?

• Sugar Land, Texas
• Baytown, Texas

Maybe we could improve both of these articles and try to get them to GA level? WhisperToMe (talk) 06:32, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

Great idea, I plan on improving Johnson Space Center next. This is a important article for Houston, Greater Houston, Galveston Bay Area, Clear Lake City (Greater Houston) or wherever the heck you want to classify it. Work has kept me busy lately, though. Postoak (talk) 23:23, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Which master planned community is this?

The article New master-planned community to rival largest in Houston area (Ralph Bivins, Houston Chronicle, TUE 05/01/2001 Section Business, Page 1) refers to a master planned community in northwest Harris County. I'm not sure which one it is, though. Which community is this referring to? WhisperToMe (talk) 21:48, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

This refers to the sprawling Hughes Corporation development known as "Bridgeland" (Howard Hughes Corporation web site). Conceptual map of the planned low-density suburb can be viewed at link. Since the SH-99 segment "E" has recently been shopped to several potential contractors, I assume that the US Army Corps of Engineers has dropped its opposition to providing a federal permit permitting destruction of existing wetlands and become surprisingly satisfied that this portion of Grand Parkway will cause "no significant impact" to the human environment in the last stand of the Katy Prairie. Paulsuckow (talk) 00:18, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia advertisement

Do we have a Wikipedia ad? If not, someone could make one. See Template:Wikipedia ads WhisperToMe (talk) 21:06, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

Sources

Some sources that might be helpful are "The Church in the Barrio: Mexican American Ethno-Catholicism in Houston" and F. Arturo Rosales, "Mexicans in Houston: The Struggle to Survive," Houston Review 3 (Summer 1981). WhisperToMe (talk) 02:58, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

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Bellaire Boulevard

Does anyone know about some good secondary sources that talk about Bellaire Boulevard?

I have an in progress article at User:WhisperToMe/Bellaire Boulevard - Any improvements would be welcome :) WhisperToMe (talk) 18:53, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

Here's a few tidbits, but not sure if useful. [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] Postoak (talk) 19:58, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

Check out the history for Southside Place. I should add that I was given three speeding tickets there. :) [26] Postoak (talk) 19:58, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

I'm in the process of expanding the Bellaire Boulevard article with the sources named. Thank you, Postoak!

Also I could expand the Southside Place history section with what is mentioned in that article.

WhisperToMe (talk) 21:33, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

Remington_Ranch,_Texas and City Park, Houston

Hi! I'm going to try to see if I have any substantial secondary sources about the Remington Ranch, Texas and City Park, Houston developments. If I can't find any, we may have to redirect them (to Harris County, Texas and to Neighborhoods in Houston, respectively) WhisperToMe (talk) 22:09, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Not too much out there on these two, simply housing developments. Suggest merge into Neighborhoods of Houston. Postoak (talk) 18:51, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

I merged both (one to Harris County, one to Houston) - Thanks WhisperToMe (talk) 19:58, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

I restored City Park - I found a lengthy Houston Business Journal article about the development of that community http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2002/09/23/story1.html WhisperToMe (talk) 19:36, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

Remington Ranch, Texas is also back - I found Chronicle and HBJ articles about it. WhisperToMe (talk) 12:22, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

Settegast

Also I started working on the Settegast neighborhood here: User:WhisperToMe/Settegast,_Houston - Does anyone know any sources that discuss Settegast in detail? WhisperToMe (talk) 14:57, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

This article existed at one time and was merged into List of Houston neighborhoods last year [27]

• Good [28]
• Railroad Museum [29]
• Just a mention here: [30]
• Train yard importance [31], [32], [33]
• History of Houston from 1911 (didn't look, but maybe a mention for earlier periods) [34]
  • Thank you! I'll take a look at these :) WhisperToMe (talk) 16:03, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
  • Alright, we now have a separate article at Settegast, Houston, Texas WhisperToMe (talk) 19:58, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Heights Annex and Timbergrove

Here is an article that discusses the Heights Annex and Timbergrove areas in Houston and how a street closure started a controversy: http://www.houstonpress.com/1997-07-24/news/a-neighborhood-divided WhisperToMe (talk) 16:02, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Trinity Gardens

I am now working on User:WhisperToMe/Trinity Gardens, Houston - Are there any good sources of info about Trinity Gardens? Thanks WhisperToMe (talk) 18:47, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Spanish Wikipedia version of WikiProject Texas

For those of you who edit in Spanish, please stop by the es:Wikiproyecto:Texas on the Spanish Wikipedia. This will be the Spanish-language sister project to the English WikiProject Texas. WhisperToMe (talk) 08:31, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

I'll probably jinx myself by posting this here, but I hope to start translation Galveston-related articles in the next week or so. ES wiki seems to have a really...lax...RS requirement...which can make things problematic depending on how one looks at the situation. Bom fim de semana! Buen fin de semana! --nsaum75^{¡שיחת!‎} 09:14, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Gracias! While they ought to improve sourcing requirements, we can be better than that and post well-sourced articles. Also I have a list of requests on the main WikiProject page, including several Houston locations. I posted some stubs related to Houston area school districts. WhisperToMe (talk) 23:38, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Hogan-Allnoch Building

I found an article from the Houston Chronicle (dated February 21, 2010) about the Hogan-Allnoch Building in Downtown Houston: "Historic downtown building can find no love" - It's a source one can use if anyone wants to write about the building WhisperToMe (talk) 22:01, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

FAC: Free State of Galveston

FYI: I have nominated Free State of Galveston for FA. Please feel free to critique and provide feedback at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Free State of Galveston/archive1.

--Mcorazao (talk) 18:45, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

Sorry to hear that the article was not promoted. Postoak (talk) 08:41, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Article names

In regards to the following articles:

• Bordersville, Houston
• Greenspoint, Houston
• Spring Branch, Houston

all have portions that are located in unincorporated areas and outside of the City of Houston

Should they be at titles like "Bordersville (Greater Houston)" instead (like Clear Lake City (Greater Houston))? WhisperToMe (talk) 19:37, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

I agree to the name change since the are not entirely within the Houston city limits. Postoak (talk) 08:40, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Agree per Postoak. --nsaum75^{¡שיחת!‎} 09:03, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Becks Prime headquarters

From the address here: http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=73557122 would Becks Prime consider the residence listed in this record as a corporate headquarters? Should I e-mail the company to find out? WhisperToMe (talk) 14:43, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

I tried to access becksprime.com just now for more info but the site was down. This might be the home address of one of the partners when the partnership papers were filed. Postoak (talk) 08:37, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

At some point becksprime.com came back up. I tried looking on there but I couldn't find a definite HQ address. I did e-mail the company to ask where the HQ is. WhisperToMe (talk) 00:48, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Headquarters appear to be in an office building across from the Hilton Post Oak, 1980 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 2300 Houston, TX. Check this out: [35] Postoak (talk) 02:49, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

I can't access it here (stupid third world country) but http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml may have SEC filings for them, which would indicate headquarters location(s)...--nsaum75^{¡שיחת!‎} 05:30, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for your responses! On the SEC filings I found

Becks Prime 249/1960 NE, Ltd. - May 20, 2009 - 1980 POST OAK BLVD. SUITE 2300 HOUSTON TX 77056

BECKS PRIME MEYERLAND LTD - September 15, 2008 - C/O WINFIELD M CAPMBELL SR

So PostOak's hypothesis appears to be correct - I'll update the Becks Prime article and indicate the specific office building

WhisperToMe (talk) 11:12, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

I've found that SEC filings contain a wealth of information; its always one of the first places I look when editing a business-related article. --nsaum75^{¡שיחת!‎} 17:25, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

I got an e-mail back from Becks Prime - the company said that its headquarters is now at 1202A Dairy Ashford, Houston, Texas, 77079 WhisperToMe (talk) 23:30, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

http://www.window.state.tx.us/filelib/stp09-21.csv points to 1202A Dairy Ashford WhisperToMe (talk) 23:35, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

K-Rino

K-Rino has had a notability tag, but I found some coverage in the Houston Press. At some point I'll see if I can find more info about him. WhisperToMe (talk) 00:48, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

I'm not finding very much except for music downloads. Postoak (talk) 03:37, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

I found an entire Houston Press article dedicated to K-Rino. WhisperToMe (talk) 22:14, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Houston Main Building

Would someone mind getting a shot of this building uploaded onto here? The Houston Main Building/Prudential Building is scheduled for demolition. There are some shots on Flickr, but I don't know if they will be relicensed... - Also the article itself needs some work. WhisperToMe (talk) 17:26, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Oh no, I love this building. I thought MD Anderson was going to keep and remodel. [36]. Why can't we keep these great buildings? I work at TMC, I will bring my camera. Postoak (talk) 17:34, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Thank you in advance, Postoak - I am not sure if you are able to get inside, but if possible it would be nice to have photos of the fresco. If you know any wealthy art lovers who want a fresco in their collection, please let them know about it. WhisperToMe (talk) 17:50, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

I'll see what I can do, I have friends that work at MDAnd. I'd like to have the fresco here at my townhouse, wonder if they'll let me have it? :) Postoak (talk) 17:57, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

If you are willing to pay around or over $500,000 costs in moving and storing it (MD Anderson is literally giving it away for free, but there are costs in transporting it) - then MD Anderson would like to hear from you WhisperToMe (talk) 18:00, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Let me check the open balance on my credit card. Postoak (talk) 18:04, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Doing further research, the Hurd museum in New Mexico and MD Anderson tried contacting a bunch of people, and none of them was willing to put up the funds for transporting the fresco. Anyway, if the building is now off limits for visitors, I hope to find a good photo of it on the internet to put in the article. WhisperToMe (talk) 18:55, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

FYI ..might be a good place to start and/or find info. --nsaum75^{¡שיחת!‎} 22:03, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for pointing out the forum link! One recent post refers to a communication about the closure of the Houston Main Building, but I cannot find the communication on the MD Anderson website. I'll see if I can find anything on the Texas Medical Center site. WhisperToMe (talk) 00:00, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Maybe I should get the camera and visit the Astrodome? Postoak (talk) 03:30, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

So far the Astrodome has not been scheduled for demolition. However you are welcome to take additional pics if you want to WhisperToMe (talk) 21:52, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Now we have File:HoustonMainBuildingfront.JPG, a shot of the Houston Main Building. WhisperToMe (talk) 22:30, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

The good news: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7274348.html - the fresco is New Mexico-bound. Accordingly I updated the Wikipedia article. WhisperToMe (talk) 10:13, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

Houston Public Library Digital Archives: New Resource?

Looks like they are really getting their act together. Here is the link: [[37]] I perused it already and it's pretty darn cool! Is there someway to use this for citations? If so, how can we cite or do we have to upload a portion of the document to make it so?--Hourick (talk) 18:41, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

I searched for 610, west, loop, freeway and could not get any hits. I did an open browse on each collection and found minimal items. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but it doesn't seem like very much is here. Postoak (talk) 19:32, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

From what I can tell, it's just a beginning, but there seems to be potential items for other articles. A large number of photos could be used since I believe they fall under the public domain due to their age. --Hourick (talk) 21:44, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

You have to be careful with images. To be PD in the US, the image has to have been published (not just taken) before 1923 OR we have to have proof that the photographer has been dead 70 years (generally, anything taken 120+ years ago is considered PD even if the photographer or his death date is unknown). Many of the images I've looked at in this collection are much too new to be PD. Karanacs (talk) 14:07, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Gulfton, Houston and NPOV

Hi! I notice that a user posted a message on the talk page of the Gulfton, Houston stating his belief that parts of the page are not NPOV towards immigrants. As a note the article passed good article standards in 2008 ([the passed version]) WhisperToMe (talk) 13:58, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

La Subasta

Does anyone know where some good third party sources describing the classified La Subasta are? I wrote an article on El Día, which was published by the company that published La Subasta. There is a Spanish Wikipedia article on es:La Subasta WhisperToMe (talk) 21:39, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

Houston: Where Seventeen Railroads Meet the Sea

In regards to the 1913 public domain book Houston: Where Seventeen Railroads Meet the Sea, which has been posted to archive.org here, I began posting the text and images to Wikisource:en:Houston: Where Seventeen Railroads Meet the Sea and images to Commons:Category:Houston:_Where_Seventeen_Railroads_Meet_the_Sea

The PDF file of the work has also been posted here: http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Houston17RailroadsMeetTheSea.pdf&page=1

In addition all of the images from this book may be used on any of the Wikipedias WhisperToMe (talk) 15:09, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

• Does anyone know of any other public domain texts related to Houston that could be put on Wikisource? If so I could make a Houston category out of those texts on Wikisource. WhisperToMe (talk) 03:08, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

I found more PD texts at the American Library section of archive.org that relate to Houston. If you want, you can help me upload those texts to Wikisource and the Commons, partly so Wikisource has more materials related to Houston, partly so the Commons has more Houston-related pictures, and partly to get additional pictures to put on Wikipedia. WhisperToMe (talk) 11:30, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

International District

The webpages for the International Management District say that the territory it covers is essentially Alief. Should we merge Alief, Houston into "International Management District"? WhisperToMe (talk) 02:09, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

I would think it would be the other way around. Alief, Houston is an extensive but typical "neighborhood" page and should stand on its own. The International District stuff can be put into or referenced into the Alief page. Casey (talk) 02:23, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

I was leaning towards the management district's name since the district has a similar role of that of an actual municipality. WhisperToMe (talk) 20:45, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

Portal

Could someone please update the portal? I haven't had the time to get to it. Thanks for your help. Postoak (talk) 04:41, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

Microfilm stuff

For those of you who plan to do microfilm research of newspaper articles (all Houston Post articles and all Houston Chronicle articles before 1985 are not online and need to be accessed by microfilm), the microfilm desk is at the Jesse H. Jones Building of the Houston Public Library Central Library in Downtown Houston. The microfilm desk on the third floor will allow you to use 12 at a time. Use the summary books of the Houston Post and the Houston Chronicle, which are available on the floor, to determine which articles have what you need. If you have an article name and a date, that is sufficient for the microfilm employee to find what you need.

If you use an article via microfilm, please state the name of the library in the citation so people know where to find the microfilm copy. WhisperToMe (talk) 06:13, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

• Turns out the Houston Post archives are also available at the University of Houston main library.
• The Houston Chronicle at one time had Houston Post archives on its website, but by 2005 they were taken down due to legal issues involving a supreme court decision.
• I could scour the archives of the Chronicle website on web.archive.org to see if any Post articles were archived.
• WhisperToMe (talk) 06:43, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

Too bad that the microfilm newspaper archives have not been converted to digital format. Postoak (talk) 07:03, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

Pondering Fallen Officer Article

While doing some references of some of the fallen officers over the past few months, I have noticed that there is quite a bit of documentation online about them over several law enforcement websites, as well as various news organizations. My intent is to make a list of fallen officers from the Houston Police Department, complete with pictures and as much information as I can get. My main concern is that after start this project, someone will come along for kicks or whatever reason, put it up for AFD, so I am asking for some guidance as to whether this project is worth while, or to make it stand up against an AFD "attack". Initially I requested information over at WP:CRIME but haven't received any responses and I bring it here for that reason. --Hourick (talk) 04:10, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

Sheraton Lincoln Hotel

I found: Knight, Paul. "The Old Sheraton-Lincoln Downtown Hotel, Likely To Remain A Shell For A Long Time." Houston Press. Tuesday January 5, 2010.

It talks about the Sheraton Lincoln and Hotel and how the planned renovation didn't happen. WhisperToMe (talk) 21:23, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

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Video store regional HQs

Blockbuster had a regional office in Houston

• "Blockbuster bid may turn hostile." Houston Business Journal. Wednesday December 29, 2004.

So did Hollywood Video.

I wonder where they were? WhisperToMe (talk) 16:11, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

AstroWorld article

I propose moving the article to either AstroWorld or Six Flags AstroWorld (with the "W" in "World" uppercase, as this is how the official site and logos often display the name of the park). Currently, the "W" is lowercase. I tried moving the article myself, but was unsuccessful in doing so. Perhaps a re-direct page is in the way? --Another Believer _(Talk) 21:45, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

It's possible that the Move operation has pre-checks that were accidentally coded case-insensitive (i.e, not distinguishing between Astroworld and AstroWorld), therefore thinking you want to Move an article to another of the same exact name. But that's merely my own speculation. One thing you might try is two Moves: Move "Six Flags Astroworld" to "Six Flags Astro-World", then Move it to "Six Flags AstroWorld". If my theory is correct, then both Moves should be allowed. If it works, then you might want to clean up any lingering superfluous redirect pages (e.g., a redirect to a redirect). First I'd suggest waiting a few days to see if anyone more knowledgeable than I has a better idea. Thanks. --Art Smart ^Chart/Heart 06:54, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

Houston: Where Seventeen Railroads Meet the Sea now a featured text on Wikisource

wikisource:en:Houston: Where Seventeen Railroads Meet the Sea is now a featured text on Wikisource! WhisperToMe (talk) 03:20, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

And it's on the main page as of December 1, 2010. WhisperToMe (talk) 20:04, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

A consideration for cross project consolidation of talk page templates

I have started a conversation here about the possibility of combining some of the United States related WikiProject Banners into {{WikiProject United States}}. If you have any comments, questions or suggestions please take a moment and let me know. --Kumioko (talk) 19:48, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

Campus Ambassador program at TSU

A user let me know about this:

"Hi! I'm leaving you this message because you're listed as a Wikipedian from Houston. The Wikipedia Ambassador Program is currently looking for Campus Ambassadors from the Houston area, to help with Wikipedia assignments at Texas Southern University. Classes at TSU will be participating in the Public Policy Initiative for the Spring 2011 semester, and the role of Campus Ambassadors will be to provide face-to-face training and support for students on Wikipedia-related skills (how to edit articles, how to add references, etc.). This includes doing in-class presentations, running workshops and labs, possibly holding office hours, and in general providing in-person mentorship for students.

Prior Wikipedia skills are not required for the role, as training will be provided for all Campus Ambassadors (although, of course, being an experienced editor is a plus).

If you are interested in being a Wikipedia Campus Ambassador, or know someone in Houston who might be, please email me or leave a message on my talk page. Thanks!--Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 19:56, 1 December 2010 (UTC)" WhisperToMe (talk) 19:59, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

December 2010 burglary stats

• Connelly, Richard. "The 10 Worst Burglary Neighborhoods In Houston (For The Moment)." Houston Press. Wednesday December 8, 2010.

WhisperToMe (talk) 03:29, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

Something for Wikisource?

I found that the Internet Archive has a few works related to Houston:

• "The Key to the city of Houston. v. 1, no. 1; Dec. 1908 (1908)."
• "Houston's part in the world war; (1919)."
• "True stories of old Houston and Houstonians; (1913)"
• "Houston, commercial capital of Texas : a city of the South and West ([1908?)]."

And I'm not sure if the copyright status of this one is Wikisource eligible:

• "Houston, a history and guide (1942)."

WhisperToMe (talk) 04:45, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Manvel ISD

For some reason the 1998 Houston ISD boundary map refers to a "Manvel ISD":

• "Madison HS Boundary Map."
• "Worthing HS Boundary Map."

I wonder if it reflects the former Manvel Independent School District boundaries. WhisperToMe (talk) 22:06, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Foreclosure of Hotel Icon

Hey guys! I found:

• Patel, Purva. "http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/7360412.html Downtown's trendy Hotel Icon posted for foreclosure." Houston Chronicle. December 30, 2010.

WhisperToMe (talk) 18:31, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

Bad news, such a beautiful hotel. Hope the new owner will infuse some $$$ and keep it afloat. Postoak (talk) 20:17, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

US Collaboration reactivated & Portal:United States starting next

Casliber recently posted a suggestion on the talk page for WikiProject United States about getting the US Wikipedians Collaboration page going again in an effort to build up articles for GA through FA class. See Wikipedia:U.S. Wikipedians' notice board/USCOTM. After several days of work from him the page is up and ready for action. A few candidates have already been added for you to vote on or you can submit one using the directions provided. If you are looking for inspiration here is a link to the most commonly viewed articles currently under the scope of Wikiproject United States. There are tons of good articles in the various US related projects as well so feel free to submit any article relating to US topics (not just those under the scope of WPUS). This noticeboard is intended for ‘’’All’’’ editors working on US subjects, not just those under WPUS.

The next item I intend to start updating is Portal:United States if anyone is interested in helping. Again this is not specific to WPUS and any help would be greatly appreciated to maximize visibility of US topics. The foundation has already been established its just a matter of updating the content with some new images, biographies and articles. Please let leave a comment on the Portals talk page or let me know if you have any questions or ideas. --Kumioko (talk) 19:11, 15 January 2011 (UTC)

Question about historic Heights slides

I found http://community.rice.edu/focusresources/reference/fox.html - which has a collection of historic slides related to the Houston Heights

I wonder where I can find higher quality versions of these pictures? WhisperToMe (talk) 23:34, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

Changing face of Houston suburbs

Hi! I found:

• Kever, Jeannie and Aimee Buras. "3 spots tell story of changing suburbs." (Mobile version) Houston Chronicle. February 21, 2011.

I'm not quite sure where this applies to, but hopefully I can find a place for it... WhisperToMe (talk) 20:25, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

Changes in population in census tracts

I found:

• Dean. "Correction: 2010 Census map for metro Houston." Houston Chronicle. February 18, 2011.

WhisperToMe (talk) 06:06, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

West Belt Drive

Igloo used to have its HQ at "1001 West Belt Drive Houston. TX 77224"

Where was "West Belt Drive"? The zip code 77224 is in the Downtown Houston area... WhisperToMe (talk) 06:22, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Houston now 5th largest metro area in US

• Thomas, G. Scott. "Houston 5th in metro population rankings, study shows." Buffalo Business First, Houston Business Journal. Monday March 7, 2011.

WhisperToMe (talk) 05:38, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Skyscraper Template

Started working on this a few days back. I figure some of the buildings that are lower than 20 floors tall, as well as including some of the more historic buildings for future inclusion. Seems like I'm missing something, but I don't to clutter it up either. I plan on including a number of buildings from the medical center in the future. So if someone with fresh eyes can look at it, make suggestions or just make changes, I'd appreciate it. Here's the link: User:Hourick/skyscrapertemplate --Hourick (talk) 17:10, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Getting old (1940s-1950s) maps of Blue Ridge prison farm

Hi! Where can I find old Fort Bend County/Harris County maps that show where the Blue Ridge State prison farm was? WhisperToMe (talk) 23:30, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

WhisperToMe, here's one, but not sure of the copyright status. Anyway, check the bottom left hand corner [38] Postoak (talk) 05:16, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for finding that! So the prison farm corresponded almost exactly with the Blue Ridge, Houston community (except for the bit in Harris County) - I wonder if something like this will happen with the Central Unit or the Jester Units...

WhisperToMe (talk) 17:34, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

I think that land is too valuable for a prison. I wouldn't be surprised if they constructed a high-rise building to replace them. Looks like there was a Girls Scout camp right where the current JSC is located. :) Postoak (talk) 01:30, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

The TDCJ already sold off a staff housing unit of Central, and based on news articles the rest of the prison is very likely to be sold soon WhisperToMe (talk) 03:12, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

Source about abandoned buildings

This talks about abandoned buildings in Downtown Houston and Midtown Houston:

• Wang, Yang. "Soaring eyesores pose risks across Houston." Houston Chronicle. May 9, 2011.

Since the sidelines of the article usually are not preserved in the Houston Chronicle archives, I will post the text of the sidelines.

• 1: "The old Days Inn hotel on 801 St. Joseph Parkway, at center left, is one of 80 structures in Midtown and downtown Houston cited by the city as being dangerous or a nuisance."
• 2: "2100 Travis"
• 3: "500 Fannin"
• 4: "801 St. Joseph"
• 5: "711 Polk"
• 6: "1616 MAIN"

WhisperToMe (talk) 17:39, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

Redistricting stuff

Stuff about redistricting:

• Connelly, Richard. "The Heights-Montrose-Museum District Council Seat: A Checklist for Potential Candidates." Houston Press. Wednesday May 11, 2011.
• Connelly, Richard. "City Council Redistricting Map: Montrose and the Heights, (Somewhat) Together." Houston Press. April 6, 2011.

WhisperToMe (talk) 03:11, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

Ghost article

A chron.com search engine revealed: "Lofty ambitions: Demand for downtown living seems far from satisfied By RALPH BIVINS : Copyright 1999 Houston Chronicle How ravenous is the demand for downtown lofts? CDS Market Research estimates that 137,000 households have an interest in living in downtown or Midtown Houston, south of downtown. 05/23/1999 "

But the provided URL 404'ed, and I couldn't find the article in the archives I wonder where it is... WhisperToMe (talk) 07:36, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

Ammonia accident

This is about an ammonia accident in the 1970s...

• Gonzales, J.R. "35 years later: Houston’s deadly ammonia truck disaster." Houston Chronicle. May 26, 2011.

WhisperToMe (talk) 14:59, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

Black and white and color photos of Houston in olden days

I found:

• Gonzales, J.R. "Houston in color." Houston Chronicle. June 2, 2011.

It has many historical photos of Houston buildings around the 1950s. WhisperToMe (talk) 17:22, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

New Houston area congressional districts

This has a map:

• Dunham, Richard. "Analysis: New congressional redistricting plan fairer to East Texas but still shortchanges Houston-area Hispanics." Houston Chronicle. June 6, 2011.

WhisperToMe (talk) 21:44, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

Portal:Houston nominated for delisting as a Featured Portal

Portal:Houston has been nominated for delisting as a Featured Portal at Wikipedia:Featured portal review/Houston because it is no longer maintained. It is likely to be delisted speedily unless immediate action is taken to bring it back to current standards. Bencherlite^Talk 10:37, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

Stuff to photograph

I remember somebody asking me to take a photo of a UHD building north of Downtown (done!)

But there's also http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/7614271.html :

• American Cowboy Museum, 11822 Almeda, Houston
• Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 500 Clay, Houston done!
• Project Row Houses, 2521 Holman, Houston
• El Dorado Ballroom at Elgin and Dowling
• Rutherford B.H. Yates House, 1314 Andrews, Houston done!

WhisperToMe (talk) 05:06, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

EO Smith

Since EO Smith is being converted into an all boys school, it doesn't have a (zoned) elementary and middle school anymore.

So far HISD hasn't uploaded the attendance boundary map for Atherton MS (apparently Atherton's getting EO Smith Middle)

This affects school info for Downtown Houston (including many notable buildings) and the Fifth Ward, Houston

WhisperToMe (talk) 02:27, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

• Since the post, I got the answer - several elementary schools, Fleming, and McReynolds are covering for EO Smith WhisperToMe (talk) 17:55, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Sources

This source discusses possible changes in transportation strategy:

• Wall, Lucas. "MOVE IT!." Houston Chronicle. October 24, 2004.

Downtown Houston stuff:

• http://downtownhouston.org/site_media/uploads/attachments/2011-02-11/2011RetailGrantPrgmGuidelines.pdf
• http://www.coydavidson.com/2011/02/11/top-10-most-expensive-us-office-markets/

WhisperToMe (talk) 22:49, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

More sources

• Map showing limited purpose annexations: http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/DevelopRegs/mobility/MTFPMap/MTFP_Map10.pdf
  • http://www.webcitation.org/60H8xznNd
• Traffic statistics for usage of Houston major thoroughfares: http://documents.publicworks.houstontx.gov/documents/divisions/traffic/Setup.pdf

WhisperToMe (talk) 18:42, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Talk:Glass Mountain (journal)

Would someone from this project be so kind to check the priority rating given to this article? A newbie editor insists on rating it "High" importance which, frankly, I doubt is correct. However, I'm not too familiar with this project, so I'd appreciate a more informed opinion. Thanks. --Crusio (talk) 14:34, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

• It's "Low" importance for Houston, but "High" importance for the "University of Houston" WhisperToMe (talk) 22:18, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

Source on New Orleans, Katrina and Houston

Here's something I found:

• Patterson, Thom. "Katrina evacuees shift Houston's identity." CNN. August 12, 2011.

WhisperToMe (talk) 22:18, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

Sources about "Bad Project"

It's a viral video from Baylor University in Houston:

• "Medical Students In Houston Parody ‘Bad Romance’." Access Hollywood. February 16, 2011.
• Holley, Peter J. "Baylor students’ Lady Gaga parody racks up more than 2 million views on YouTube." Houston Chronicle. February 15, 2011. (posted by Nicki Britton)
• "Bad Project Goes Boom on Youtube" Peter J. Holley Staff Writer Houston Chronicle e1 - "Creators are surprised by the clip's popularity" (I don't know the date)
• "Medical Students in Houston Parody 'Bad Romance'." Associated Press. February 16, 2011.

WhisperToMe (talk) 19:17, 18 August 2011 (UTC)

175th anniversary

http://www.houston175.org/

This is about the city's 175's anniversary WhisperToMe (talk) 03:34, 27 August 2011 (UTC)

1942 map

Not a PD map - but this shows the Houston city limits in 1942: http://www.texasfreeway.com/Houston/historic/freeway_planning_maps/images/1942_houston_major_street_plan.jpg WhisperToMe (talk) 11:45, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

Houston Club

I might write an article about the Houston Club - it is the oldest social club in the city.

• Dawson, Jennifer. "Houston Club to relocate after building sold to Skanska." Houston Business Journal. September 13, 2011.

says it is moving to a new building

Would anyone mind photographing 811 RUSK STREET, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002 before it gets torn down? Thanks

WhisperToMe (talk) 06:58, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

I'll do it on my "To do" list. The construction in the area makes it rough to get a "good" photo, but I'll give it a shot. --Hourick (talk) 18:13, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! Please let me know when you get a photo :) WhisperToMe (talk) 18:04, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

Gave it a shot, but I'm not happy with it. Even the shot of the entrance wasn't that great. Just too much visual pollution going around. Going to give a crack at a night shot or maybe a on a sunday soon. Maybe if someone had a wider lens....--Hourick (talk) 15:35, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

Alright - That sounds good :)

If you haven't deleted the old shot, I'm still interested in seeing it...

WhisperToMe (talk) 14:15, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

Okay, just uploaded pics. The file are: HoustonclubProfile.JPG and HoustonClubEntrance.JPG over in commons, let me know if they can be used or not, personally I think they're lousy shots. --Hourick (talk) 19:45, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

I think they are fine. You are welcome to take more, though! The Commons is a good place since it can have many shots of the same subject. WhisperToMe (talk) 15:51, 14 October 2011 (UTC)

Well, that same day I took a ton of photos in downtown. sort and upload to a private picasa and then you can let me know which ones you want me to upload to commons. There are so many I need to go through them all. --Hourick (talk) 18:10, 14 October 2011 (UTC)

Alright - Where is your Picasa link?

I started Houston Club and posted the building images there

WhisperToMe (talk) 17:03, 15 October 2011 (UTC)

Email me and I'll send you the link, got them all uploaded and waiting for you. :D--Hourick (talk) 16:25, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Central Unit

The Central Unit prison in Sugar Land (1 Circle Drive) has closed. I'm not in Texas at the moment. Would anyone be interested in photographing some of the buildings up close, if people are allowed on property? There are no prisoners there anymore. Thanks, WhisperToMe (talk) 18:04, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

Continental HQ is now in Chicago

Hey guys! Continental has now moved the headquarters to Chicago!

It still has employees in Houston, but now it's Chicago-based. WhisperToMe (talk) 13:36, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Catholic schools

Would anybody mind helping find secondary sources for:

• St. Cecilia Catholic School (Houston, Texas)
• John Paul II Catholic School (Houston, Texas)

Thanks, WhisperToMe (talk) 16:59, 16 October 2011 (UTC)

Photo request

Hello members of WikiProject: Houston; I have been working on the article St. Cecilia Catholic School along with some users. I am fairly new to Wikipedia so I don't know how to upload photos. If anyone can take some photos of the school field, front sign, middle school wing (the newer building), front office, and community church, I would be very grateful. Even if anyone cannot upload all of these photos, I would very much appreciate only some images. May a user please write back to me if this is possible. The school address is on the article page. Thanks Houstonians. Sprtn vipr (talk) , 16 October 2011 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sprtn-vipr (talk • contribs) 03:02, 17 October 2011 (UTC)

Update: I am still waiting on someone to write to me. May someone plase notify me on my user talk page if they can take these photos. Sprtn-vipr (talk • contribs) 19:48, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Hello, why don't you take the photos and then release them to the public domain? I will help you upload them to the article. Postoak (talk) 22:07, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Thank you, Postoak, for responding to my request, and offering help, but I don't live within proximity to Houston. I have been working on the article from my large knowledge about the school. If you or any other person can actually take and upload photos of the school, may they please write to me once more.- Sprtn-vipr (talk) 21:15, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

Hi Sprtn-vipr, sorry, I just assumed you were a local editor. I will try to take a few the next time I'm out at Memorial City. Not sure when though. Maybe someone else will be able to take a few before me. Take care, Postoak (talk) 01:20, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Thank you very much Postoak and for your understanding. You have been very willing to help during this process.- Sprtn-vipr (talk) 12:54, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

I also would like to request:

• Omega Phi Psi mansion: 2615 Calumet, Houston, TX

WhisperToMe (talk) 13:57, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

Ed statistics

I found:

• Fuller, Ed. "Where are all the third-graders now?" Houston Chronicle. October 15, 2011.

WhisperToMe (talk) 19:40, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Brays Oaks, Houston

Should I split Brays Oaks, Houston and Fondren Southwest into two separate articles now?

The Brays Oaks district used to cover just Fondren Southwest (the boundaries were roughly the same). But this year it was expanded to also cover Westbury, Houston and some other subdivisions that are not the original Fondren Southwest area.

See this map: http://www.braysoaksmd.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/I_BO_School_2010_85x11_Enroll_Expansion.pdf WhisperToMe (talk) 16:03, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Houston and the economy

Analysis of how Houston didn't go bust:

• Inman News Feed. "How Houston dodged the housing bubble." Philadelphia Weekly. October 21, 2001.

WhisperToMe (talk) 05:43, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Price-Lo Supermarkets

Does anyone remember Price-Lo Supermarkets?

I found:

• Staff. "Price-Lo Supermarkets opens two new stores in Houston." Houston Chronicle. Sunday July 24, 1988. Business 6.

Stanley Stores Inc. of Bay City, TX, a family owned firm, was the parent company. O. B. Stanley was the head. Stanley Stores had 30 stores in Texas and Louisiana. Stanley started the chain in 1945. Stanley Stores is the conventional grocery store brand. The article says that the store brands Price Lo and "Foods "4" Less" are "are modern, warehouse-type food stores with large sales and cut-rate prices" WhisperToMe (talk) 21:51, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

I don't remember the name. I do remember a local chain know as Henke-Pillot (Meyerland Plaza) [39] back in the early 60's. Postoak (talk) 01:48, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

I do recall the Price Lo located at Southgate Shopping Center at West Fuqua and Hiram Clark. At one time this was a Weingarten's store until about 1985 or so. It then closed and became a Price-LO and later a FoodArama. The SouthGate shopping Center was near my parent's house.During it's heyday, there was a Weiner's, TG&Y. Radio Shack and even a two screen theater, Southgate Red and Blue. I grew up on that side of town, went to Windsor Village/Grissom/Dowling/Madison. Postoak (talk) 01:55, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Ah! You might be interested in Hiram Clarke, which I started fairly recently WhisperToMe (talk) 04:53, 4 November 2011 (UTC)

Wow, that first paragraph is brutal. The area was a very quiet area for the time I grew up there. Just a typical post-war suburb. The area changed during the mid 80's. I don't think it's a drug infested ghetto as the Vince Young interviews have claimed [40]. Lower to middle class working neighborhood, maybe so. The Vince Young referenced articles just over dramatize his struggle to make better reading. Postoak (talk) 18:54, 6 November 2011 (UTC)

I do wish there was more clarification and in-depth coverage so things can be clarified

Personally I imagine that there are parts of Hiram Clarke that are bad, but I know there are also tranquil parts too

WhisperToMe (talk) 18:24, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

Retirement rankings

• Turner, Allan. "Book: Cheapest places to retire include area refinery towns." Houston Chronicle. Wednesday October 26, 2011.

A book ranked several placed in the Houston and Beaumont areas as the cheapest places to retire. WhisperToMe (talk) 03:47, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

Michael Glyn Brown

Remember Michael Glyn Brown? He's the Hand Center guy. The Houston Post just did an article on him...

• Malislow, Craig. "Out of Hand." Houston Press. Wednesday October 26, 2011.

Since the Chronicle wrote about him too, perhaps it's possible to write an article on him? WhisperToMe (talk) 00:26, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

I wouldn't per WP:NOTNEWSPAPER. Sleazy news at that. Postoak (talk) 19:00, 6 November 2011 (UTC)

Well, coverage has been ongoing, though. The Press article's certainly not the only one. WP:NEWSPAPER mainly advises against "routine" news coverage. WhisperToMe (talk) 18:25, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

Stuff:

• Ackerman, Todd. "Troubles belie Houston hand doc's family-man image." Houston Chronicle. Monday September 6, 2010.
• Dulai, Shaminder. "Arrested hand surgeon forfeits parental rights to 2 children." Houston Chronicle. Saturday August 28, 2011.
• Rogers, Brian. "Ex-Houston hand surgeon accused in wife's assault." Houston Chronicle. Tuesday August 24, 2010.

WhisperToMe (talk) 20:45, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

Photo request: Frost Town marker

Somebody told me that the Frost Town historic marker is at 512 McKee Would anyone mind photographing that marker? Thanks WhisperToMe (talk) 01:08, 5 November 2011 (UTC)

I go by there fairly often, I'll try to take a pic sometime this week. Just the marker itself, or the background?--Hourick (talk) 16:36, 6 November 2011 (UTC)

Please take shots of both - Thanks :) WhisperToMe (talk) 18:35, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

Quick refs, interesting read. [41] [42]. Postoak (talk) 18:56, 6 November 2011 (UTC)

The sources named by Postoak are:

• Moran, Chris. "State marker brings recognition to Frost Town neighborhood." Houston Chronicle. Friday May 21, 2011.
• Rice, Rod. "Hidden Houston: Frost Town." KUHF. Monday March 3, 2008.

That way in case the articles disappear later, we have enough info to ask for an archive copy WhisperToMe (talk) 18:35, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

Global Houston

http://www.globalhouston.org/globalhou/default.asp

It's a new website that is sponsored by the city that discusses the city's participation in international businesses. WhisperToMe (talk) 20:25, 5 November 2011 (UTC)

City council races in 1980s

I found an interesting source about city council races in the 1980s in various Greater Houston areas, and even far out places like Brazos County.

• Staff. "Area city council seats up for grabs in coming vote." Houston Chronicle. Monday March 30, 1987. Section 1, Page 8.

WhisperToMe (talk) 22:21, 5 November 2011 (UTC)

Journalist S.K. Bardwell dead

S.K. Bardwell of the Houston Chronicle has written some pieces that I used as sources.

Well, she is now dead, due to lung cancer.

• George, Cindy. "Houston crime reporter Bardwell dies after cancer battle." Houston Chronicle. Saturday November 12, 2011.

WhisperToMe (talk) 18:32, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

Houston Fire Department headquarters

Hi! It seems like the fire department moved its headquarters

• http://web.archive.org/web/20101030081743/http://www.houstontx.gov/fire/contact/index.html says it was at Dart Street (October 30, 2010)
• http://web.archive.org/web/20101101120212/http://www.houstontx.gov/fire/ says it was at Dart Street (November 1, 2010)
• Now it's at Cullen Center: http://web.archive.org/web/20110515154137/http://www.houstontx.gov/fire/ (May 15, 2011)

So between November 2010 and May 2011 they moved. Are there any articles about this? WhisperToMe (talk) 06:41, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

New articles in Spanish

As an FYI, es:Departamento de Bomberos de Houston has been started. If anybody would like to help, please controbute to the page WhisperToMe (talk) 18:15, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

Harris County Housing Authority

The Chronicle posted an article about the Harris County Housing Authority:

• Morris, Mike. "Feds to investigate county housing agency salaries." Houston Chronicle. Monday November 21, 2011.

WhisperToMe (talk) 10:51, 22 November 2011 (UTC)

History of the Mexican-Americans in Houston

As an FYI I started History of the Mexican-Americans in Houston WhisperToMe (talk) 01:49, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

• With that in mind, would anybody mind photographing Our Lady of Guadalupe Church at 2405 Navigation Boulevard Houston, TX 77003-1599? Please get the school too!
• Thanks
• WhisperToMe (talk) 03:29, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

Wilhelm School

• "LANGUAGES DRAWING STUDENTS Houston schools increase offerings to meet demands." Associated Press at The Dallas Morning News. January 7, 1987.

It mentions a "Wilhelm School" - Was it a private school? WhisperToMe (talk) 07:27, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

Building codes

• Sarnoff, Nancy. "Higher-density housing allowed outside the loop with new city proposal." Houston Chronicle. November 28, 2011.

The city may designate everything in the Beltway as "urban" for building purposes, so high density housing can go up inside the Beltway, and outside the Loop WhisperToMe (talk) 21:23, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

I never knew that higher density housing could not be constructed outside of the 610 (if I understand correctly). Wouldn't places like CityCentre not meet the current designation? Postoak (talk) 19:54, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

History of the Mexican-Americans in Houston

I think History of the Mexican-Americans in Houston needs a picture, but I'm not sure what to use. I want to use pictures of places that showcase Mexican American identity in Houston. I can imagine many are on the east side, as it has the historical Mexican American population WhisperToMe (talk) 17:12, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

Photo Help

Hello users, I have some photos of The Regis School that I would like to upload onto Wikipedia. Can someone help me do this task? I don't know how to upload photos yet. May someone please write to me if they are willing to help. Thank you. - Sprtn-vipr (talk) 21:31, 10 December 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sprtn-vipr (talk • contribs)

Hello, this is an update on my request. I have learned how to upload photos and have added 4 of them to the article for Regis. I do not need any help now. Thank you all anyways. Sprtn-vipr (talk) 11 December 2011 (UTC)

La Subasta

Does anyone have any sources for La Subasta? I would like to make an English article. There is a Spanish one at es:La Subasta. The defunct companion paper, El Día, does have an English article WhisperToMe (talk) 07:11, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

Possible new park

I found:

• Shauk, Zain. "Project to transform stretch of Buffalo Bayou into 'jewel'." Houston Chronicle. Thursday, December 15, 2011.

WhisperToMe (talk) 09:05, 17 December 2011 (UTC)

Question about "Death Valley"

I found:

• Bivins, Ralph. "Will Death Valley return to life?" Houston Chronicle. Monday September 27, 1993. Business 1.

Does anybody know if there are more articles discussing "Death Valley"? Does the Houston Post have articles? WhisperToMe (talk) 22:24, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

I've never heard of it referred to "Death Valley", maybe because of "Link Valley" street. I recall the apartments near Link Valley and Stella Link burned a while back [43]. Many new homes have been constructed in the area. Also the Emery Weiner School [44]. Postoak (talk) 22:47, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

Here's another article [45] Postoak (talk) 22:52, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for finding it! So the proper name is Link Valley, Houston.

I started a few articles about apartment communities - Gulfton and also Forum Park, Houston too

WhisperToMe (talk) 23:19, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

Sixth Ward (Fourth Ward North)

First post here, so bear with me. :-)

My GGF's first Houston residence was on Wichman Street in Houston's Sixth Ward. So I had done a lot of research on it already before scanning the Wikipedia article about the Sixth Ward to ensure I had not missed anything.

I had found two articles from the Houston Daily Post, one dated December 3, 1895, the second December 10, 1895, with news of Houston City Council's official creation of the Sixth Ward. Prior to that time, it had existed only unofficially, evidently with no voting rights. Alderman Repsdorph was the member of City Council who rammed the ordinance through, apparently with a great deal of difficulty.

Subsequent articles in 1896 showed that the contentious ordinance came close to being repealed.

I wouldn't mind "fixing" the Wikipedia article on Sixth Ward and linking to the Houston Daily Post articles, except for two things.

1) Texas Historical Society online also has the dates wrong (showing 1870s for official formation of the Sixth Ward), so Wikipedia change should probably be coordinated with them, to prevent needless arguments and disagreements.

2) The Sixth Ward article is intertwined with the Wikipedia article on Houston's Wards. I would feel more comfortable if someone with greater experience with linked articles handled these corrections. — Preceding unsigned comment added by HoustonDee (talk • contribs) 02:26, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Lots of old Houston documentation

What is the protocol for starting new Wikipedia pages about Houston? As noted in the above section (Sixth Ward), I have considerable information from my great-grandfather's papers and photographs about life in early Houston.

For example, in 1904 one of his daughters was killed by a streetcar on Washington Avenue, which led reconsidering public transportation in Houston. Is that incident worthy of a Wikipedia page?

Also, there is no Wikipedia page for Butler Brick Works (=> Elgin Butler Brick Works), although Michael Butler and BBW figured prominently in the development of Texas and Houston. BBW provided the brick for the Texas Capitol Building, and BBW/Houston contracted with Jacob Binz for brick required for The Binz Building. Is that worthy of a Wikipedia page?

Is my great-grandfather himself worthy of a separate Wikipedia page? The Houston Chronicle ran a long obituary with his photograph when he died in 1951. His tombstone in Magnolia Cemetery is one of the most beautiful there.

And what about Washington Cemetery, the old German cemetery? Glenwood has a page, but not Washington.

Guess I am trying to figure out protocol. What do you guys deem worthy of a separate page, and what should simply be added to an existing page?

Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by HoustonDee (talk • contribs) 02:35, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Notability and Verifiability. I think you will find some answers Here.

When you post on a talk page, you can sign your pages with four tildes.

Good luck. Maile66 (talk) 19:59, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Help Improve Texas Projects and Portals

This is an open invitation to anyone interested in helping to update the information on the various Texas projects and portals. The information is generally out-of-date, sometimes by years. Every little bit helps. Every small improvement adds to the larger whole. Together, we can get the Texas pages to look current and helpful to visitors.

These two Category links will take you to the various pages:

• Category:Texas portals
• Category:WikiProject Texas

Anyone interested in improving the basic look and structure, could open a WP:RfC. Dialogue is good for the project.

These are areas I see could be improved, in addition to miscellaneous information on the portal and project pages:

• Participant lists could be divided in to two separate lists: Active, and Inactive participants
• Task lists that require monitoring, can be somewhat automated by replacing the individual topic items with category page links
• Eliminate duplication of efforts. Inter-connect the like sections in different pages to a singular template.

As an example, I already updated the Open Tasks on WikiProject Texas, and the Things You Can Do on the Texas portal. These are exactly the same information, but point to two different templates. In a perfect world, these two pages would point to the same template, but they don't - possibly due to page formatting. I updated the templates they point to, so at least the individual items will point to Wiki links that would, in essence, make the list items self-updating. But it would be better if both pointed to only one template.

-Maile66 (talk) 19:35, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Convention district

I found an article talking about plans to make a Convention district in Downtown, where previously empty lots stand:

• Sarnoff, Nancy. "Houston officials will unveil sweeping plan for 'Convention District'." Houston Chronicle. Sunday January 1, 2012.

WhisperToMe (talk) 08:08, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

Discussion on WikiProject Texas regarding support by WikiProject United States

WikiProject Houston has been mentioned as being added to a list of projects being supported by WikiProject United States. You are invited to join the dialogue Here

-Maile66 (talk) 18:44, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

No need for this. Postoak (talk) 05:34, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

• Honestly I wouldn't mind the Houston project receiving support from the USA project. WhisperToMe (talk) 21:03, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Article Rating Request

Hello fellow Houstonians, the article for The Regis School of the Sacred Heart has recently undergone many changes. It has been expanded by a number of users, and I would like to know what other Wikipedians think of the article. If someone has time, may they rate the article's categories on its talk page. Thank You. Sprtn-vipr (talk) 1:32, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

• Hey! It seems to rely on primary sources too much, some parts of the article are uncited, and part of it seems more like a directory than an encyclopedic article. However I found some secondary sources, so I'll see what I can do. WhisperToMe (talk) 19:47, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Fresh produce vans

• Turner, Allan. "Fresh produce vans will roll into Houston's 'food deserts'." Houston Chronicle. Sunday February 5, 2012.

WhisperToMe (talk) 14:39, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

RioStar

Hi! When was the company "RioStar" organized. In the Houston Chronicle the earliest dates are in 1990. WhisperToMe (talk) 16:18, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Ninfa's Corporate offices - Photo?

Has anybody gotten a photo of this? - It's the old Ninfa's corporate offices! WhisperToMe (talk) 16:58, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Albert Thomas exhibit

On the Houston Press website somebody said:

• "Albert Thomas' office exhibit (for lack of a better and more bitter term) is tucked in an access corridor in the Bayou Place complex, and not the Chase building. It is largely unlit, and unmarked except for a small, tarnished plaque that really fails to express the importance of this politician to this region. Many may pass it moving from the maze of underground parking to the dubious delights of the complex. I have, and never noticed it until I paused to light a cigarette after climbing 3 flights of stairs. It could be a lovely display, but it fails in its neglected location."

Perhaps somebody could get a photo? That would be awesome WhisperToMe (talk) 20:22, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Patton Village, Texas

Hey guys! Recently several people of the municipal government of Patton Village, Texas got arrested. Now, I expanded the article with some stuff about speed traps! WhisperToMe (talk) 18:56, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

San Jacinto County

• Wukman, Alex. "‘Terror on Highway 59’ back on sale." The Cleveland Advocate. Friday February 6, 2009.
• Wukman, Alex. "San Jacinto County Historical Commission announces Terror on Highway 59 reprint." The Eastex Advocate. Friday August 1, 2008.

These talk about the San Jacinto County Sheriff's reign of terror, and how he used waterboarding. It was made into the book Terror on Highway 59. That became a film too. WhisperToMe (talk) 21:50, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

"You know you're a real Houstonian when..."

I found another one:

• Britton, Nick. "You know you're a real Houstonian when..." Houston Chronicle. February 22, 2012.

WhisperToMe (talk) 18:09, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

Human Trafficking in Houston, Texas

I am creating an entry on "Human Trafficking in Houston, Texas" which will specifically explore the types of trafficking found in the city as well as the city's characteristics, legally and culturally, which make the city a popular hub for trafficking in the United States. There are pages created for Human Trafficking and Contemporary Slavery, but there are not sections designated specifically for Houston. Even on the page for Houston, Texas, where other crimes are listed, human trafficking is not. I plan to edit the page "Human Trafficking in the United States" and add a section about the contemporary slavery issues in Houston today. Are there any objections to this? Amacune (talk) 22:25, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

I have no objections. I look forward to seeing what you have! WhisperToMe (talk) 17:41, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

BP Refinery in Texas City

Hi Project Houston members, I work at the moment on the article about the Texas City Refinery explosion in the German WP. I wonder if somebody here has a photo of the BP refinery available that he would be willing to upload to Commons. Thanks in advance. Regards, Linksfuss (talk) 19:48, 14 March 2012 (UTC)

Wikinics

User:Pharos mentioned that users in the US often hold Wikinics, or potluck meetings at public parks, where editors from a region see each other in person. See: Wikipedia:Wiknic#2012_Wiknic Are any Houston area editors interested in holding a Wikinic? If you decide to hold a Wikinic, the suggested time frame is on or around June 23. WhisperToMe (talk) 03:45, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

Some suggested parks could be: Hermann Park, Discovery Green, Eleanor Tinsley Park, Market Square Park, the Buffalo Bayou area in Downtown, or other major Downtown parks. WhisperToMe (talk) 01:07, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

I also started Wikipedia:Meetup/Houston WhisperToMe (talk) 22:35, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Hourick suggested meeting at McKinney @ Crawford - I will not be able to attend, however. WhisperToMe (talk) 04:10, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

FAR

Millenium '73 had been nominated for FAR at Wikipedia:Featured article review/Millennium '73/archive1 PumpkinSky talk 02:16, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

75th Street and Canine Street

The following source:

• Lomax, John Nova. "Houston 101: Sig Byrd, Houston's King of True-Life Noir." Houston Press. Friday November 20, 2009.

Mentions "the corner of Six-Bit Street (75th) and Canine Street" - But where is it? I can't find Canine Street in Google Maps. WhisperToMe (talk) 04:41, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

It appears to me that the author might have erroneously switched "Canal" street and "Canine" street in the linked article. If would make more sense if it read "...and the corner of Six-Bit Street (75th) and Canal Street, as one local wag designated Canine, because it was "dog-eat-dog". What do you think? Postoak (talk) 02:00, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

Makes sense to me :) - I'll probably include the bit in the Magnolia Park, Houston article. WhisperToMe (talk) 20:42, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

Source for Houston drug trade in 1910

The Houston Press has this article about the drug trade in 1910:

• "Houston 101: Opium-Addled Hookers in Old Houston's Red Light District." Houston Press. Friday September 21, 2012.

Do you think it fits well in an article about crime in Houston? WhisperToMe (talk) 11:10, 14 October 2012 (UTC)

How to organize content about magazines

I started Magazines in Houston to chronicle all of the small/minor magazines published in Houston that are featured in secondary reliable sources.

I now have a lot of information about a series of neighborhood magazines which later were published under the single unifying masthead "Houston City Life." The magazines were started by one company, but were transferred to another company. Should I start two articles each, one about each company, and redirect "Houston City Life" to Media Link? Or should I start an article on "Houston City Life" and redirect "Media Ink" to "Houston City Life"? (I am not aware of Media Ink publishing other magazines, but the Creneau company published other magazines that were not related to "Houston City Life") WhisperToMe (talk) 04:33, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Texas politicians committing suicide

The Houston Press has an interesting source:

• Lomax, John Nova. "Early Victorian Houston and Texas: Suicide City for the Elite." Houston Press. Tuesday October 23, 2012.

WhisperToMe (talk) 18:14, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Ben Milam Hotel

• Sarnoff, Nancy. "Ben Milam Hotel to be razed for upscale apartments." Houston Chronicle. November 12, 2012.

The hotel may be demolished WhisperToMe (talk) 03:46, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

Gulfgate

Is there a Commons agreement that there is a Gulfgate "area" in addition to the Gulfgate Mall? These sources hint at it, but I would like more comprehensive sources about such a community, with boundaries, etc.

• Barlow, Jim. "More to Gulfgate than meets the eye." Houston Chronicle. Sunday July 10, 2001. Business 1.
• Hughes, Kim. "A TOP NAVY RECRUITER / Local officer is role model in Gulfgate neighborhood / Active duty recruits increased to 58 from 43 the year before." Houston Chronicle. Thursday February 15, 2007. ThisWeek 1. States there is a Navy recruiting station in Gulfgate
• Varinia. "Feria de seguridad en Gulfgate." Houston Chronicle. Thursday October 4, 2012. (refers to a Gulfgate area)

WhisperToMe (talk) 08:45, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

Michael Pollack AFD

Hi! Michael Pollack is listed for AFD. See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Pollack WhisperToMe (talk) 20:55, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

Architecture of Houston at GAR

Architecture of Houston, an article that you or your project may be interested in, has been nominated for an individual good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article. --ELEKHH^T 06:54, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

User removing unflattering information from Bacliff,_Texas

Hi! A user is removing unflattering information from Bacliff,_Texas, saying that the source is not factual. Please take a look. WhisperToMe (talk) 21:58, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

• Discussion moved to Talk:Bacliff,_Texas#Houston_Press_reply_.232 WhisperToMe (talk) 09:13, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

Article on history of Ku Klux Klan in Houston

I'm not sure where this would go but Houston History Magazine has an article: http://houstonhistorymagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/vol-8-no-1-KKK.pdf - http://www.webcitation.org/6Mf7PkhEd

This seems to focus on the 1920s Klan, which is distinct from the late 1800s Klan and the Klan of the 1950s-1960s civil rights era. WhisperToMe (talk) 05:56, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Wikimedia User Group Texas

For those of you who like to organize real life events, User:Pharos mentioned that there are meta:Wikimedia User Groups - Texas-based ones are welcome to form one! WhisperToMe (talk) 17:33, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

• Is anyone interested in joining the Wikimedia User Group "Wikimedia Texas"? See: meta:Talk:Wikimedia_United_States_Coalition#Wikimedia_Texas_Usergroup

WhisperToMe (talk) 04:49, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

• I would probably join. EricEnfermero ^HOWDY! 05:23, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

• Cool! @EricEnfermero:, would it be alright if you made a post at the Meta page about the usergroup stating that you're willing to join? WhisperToMe (talk) 09:17, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Portal:New York City FPO nomination

Hello. I have nominated Portal:New York City for Featured Portal status. Please give it a look and make any comments at Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:New York City. Thank you. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:40, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia meetup?

While I will be unable to be a part of a Wikipedia meetup, I wonder if other Houston-based editors are interested in doing one WhisperToMe (talk) 17:13, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

Note: Houston Chronicle articles 1985 onwards are available from the HPL website

If you have a Houston Public Library card you can get online copies of Chronicle articles beginning in 1985. You can access them here: http://www.houstonlibrary.org/newspapers (see "Houston Chronicle" and click the link) - Just provide a library card number and you can access them.

This does not include Houston Post articles or Chronicle articles from before 1985. For those, you have to go get microfilms at the Houston Public Library Main Library, the University of Houston Main library, or possibly other places. WhisperToMe (talk) 13:44, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Meetup/Houston/Wiki Loves Pride 2014

WikiProject Houston members, you are invited to participate in Wiki Loves Pride 2014, a campaign to improve coverage of LGBT-related content on Wikipedia throughout the month of June. On June 21, there will be a multi-national edit-a-thon, if any Houstonians wish to participate. Here is the project page for Houston: Wikipedia:Meetup/Houston/Wiki Loves Pride 2014. Ways to help? Create or improve LGBT-related articles, host an edit-a-thon at a local coffeeshop, library or other location, or photograph LGBT culture and history in the Houston area. Visit the project page for more information, and if you are interested in contributing, just add your name to the list of supporters or add the results of your work. Thanks for your consideration! --Another Believer _(Talk) 20:33, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

Ideas for book articles about Houston

It is good to write articles about books used as sources. That way readers understand the "story behind the story" about the secondary sources.

My instructions:

• 1. Search a university database like this: http://info.lib.uh.edu - (After entering the book's title, go to the left pane and select "reviews"). If you see at least two book reviews, you know the book is notable as per WP:GNG - You can also get a 14 day trial to Booklist and search for reviews there.
• 2. If you see book reviews, try using Google to see if they are publicly available. If not, use WP:RX to obtain personal copies.
• 3. Write your article using the book reviews as sources.

Some Houston-related books that may be eligible:

• Ethnicity in the Sunbelt: A History of Mexican Americans in Houston
• The Other Great Migration: The Movement of Rural African Americans to Houston, 1900-1941
• The Church in the Barrio: Mexican American Ethno-Catholicism in Houston
• The Hogg Family and Houston: Philanthropy and the Civic Ideal
• Fighting to Save Our Urban Schools-- and Winning!: Lessons from Houston
• Talent Knows No Color: The History of an Arts Magnet High School

WhisperToMe (talk) 08:58, 12 July 2014 (UTC)

Comment on the WikiProject X proposal

Hello there! As you may already know, most WikiProjects here on Wikipedia struggle to stay active after they've been founded. I believe there is a lot of potential for WikiProjects to facilitate collaboration across subject areas, so I have submitted a grant proposal with the Wikimedia Foundation for the "WikiProject X" project. WikiProject X will study what makes WikiProjects succeed in retaining editors and then design a prototype WikiProject system that will recruit contributors to WikiProjects and help them run effectively. Please review the proposal here and leave feedback. If you have any questions, you can ask on the proposal page or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you for your time! (Also, sorry about the posting mistake earlier. If someone already moved my message to the talk page, feel free to remove this posting.) Harej (talk) 22:47, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

Rice Lofts

I have been posting to Rice Lofts:Talk about improvements to the article. I have already made substantial edits and expansions, though I'm sure my own edits need some work, too. The edits were constructive.

Here are some more opportunities for improvement:

• Find images of Rice Hotel interiors and provide interpretation
• Find image of Rice motor lobby after 1958
• Find images of different building to occupy the site: the capital building, the first Rice Hotel, and the Rice Annex
• Include notable residents and guests
• Include explanation of the neighboring Long Row established in 1837
• Improve and expand text for the period 1998-present
• Clean up some formatting

That's quite a laundry list, but I'll do my best. Oldsanfelipe (talk) 21:41, 14 November 2014 (UTC)oldsanfelipe

WikiProject X is live!

Hello everyone!

You may have received a message from me earlier asking you to comment on my WikiProject X proposal. The good news is that WikiProject X is now live! In our first phase, we are focusing on research. At this time, we are looking for people to share their experiences with WikiProjects: good, bad, or neutral. We are also looking for WikiProjects that may be interested in trying out new tools and layouts that will make participating easier and projects easier to maintain. If you or your WikiProject are interested, check us out! Note that this is an opt-in program; no WikiProject will be required to change anything against its wishes. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!

Note: To receive additional notifications about WikiProject X on this talk page, please add this page to Wikipedia:WikiProject X/Newsletter. Otherwise, this will be the last notification sent about WikiProject X.

Harej (talk) 16:57, 14 January 2015 (UTC)

March, 2015 ArtandFeminism Events in Houston

Hi Houston Wikipedians! I am reaching out to see if anyone in Houston would be interested in being a Wikipedia helper and assist with editing trainings for an Wikipedia:Meetup/ArtandFeminism Edit-a-thon at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston on Sunday March 8th. We would like ask for your assistance in securing at least one experienced Wikipedian in the Houston area, and I'm be happy to put you in touch with the institutional organizers if you are able to help out. Let me know on Wiki or at dorohoward(at)gmail.com. Cheers! OR drohowa (talk) 15:48, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

Phylicia Rashād listed at Requested moves

A requested move discussion has been initiated for Phylicia Rashād to be moved to Phylicia Rashad. This page is of interest to this WikiProject and interested members may want to participate in the discussion here. —RMCD bot 22:33, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Requested move of Independence Park (Houston, Texas) to McCullough Park (Houston, Texas)

I have started a discussion on the talk page about moving Independence Park (Houston, Texas) to McCullough Park (Houston, Texas), as this reflects the current name of the park. Your feedback would be appreciated. 0x0077BE ^{(talk · contrib)} 20:45, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

Our Lady of Walsingham

Hello, there is still lacking a photo of Our Lady of Walsingham, the main church of the "Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter". Is anyone able to provide one? - Thanks from Germany, --Rabanus Flavus (talk) 19:55, 25 November 2015 (UTC)