Magnolia Park is the East End area of ​​Houston, Texas, located near the Houston Ship Channel. One of the oldest Hispanic areas in the City of Houston, Magnolia Park was previously established as the City of Magnolia Park in eastern Harris County.
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History
In 1890 Magnolia Park was laid out on a site of 1,374 acres (556 ha) at Harrisburg Road across the Bayou Brays from Harrisburg and 7 miles (11 km) from Houston. The plot is owned by Thomas M. Brady, and the community is named for 3,750 magnolias planted by developers. The Community of Magnolia Park was held in 1909. The city was founded in 1913.
Magnolia Park originally had non-Hispanic white American skin. Mexican-Americans from South Texas began settling in Magnolia Park in 1911. In the 1920s, many Mexicans escaped from the Mexican Revolution that settled in Magnolia Park. The construction of the Houston Ship Channel and the regional industries attracted Mexicans. They work in various fields depending on their gender, with women working in factories, shops, and textile factories and men working in industries such as construction and maintenance of Ship Channels, cotton compresses and cement plants.
Magnolia Park was annexed to Houston in October 1926. The Mexican community remains centered on Magnolia Park partly because of discrimination from elements of the Anglo community. In 1926, the Magnolia Park was called "Little Mexico" by the Anglo population of Houston. The business district has businesses such as restaurants, grocery stores, barbershop shops, bakeries, drugstores, and gas stations. By 1929 it was Mexico's largest settlement in Houston.
The Latin American League (LULAC) League was organized in 1934. In 1935 a LULAC women's council was held. In the 1930s political organizations such as Club Femenino-Chapultepec had been established to protest segregation, promote Mexican-American culture, and provide recreation. During World War II, Magnolia Park was considered to be in the East End. Because of the war, Mexican-Americans in the Southwest United States were drawn to Houston to find work, and therefore the locals increased. At the time of the World War II youth gang was active in Magnolia Park.
In the 1960s most Mexican-Americans in Magnolia Park were poor, and the middle class in Magnolia Park had expanded due to programs established by United States President Lyndon Baines Johnson. The YWCA Magnolia Park women hosted the Conferencia de Mujeres por la Raza in 1971. The percentage of the population below the poverty line in 1978 was up to 20%. When the 1980s oil rains occurred, fifty factories in and around the Magnolia Park were closed due to falling oil prices, causing thousands of Mexicans to lose their jobs. Magnolia Park has 14,000 inhabitants in 1990. The Magnolia Park Community celebrates the 100th anniversary of the environment on Saturday 17 October 2009.
Many Historic Buildings are still there and can be seen all over Harrisburg and St. Canal.
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Cityscape
In the 1920s the surrounding area had factories, industrial plants, refineries, textile mills, and docks, providing employment opportunities for the local population.
During periods including the 1950s and 1960s, author Sigman Byrd wrote about the intersection of 75th Street (dubbed "Six-Bit Street") and Canal Street; Byrd reports that a local resident calls Canal "Canine Street" because of its "dog-dog-eating" environment.
Government and infrastructure
Magnolia Park is in Houston City Council District I.
The city of Houston operates the Magnolia Multi-Service Center.
Media
In the 1970's
Education
Citizens are categorized into ISD Houston schools.
Parts of Magnolia Park are categorized into Briscoe Elementary School, DeZavala Elementary School, Franklin Elementary School, Gallegos Elementary School, and Tijerina Primary School,
All Magnolia Parks are categorized into Edison Middle School. Several Magnolia Parks are categorized into Milby Middle School. Several Magnolia Parks were colonized to Austin High School.
History of education
Initially the area was in the Harrisburg Independent School District. The junior high school opened on December 14, 1925.
A school called Lorenzo De Zavala was first established in 1926, becoming the first Mexican ethnic majority school in Houston. In Houston Mexican students by law attend schools destined for Anglo Whites, but the school district opened De Zavala Elementary since Anglo White's parent area was concerned with the growing number of ethnic Mexicans in the area. In 1927 the school had 576 students enrolled. Around the 1920s the administrators, who were Anglo Whites, enacted a law prohibiting students from speaking Spanish at school properties.
In 1930 a private school called Escuela Mexicana Hidalgo ("Hidalgo Mexican School") was founded. The goal is to preserve Mexican culture.
In February 1932 Park was renamed to Thomas Edison. Prior to 2000, Furr High School served many of the Magnolia Parks. Prior to 1997 residents dizonasikan to Furr also had the option to attend high school in Austin and Milby; in 1997 the school district canceled the option.
Gallery
Famous citizen
- Texas Senator, Mario Gallegos
See also
- Mexican-American History in Houston
References
- Rodriguez, Nestor. "A wave of Hispanic and Asian Immigration in Houston." at: Chafetz, Janet Salzman and Helen Rose Ebaugh (editors). New Religions and Immigrants: Sustainability and Adaptation in the Immigrant Congregation . AltaMira Press, October 18, 2000. ISBN: 0759117128, 9780759117129.
- Also available at: Ebaugh, Helen Rose Fuchs and Janet Saltzman Chafetz (editor). New Religions and Immigrants: Sustainability and Adaptation in the Immigrant Congregation . Rowman & amp; Littlefield, January 1, 2000. 0742503909, 9780742503908.
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External links
- The Texas Online article booklet
- Houston HOPE section on Magnolia Park
- "Community Health Profile of Magnolia Park Super Environment." City of Houston. (Archive. "Houston City. (Archive)
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