Super Neighborhoods

56 - Denver Harbor / Port Houston

NAME: Denver Harbor / Port Houston

DATE RECOGNIZED: 06.05.2001

STATUS: Inactive

COUNCIL DISTRICT: B

MAYOR’S ASSISTANCE OFFICE: East End

CONTACT AND MEETING INFORMATION:

LOCATION:Denver Harbor/Port Houston is made up of two distinct but similar neighborhoods located north of the Houston Ship Channel turning basin. The southern portion of the area along Clinton Drive is industrial. The smaller residential area, Port Houston, is laid out on both sides of McCarty Street.

COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION AND HISTORY: It has a mix of residential, commercial and industrial uses. Denver Harbor is primarily residential. Lyons Avenue is the major commercial corridor in Denver Harbor. Although Interstate Highway 10 splits Denver Harbor physically, its identity has remained strong. Both neighborhoods, originally blue collar Anglo neighborhoods, are now predominantly Hispanic.

CIVIC CLUBS: (Updated 9/22/2022)

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