Super Neighborhoods
58 - Northshore
NAME: Northshore
DATE RECOGNIZED:
STATUS: Inactive
COUNCIL DISTRICT: E, I
MAYOR’S ASSISTANCE OFFICE: Main Office
CONTACT AND MEETING INFORMATION:
LOCATION: Northshore is an area immediately north of the Houston Ship Channel, east of Loop 610. The community includes subdivisions such as Songwood, Holiday Forest, Wood Bayou, Cimarron, Home Owned Estates, Woodland Acres, Hidden Forest and Greens Bayou. Neighborhoods east of Greens Bayou and those south of Market Street are in Galena Park ISD.
COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION AND HISTORY: The balance of the area is in Houston ISD. This heavily wooded area includes a variety of home styles and prices. In the 1980s, the Brown Foundation donated a large tract of land that the new Crosby Freeway (Highway 90) will pass through. In addition, the land is just beginning to be developed into Herman Brown Park, a major regional facility.
CIVIC CLUBS: (Updated 9/22/2022)
| • | Songwood Civic Association |
PARKS:
| • | Brown (Hermann) Park | 400 Mercury | 77013 |
| • | Coolgreen Corridor (PB2) | 12800 Coolgreen | 77015 |
| • | Crooker/Moody Park | 400 Westmont | 77015 |
| • | Greens Bayou Park | 700 Westmont | 77015 |
| • | Greenwood Park | 602 Beresford | 77015 |
| • | Samuel Spaceway | 12936 Samuel | 77015 |
| • | Songwood Park | 548 Westshire | 77013 |
| • | Strickland Park | 300 Highridge | 77015 |
| • | Uvalde Park | 1020 Uvalde | 77015 |
| • | White (J.P.) Park | 12501 Market | 77015 |
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