Super Neighborhoods

72 - South Park

NAME: South Park

DATE RECOGNIZED: 03.06.2000

STATUS: Active

COUNCIL DISTRICT: D

MAYOR’S ASSISTANCE OFFICE: South

CONTACT AND MEETING INFORMATION:

superneighborhood72@gmail.com

LOCATION:
South park is located on southside of Houston. Its borders are Loop 610 on the North, Sims Bayou on the South, Mykawa Road on the east and local streets that ziz-zag west of Martin Luther King Boulevard.

COMMUNITY DESCRIPTON AND HISTORY:
South Park is a series of tract-home subdivisions developed along South Park Boulevard during the 1950s. The oldest subdivision consists of small frame homes on streets named for World War II battles that the original homebuyers, many of whom were returning veterans, knew from personal experience. Throughout the area, many small and well-maintained homes remain; however, they are often adjacent to deteriorating properties or vacant lots. Many homes adjacent to the main thoroughfare, now called Martin Luther King Boulevard, have been converted to various commercial uses.

CIVIC CLUBS: (Updated 9/22/2022)

•   Precinct 239 Neighborhood Civic Club email

PARKS:

•   Edgewood Park 5803 Bellfort 77033
•   Hill (E.P.) Park 4800 Gloryland 77033
•   Pershing Park 5500 Pershing 77033
•   Sims Bayou Park 9500 M.L. King 77033
•   Southcrest Park 5842 Southmund 77033
•   St. Lo Park 7335 St. Lo 77033