Upper Kirby

Upper Kirby is a commercial district in Houston, Texas, United States.

Upper Kirby contains many businesses, including restaurants. Upper Kirby is east of the Greenway Plaza, southwest of Montrose, north of the city of West University Place, and south of River Oaks.

Upper Kirby is considered to be in an area west of South Shepherd Drive, east of Buffalo Speedway, north of Bissonnet Street, and south of Westheimer Road. The area is served by the Houston Intown Chamber of Commerce.Areas in Upper Kirby have red street signs with the Upper Kirby logo on them. The studio for KTRK-TV ABC 13, the ABC station for the Houston area, is located within the district. The area west of Upper Kirby is also home to the Edwards Theatres Grand Palace movie theater, which serves the western half of areas inside the 610 Loop. The area contains many replica telephone booths which resemble those in London, as well as replica British mail boxes. This is usually a homage to some of the developers of present-day Upper Kirby, who were all BritishFact|date=January 2008.

The Upper Kirby district plans to establish a "teen center" at Richmond at Wake Forest geared towards students at Lamar High School, Lanier Middle School, St. John's School, and other Upper Kirby schools and schools near Upper Kirby. Funding issues have delayed establishment of the center. [" [http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2006_4159600 Upper Kirby plans flood relief / While residents hope for other projects, funds remain scarce] ." "Houston Chronicle". July 27, 2006.]

Government

Local government

Upper Kirby is a part of the Houston City Council District C. [" [http://www.houstontx.gov/council/maps/c.html COUNCIL DISTRICT MAPS > DISTRICT C] ." "City of Houston".]

Federal and state representation

Upper Kirby is in Texas's 7th congressional district. [" [http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/tx07_109.gifCongressional District 7] ." "National Atlas of the United States".]

Community information

The Upper Kirby YMCA Extension is located in Upper Kirby [http://www.ymcahouston.org/upperkirbycenter.aspx] [http://www.upperkirby.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=135&Itemid=1] .

Police service

The community is within the Houston Police Department's Central Patrol Division [" [http://www.houstontx.gov/police/cs/beatpages/central.htm Crime Statistics for Central Patrol Division] ." "City of Houston".] , headquartered at 61 Riesner." [http://www.houstontx.gov/police/vip/vip_cops.htm VOLUNTEER INITIATIVES PROGRAM - Citizens Offering Police Support] ." "City of Houston".]

Patrol services are contracted to the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable's Office. [http://www.upperkirby.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=156] .

Education

Lamar High School, a public secondary school, and St. John's School, an independent K-12 school, are located in Upper Kirby.School zoning is as follows:
* The following areas are zoned to Poe Elementary School [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/poees.pdf Poe Elementary School Attendance Zone] ," "Houston Independent School District"] and Lanier Middle School [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/SchoolBoundaryMaps/LanierMS.pdf Lanier Middle School Attendance Zone] ," "Houston Independent School District"]
**Residential areas of the district located west of Edloe, north of Westpark, and south of Westheimer
**Residential areas located east of Edloe, west of Kirby, north of U.S. Highway 59, and south of Westheimer
**Residential areas located east of Kirby and south of Westheimer
* The following areas are zoned to West University Elementary School (West University Place) [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/westuniversityes.pdf West University Elementary School Attendance Zone] ," "Houston Independent School District"] and Pershing Middle School" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/SchoolBoundaryMaps/PershingMS.pdf Pershing Middle School Attendance Zone] ," "Houston Independent School District"] , with Pin Oak Middle School (Bellaire) as an option." [http://web.archive.org/web/20020214054405/http://dist.houstonisd.org/southwest/schools/pin_oak/letter5.htm Pin Oak Middle School] ." "The Southwest District". "Houston Independent School District".]
**Residential areas located west of Edloe and south of Westpark
**Residential areas located east of Edloe, west of Kirby, and south of U.S. Highway 59

All of Upper Kirby is zoned to Lamar High School." [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/LamarHS.pdf Lamar High School Attendance Zone] ," "Houston Independent School District"]

Gallery

Media

The "Houston Chronicle" is the area regional newspaper.

The " [http://www.examinernews.com/west_university/ River Oaks Examiner] " is a local newspaper distributed in the community. [" [http://www.examinernews.com/west_university/about_us/ About Us] ." "Examiner News".]

References

ee also

External links

* [http://www.upperkirby.org/ Upper Kirby website]
* [http://www.kirbyallstars.org/ Kirby All Stars] - A Kirby Coalition project in Upper Kirby