Talk:Houston Museum District

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Regarding the openning statement, "Binz, more commonly known as the Houston Museum District:" other than the name of a street, I've never heard "Binz" used as a name for a district, area, neighborhood, etc. If Binz is more than a street, it would be nice to have that explained. I'm pulling the reference to Binz.

James Adams, native Houstonian. 72.245.65.114 (talk) 19:01, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

I have added much more History about the Museum District and removed demographic information about the area, since this is more a cultural denomination of the area than a city district with population, etc. These edits have been made based on published information by the Houston Museum District Association and historical records found in MFA Archives.

Kate Wiggins, Houstonian. Houston girl (talk) 19:22, 5 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Hello, I'm unable to access the document that is used as a reference. Could you update the url please? Thanks, Postoak (talk) 19:28, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

They replaced the pdf. Sorry about that. URL is updated and working. Houston girl (talk) 13:32, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

I have updated many references by including records in WikiCommons and citing such. I was unsure how to link them, so if there is a better method, please clean up my work. I can find other files to support other facts in this article, if you tell me what you need. I have much of the MDDAH's archives, thanks to Alexandra Marshall. Houston girl (talk) 13:20, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

I just uploaded and added another photo I took of the museum district from the northbound Metro Rail station. --J-a-x (talk) 14:57, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

Chinese name

 * "2013年应该去的46个地方- 纽约时报国际生活." The New York Times (Chinese). April 28, 2013.
 * "休斯敦博物馆区(The Houston Museum District)"

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Boundaries
This article should be updated with specific boundaries of the district. Google Maps shows Main Street as a boundary, but that's different from http://houmuse.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/HMDA-Open-Guide-ALL.pdf. Thoughts? --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 18:15, 20 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Any opinion? --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 18:16, 20 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi! Since the city government of Houston doesn't have official districts, one will have to get boundaries from other sources. So far http://houmuse.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/HMDA-Open-Guide-ALL.pdf is the only delineated boundary of the Museum District that we have so far, and this is the Museum District Association. If I stumble upon unofficial boundaries decided by, say the Houston Chronicle, I'll let you know. The City of Houston does have "super neighborhoods" which are used for planning/community purposes https://www.houstontx.gov/superneighborhoods/ - None are labeled "Museum District" though one is labeled "Museum Park" https://www.houstontx.gov/superneighborhoods/66.html WhisperToMe (talk) 22:41, 20 May 2019 (UTC)
 * The Houston Museum District brochure reads more like an association of organizations than a neighborhood with boundaries. I'm not sure the Wikipedia article should be presenting like a geographic area where there are hardly defined boundaries and more of a list of participating museums. The Menil, for example, is in Montrose, separate from the rest of the "district" area. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 14:29, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
 * It's the same problem with the Texas Medical Center. It's perceived as an area of town while the actual organization is just a participating set of institutions. The problem is that in this case there is no single, simple "set of boundaries" for the area :( WhisperToMe (talk) 16:01, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
 * , I wonder if Wikipedia should have categories/navboxes for superneighborhoods? --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 14:27, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't mind at all detaching the neighborhoods and communities section of Template:Houston into its own template: A navigation template for a city of over 1 million people can get crazy busy. One thing I'd like to see in a new template would be distinguishing between a Texas management district, a homeowner's association, a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ), and/or a City Super neighborhood. Many areas fit in two or three of these at the same time (there is a Midtown super neighborhood, a Midtown TIRZ, and a Midtown management district, with different boundaries) WhisperToMe (talk) 15:57, 21 May 2019 (UTC)

Block book maps
Warwick Towers WhisperToMe (talk) 05:05, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Pg 1/2: http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v115/AE1997_115-9_0015.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v115/AE1997_115-9_0015.jpg
 * Pg 2/2: http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v115/AE1997_115-9_0023.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v115/AE1997_115-9_0023.jpg
 * http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v115/AE1997_115-9_0016.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v115/AE1997_115-9_0016.jpg - says see next page on amended PH
 * 6th amendment: http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v115/AE1997_115-9_0017.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v115/AE1997_115-9_0017.jpg
 * 7th amendment: http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v115/AE1997_115-9_0018.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v115/AE1997_115-9_0018.jpg - says see revised percentages next page
 * 8th amendment: http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v115/AE1997_115-9_0019.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v115/AE1997_115-9_0019.jpg
 * 9th amendment: http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v115/AE1997_115-9_0020.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v115/AE1997_115-9_0020.jpg - percentages of ownership interest, says see revised percentages next page
 * 10th amendment: http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v115/AE1997_115-9_0021.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v115/AE1997_115-9_0021.jpg
 * 10th amendment: http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v115/AE1997_115-9_0022.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v115/AE1997_115-9_0022.jpg
 * 11th amendment: http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v115/AE1997_115-9_0014.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v115/AE1997_115-9_0014.jpg - says see revised ownership % next page
 * 12th amendment: http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v115/AE1997_115-9_0024.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v115/AE1997_115-9_0024.jpg
 * 13th amendment: http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v115/AE1997_115-9_0025.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v115/AE1997_115-9_0025.jpg - says see revised ownership % next page
 * 13th amendment: http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v115/AE1997_115-9_0027.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v115/AE1997_115-9_0027.jpg
 * 16th amendment: http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v115/AE1997_115-9_0026.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v115/AE1997_115-9_0026.jpg

Chelsea Townhomes WhisperToMe (talk) 05:32, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
 * https://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v052/AE1997_Vol_52-53_0116.pdf and https://books.tax.hctx.net/v052/AE1997_Vol_52-53_0116.jpg
 * https://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v052/AE1997_Vol_52-53_0115.pdf and https://books.tax.hctx.net/v052/AE1997_Vol_52-53_0115.jpg (shows it is at Montrose @ Chelsea)

Warwick Square Townhomes (Block 19, Turner Addition)
 * Says see new map next page: https://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v036/AE1997_35-36_0350.pdf and https://books.tax.hctx.net/v036/AE1997_35-36_0350.jpg
 * Phases 1-4: https://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v036/AE1997_35-36_0351.pdf and https://books.tax.hctx.net/v036/AE1997_35-36_0351.jpg
 * Phases 1-4, says see new map next page: https://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v036/AE1997_35-36_0352.pdf and https://books.tax.hctx.net/v036/AE1997_35-36_0352.jpg

5000 Montrose at the Museum WhisperToMe (talk) 14:59, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
 * 1: https://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v115/AE1997_115-05_0082.pdf and https://books.tax.hctx.net/v115/AE1997_115-05_0082.jpg
 * 2: https://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v115/AE1997_115-05_0081.pdf and https://books.tax.hctx.net/v115/AE1997_115-05_0081.jpg