Montrose | |
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 Former Tower Theatre (later Acme Oyster House) | |
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| County | Harris |
| City |  Houston |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 |
| ZIP Codes | 77006, 77019 |
| Area codes | 713/281/832/346 |
Montrose is a neighborhood located in west-central Houston, Texas, United States. Montrose is a 7.5-square-mile (19 km2) area roughly bounded by Interstate 69/U.S. Highway 59 to the south, Allen Parkway to the north, South Shepherd Drive to the west, and Taft to Fairview to Bagby to Highway 59 to Main to the east.[1] The area is also referred to as Neartown or Neartown / Montrose.[2]
Montrose is one of the major cultural areas in Houston notable for its hipster culture, art scene, food scene, and nightlife. In the 1980s, it was the center of the gay community. Established in 1911, the neighborhood is a demographically diverse area with renovated mansions, bungalows with wide porches, and cottages located along tree-lined boulevards. Montrose has been called the "Heart of Houston"[3] and the "strangest neighborhood east of the Pecos".[4]
- ^ "Neartown Association, Houston, Texas: Community". www.neartown.org. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Super Neighborhood 24 - Neartown / Montrose". City of Houston. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ Dreyer, Thorne (Summer 2010). "The Mad Mix: Montrose, The Heart of Houston" (PDF). Cite. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
- ^ Dreyer, Thorne; Reinert, Al (April 1973). "Montrose Lives!". Texas Monthly. Retrieved July 30, 2022.