Montrose, Houston
Neighborhood of Houston in Harris, Texas, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 | |
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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 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]