Southside Place

In 1924, Edward Lilo Crain platted Southside Place, a 329-lot subdivision on the soggy prairie just west of bustling downtown Houston. Ahead of his time, Crain combined the roles of real estate investor, developer, and builder, establishing Southside Place with prefabricated catalog homes. The neighborhood's most defining attribute, however, is the 1.5-acre park Crain created as its geographic and civic center. This thoughtful early attempt at city planning made Southside Place the first Houston subdivision to provide a swimming pool, tennis court, clubhouse, and park for the private use of residents.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Published: 07/28/2014
ISBN: 9781531676360
Pages: 130
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d