When this former marshland was first developed in the
1920's, the developer knew he had to make some
amends to the land in order to attract residents to Southside Place. He first built a park and a pool -- atop a manmade hill -- and
then went about the business of planting the then-newly imported Chinese Tallow tree all about the landscape at Southside Place.
When he finally opened for business, he had also engineered what were then modern advances (concrete curbs
and sidewalks, gravel streets) into
the streets at Southside Place. Residents were attracted to Southside Place both by its updated facilities and because
the park that the developer had built began to serve as a central gathering places for its residents -- forming a
community bond that still exists today.
Today, Southside Place residents have a few more luxuries available -- not the least of which is a brief commute
to downtown via Highway 59 or via Main Street.
Bellaire Boulevard also serves as a major artery through Southside Place.
Southside Place north of Bellaire Boulevard is zoned to West University Elementary School in West
University Place. Those who live in Southside Place south of Bellaire Boulevard are zoned to Mark Twain Elementary School
in the Braeswood Place neighborhood of Houston. All Southside Place middle school students are zoned to Pershing Middle School
in Braeswood
Place in Houston. Any student from Southside Place who is zoned to Pershing may apply to Bellaire's Pin Oak Middle School.
Children in
Southside Place who are west of Stella Link and south of Bellaire Boulevard are zoned to Bellaire High School in Bellaire,
while all other pupils located in Southside Place are zoned to the centralized Mirabeau B. Lamar High School.
Two early childhood centers, Gabriela Mistral Early Childhood Center, and Las Americas Early Childhood Development (both of
which are in Houston's Gulfton neighborhood), are closest to the city of Southside Place.
Did you know? Developer E.L. Crain's unique move to plant tallow trees along the landscape of
Southside Place earned it the nickname "The City of Tallows."
Current market prices in Southside Place are from the $400s up to nearly $2 million.
Click here for a map of Southside Place.
Email
Paige@HoustonProperties.com or call 713/384-5177 for more
information about Southside Place or to tour a
Southside Place Home.
