Tag: Coleman Highlands
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Coleman Highlands from the 1920s to 1940s
Census records from 1920-1940 show a two-block area of Coleman Highlands as a thriving section of the Midtown’s Redemptorist Parish – its well-built homes packed with large Catholic families. A reader asked for more information about W. 33rd Street Terrace in Coleman Highlands, so today’s look back at history includes the area from the south side…
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A Quiet Block in Coleman Highlands
This area of Coleman Highlands at W. 34th Street and Karnes Boulevard looks much as it did when it was developed in the early 20th century. The Coleman Highlands block, the focus of this week’s look back in history, is a peaceful residential area, part of a historic district developed in the early 20th century.…
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Coleman Highlands: “Like a Trip to a Park”
Among Midtown’s historic neighborhoods, Coleman Highlands may be the most unique because it lacks anything other than houses. Since it was platted in 1907, Coleman has been exclusively a neighborhood of homes, tucked away from residential businesses and heavy traffic—the kind of oasis its developers pictured. The 80-acre parcel that eventually became Coleman Highlands changed hands…
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This Coleman Highlands home has had only three owners – now its available to #4
The sturdy Arts & Crafts style three-story home at 910 West 33rd Street has hosted generations of families. But instead of residents moving in and out every ten years or so, the families that have lived here have simply stayed put. So much so that, with the home now on the market, it’s current and…