Geographic areas of Houston
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The geographic areas of Houston are generally classified as either being inside or outside Interstate 610, colloquially called "the Loop". The Loop generally encircles the central business district an
Downtown Houston
Downtown Houston at night
Uptown
Texas Medical Center
Downtown Houston
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Downtown is the largest central business district in the city of Houston and the largest in the state of Texas, located near the geographic center of the metropolitan area at the confluence of Interst
Geographic areas of Houston
…and districts with poetic names[...]". Beginning in the 1960s the development of the 610 Loop caused the focus of the Houston area to move away from Downtown Houston. Joel Barna of Cite 42 said that this caused Greater Houston to shift from "a fragmenting but still centrally focused spatial entity into something…
The Downtown skyline from the west.
View of Downtown from the west.
Main Street Square station in the heart of the business district.