Ion District
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The Ion District, Ion Innovation District, or Rice Innovation District, is a technology park and innovation district in Midtown Houston which was established as a joint initiative between Rice Univers
The Ion construction as of December 2020
The Ion building (pictured in November 2025) was converted from a former Sears store and serves as the Ion District's central hub.
2017 photograph of the Sears store which was converted into the Ion
2000s photograph of the Fiesta Mart store which was converted into the incubator Greentown Labs Houston
Rice University
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William Marsh Rice University, also known as Rice University, is a private research university in Houston, Texas, United States. Established in 1912, it spans 300 acres. The university consists of eig
Ion District
…District, or Rice Innovation District, is a technology park and innovation district in Midtown Houston which was established as a joint initiative between Rice University and the City of Houston. It has also been called the South Main Innovation District. The district's central hub and first building is the Ion, which…
Rice University
Administration Building, Rice Institute, Houston, Texas (postcard, circa 1912–1924)
John F. Kennedy speaking at Rice Stadium in 1962
George H. W. Bush meeting Vladimir Putin at Rice in 2001