Glenbrook Valley

Eminent Domain
02/24/09 10:02am

HISD Neighborhood Lunch Program: The Eating of Glenbrook Valley

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Glenbrook Valley, Institutional Buildings, Proposed Developments, Schools
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In a letter demonstrating the virtues of direct and forthright language, HISD has notified the owners of 8 homes on Glenloch St. in Glenbrook Valley that the new Lewis Elementary School will eat up their property:

This letter is to inform you that growth in Houston has created a serious shortage of permanent space within the Houston Independent School District (“HISD”). In a response to this need for space necessary to provide the best education for our children in your area, HISD will be replacing the Lewis Elementary School facility and it will be necessary to expand the existing school site.

The Superintendent of Schools has recommended, and the HISD Board of Education has designated, a tract of land for this expansion. This tract includes property you may own (see attached map).

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Glenbrook Valley
10/20/08 2:13pm

Glenbrook Valley’s Battle of the Halloween Lawn Decorations

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Home Decor, Neighborhood Disputes
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Halloween Tombstones in Glenbrook Valley

Glenbrook Valley’s not-so-neighborly Battle of the Flags moves on to a new set of weapons: Halloween tombstones! In advance of the holiday, neighbors put up this frightening display, apparently for the benefit of longtime Confederate-flag-fan T.C. Burton, who lives across the street: Individual tombstones for Bigotry, Racism, Discrimination, Cruelty, Intolerance, Prejudice, Hate, Violence, and a few other demons.

“Sparks should start flying soon,” commented one chronicler of the display in an email to friends.

And sure enough, Burton has unleashed a marked grave of his own:

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Glenbrook Valley
07/11/08 4:30pm

Weekend Open House Tour: Glenbrook Valley

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Homes for Sale, Open Houses
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If you’re looking for a cool, low-hanging Modern home, Glenbrook Valley is your best bet! This week: Glenbrook Valley’s “Mod-palooza,” courtesy of broker Robert Searcy. Three of the homes below are listed as Houston Mod’s Mods of the Month.

8119 Stony Dell Ct., Glenbrook Valley, Houston

Location: 8119 Stony Dell Ct.
Details: 3 bedrooms, 2 baths; 2,665 sq. ft.
Price: $199,900
The Scoop: 1954 brick L-shaped ranch on actual Houston hill at end of cul-de-sac. Carpet and tile floors; stone patio in back. Wood paneling in Den. Listed for just under 2 months.
Open House: Sunday, 2-4 pm

More moderately Mod-ish moments as the tour continues . . .

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Glenbrook Valley
12/05/07 3:52pm

Where To Pick Up Travel Gifts on the Way Back from Hobby, Cheap

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New Construction, Retail
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99 Cents Only Store Under Construction on Broadway near Bellfort, Houston

Landed back in town, only to realize you’d forgotten to buy something for the kids on your trip? Well, if you’re headed north to I-45 from Hobby Airport, you’re in luck . . . or at least you will be once the new 99 Cents Only Store about to go up on Broadway (just south of Bellfort) is finished. Hey, most of those doodads are made in China anyway, and they’ll be even cheaper here!

A reader sends in this photo, and says it’s on the site of an old office building that had been demo’ed about a year ago.

Guess we’ll have to wait even longer for a 99 Cents Only store inside the terminal.

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