Fonde Park

Fonde Park is a park in Harris County, Texas which is located on Munger Street. Fonde Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood University Oaks, as well as near the suburb Eastwood.

Type: Park
Description: park in Houston, Texas, United States of America
Address: 2501 Munger Street, Houston, TX 77023

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Orange Show and MacGregor Park/Martin Luther King Jr. station.

The Orange Show

Heritage site

Photo: Euthman, CC BY 3.0.

The Orange Show is a work of outsider art in Houston, Texas. Jeff McKissack, a mail carrier, transformed a small suburban lot near his house into a folk art installation, which he named "The Orange Show" in honor of his favorite fruit.

MacGregor Park/Martin Luther King Jr. station

Railway station

MacGregor Park/Martin Luther King Jr. is a light rail station in Houston, Texas on the METRORail system. It is served by the Purple Line, and is located in the median of Martin Luther King Jr.

MacGregor Park

Park

MacGregor Park-Neagle Field is a park and baseball venue in the Third Ward, Houston, Texas, and the home field of the Texas Southern Tigers baseball team.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Midtown and Central City.

Midtown

Suburb

Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.

Midtown is a central neighborhood of Houston, located west-southwest of Downtown. Separated from Downtown by an elevated section of Interstate 45, Midtown is characterized by a continuation of Downtown's square grid street plan, anchored by Main Street and the METRORail Red Line. Midtown is situated 3½ miles northwest of Fonde Park.

Central City

Neighborhood

Central City is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas, United States. In 2009, residents of Central City supported a bill by Garnet Coleman that would limit the ability of Texas Medical Center, Inc. to exercise its eminent domain rights on residential property. Central City is situated 3½ miles west of Fonde Park.