Foster Place
Foster Place is a neighborhood in Harris County, Texas. Foster Place is situated nearby to the neighborhood South Lawn, as well as near Brookhaven.Places of Interest
Highlights include Texas Southern University and Parkwood Park.
Texas Southern University
University
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Texas Southern University is a public historically black university in Houston, Texas, United States. The university is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Texas Southern University is situated 2 miles north of Foster Place.
Palm Center Transit Center
Railway station
Palm Center Transit Center is a light rail station in Houston, Texas on the METRORail system. It is the terminus of the Purple Line and is located on Griggs Road near Beekman Road in the Palm Center neighborhood. Palm Center Transit Center is situated 1½ miles east of Foster Place.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central City and South Inner Loop.
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 1½ miles northwest of Foster Place.
South Inner Loop
South and west of downtown, South Inner Loop is home to the Museum District, Hermann Park, the main campus of the University of Houston, Rice University, the Texas Medical Center, and NRG Stadium.
Texas Medical Center
Suburb
The Texas Medical Center is a neighborhood in south-central Houston, Texas, United States. It is immediately south of the Museum District and west of Texas State Highway 288. Texas Medical Center is situated 2½ miles northwest of Foster Place.
Foster Place
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.68892° or 29° 41′ 20″ northLongitude
-95.35853° or 95° 21′ 31″ westElevation
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
76X6MJQR+HHOpenStreetMap ID
node 151432912OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
4692010
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