Houston Fire Department Station 40

Houston Fire Department Station 40 is a fire station in Harris County, Texas. Houston Fire Department Station 40 is situated nearby to the heritage site The Orange Show, as well as near the neighborhood Central City.

Places of Interest Nearby

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. The Orange Show is situated 3,000 feet north of Houston Fire Department Station 40.

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/Martin Luther King Jr. station is situated 1 mile west of Houston Fire Department Station 40.

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 1¼ miles southwest of Houston Fire Department Station 40.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central City and Midtown.

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 4 miles west of Houston Fire Department Station 40.

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 4 miles northwest of Houston Fire Department Station 40.