Greater Third Ward
Third Ward is an area of Houston, Texas, United States which evolved from one of the six historic wards of the same name. It is located in the southeast Houston management district.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: area of Houston, Texas, United States, that evolved from one of the six historic wards of the same name
- Also known as: “3rd Ward Houston”, “Houston 3rd Ward”, “Houston Greater Third Ward”, “Houston Third Ward”, “Third Ward”, and “Third Ward, Houston”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Elgin/Third Ward station and Texas Southern University.
Elgin/Third Ward station
Railway station
Elgin/Third Ward is a light rail station in Houston, Texas on the METRORail system. It is served by the Purple Line and is located on Scott Street at Elgin Street in the Third Ward.
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.
Riverside General Hospital
Hospital
The Houston Negro Hospital is the original name of a hospital in Houston, Texas. Upon the completion of an expansion project to add an extra wing to the hospital in 1961, the entire facility was renamed Riverside General Hospital.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Midtown and Houston Museum District.
Midtown
Suburb
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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 1½ miles northwest of Greater Third Ward.
Houston Museum District
Suburb
Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.
The Houston Museum District is an association of 21 museums, cultural centers and community organizations located in Houston, Texas, dedicated to promoting art, science, history, and culture. Houston Museum District is situated 2 miles west of Greater Third Ward.
Downtown Houston
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Downtown is the central business district of Houston. It is bounded by the I-10, I-45, and I-69 freeways.
Greater Third Ward
- Categories: neighborhood, ward of Houston, and locality
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.7288° or 29° 43′ 44″ northLongitude
-95.35496° or 95° 21′ 18″ westElevation
56 feet (17 metres)Open location code
76X6PJHW+G2OpenStreetMap ID
way 1336658276OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Greater Third Ward” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “第三區”
- Dutch: “Third Ward”
- French: “Third Ward”
- Japanese: “第三区”
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