W.L.D. Johnson Neighborhood Library

The W. L. D. Johnson Neighborhood Library is a Houston Public Library branch in Houston, Texas. It replaced the Carnegie Colored Library, a Carnegie Library established by Houston's African American community in the Fourth Ward that was demolished for Interstate Highway 45 construction in 1962.

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Type: Library
Description: library in Houston, Texas, USA
Also known as: “Johnson Neighborhood Library”
Address: 3517 Reed Road, Houston, TX 77051

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Worthing High School and SaberCats Stadium.

Worthing High School

School

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Evan Edward Worthing Early College High School is a secondary school located in the Sunnyside area of Houston, Texas, United States. Worthing serves grades 9 through 12 and is a part of the Houston Independent School District. Worthing High School is situated 1,500 feet southeast of W.L.D. Johnson Neighborhood Library.

SaberCats Stadium

Stadium

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SaberCats Stadium is a rugby union stadium in Houston, Texas, United States, as part of Houston Sports Park and was the home of the Houston SaberCats of Major League Rugby. SaberCats Stadium is situated 2 miles southwest of W.L.D. Johnson Neighborhood Library.

Fannin South station

Railway station

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Fannin South is an island platformed METRORail light rail station in Houston, Texas, United States. The station was opened on January 1, 2004, and is operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas. Fannin South station is situated 2 miles northwest of W.L.D. Johnson Neighborhood Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Inner Loop and Central City.

South Inner Loop

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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.

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 3 miles north of W.L.D. Johnson Neighborhood Library.

City Park

Neighborhood

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City Park is a master-planned community in Houston, Texas, United States, that encompasses the subdivisions of City Park, City Park West, and City Oaks. City Park is situated 3 miles southwest of W.L.D. Johnson Neighborhood Library.

W.L.D. Johnson Neighborhood Library

Categories: library branch, building, public building, and education
Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.65878° or 29° 39′ 32″ north

Longitude

-95.37082° or 95° 22′ 15″ west

Branch

W.L.D. Johnson

Operator

Houston Public Library

Open location code

76X6MJ5H+GM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1209506647

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=library

OpenStreetMap feature

building=civic

Wikidata ID

Q54871319

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Houston Police Department - Sunnyside and New Hope Missionary Baptist Church.

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