Big State Motel

Big State Motel is a hotel in Harris County, Texas. Big State Motel is situated nearby to the fire station Houston Fire Department Station 40, as well as near the public building Houston Gulf Coast Building & Construction Trades Council.

Places of Interest Nearby

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

The Orange Show

Heritage site

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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 2,900 feet north of Big State Motel.

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 Big State Motel.

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 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 Big State Motel.

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 Big State Motel.