The Orange Show
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.- Type: Heritage site
- Description: building in Houston (vicinity), Harris County, Texas
- Address: 2402 Munger Street, Houston, TX 77023
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Blaffer Art Museum and University of Houston Libraries.
Blaffer Art Museum
Museum
Photo: Jhihyinlee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blaffer Art Museum is a non-collecting contemporary art museum located in the Arts District of the University of Houston campus. Housed in the university’s Fine Arts Building, it is part of the Kathrine G. Blaffer Art Museum is situated 1¼ miles northwest of The Orange Show.
University of Houston Libraries
Library
The University of Houston Libraries serves University of Houston students, faculty, staff and the scholarly community. The MD Anderson Library is the general collection library of the University of Houston. University of Houston Libraries is situated 1 mile west of The Orange Show.
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 southwest of The Orange Show.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Midtown and Downtown Houston.
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 3½ miles northwest of The Orange Show.
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.
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 The Orange Show.
The Orange Show
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.71772° or 29° 43′ 4″ northLongitude
-95.32427° or 95° 19′ 27″ westOpen location code
76X6PM9G+37OpenStreetMap ID
way 553950938OpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageWikidata ID
Q7755259
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