Carruth Plaza
Carruth Plaza is a Western sculpture garden in Houston, Texas. It is part of NRG Park. Completed in 2003, the plaza was named after Allen H. "Buddy" Carruth, former chairman of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include NRG Stadium and Astrodome.
NRG Stadium
Stadium
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NRG Stadium is a retractable roof multi-purpose stadium in Houston, Texas, U.S. Construction was completed in 2002, at a cost of $352 million and has a seating capacity of 72,220. NRG Stadium is situated 750 feet southwest of Carruth Plaza.
Astrodome
Stadium
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The NRG Astrodome, formerly and also known as the Houston Astrodome or simply the Astrodome, is the world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium, located in Houston, Texas, United States. Astrodome is situated 430 feet southeast of Carruth Plaza.
Stadium Park/Astrodome station
Railway station
Stadium Park/Astrodome is an island platformed METRORail light rail station in Houston, Texas, United States. The station was opened on January 1, 2004, originally as Reliant Park station, and is operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas. Stadium Park/Astrodome station is situated 1,700 feet east of Carruth Plaza.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Texas Medical Center and South Inner Loop.
Texas Medical Center
Suburb
The Texas Medical Center is a neighborhood in south-central Houston, Texas, United States. It is immediately south of the Museum District and west of Texas State Highway 288.
South Inner Loop
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 2 miles northeast of Carruth Plaza.
Carruth Plaza
- Type: Park
- Description: sculpture garden in Houston, Texas
- Categories: sculpture garden and recreation area
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.68574° or 29° 41′ 9″ northLongitude
-95.40868° or 95° 24′ 31″ westOpen location code
76X6MHPR+7GOpenStreetMap ID
way 626284534OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q5046755
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