Sunnyside, Houston
Sunnyside is a community in south Houston, Texas, United States.
Sunnyside is outside of the 610 Loop and inside Beltway 8 off State Highway 288 south of Downtown Houston and is predominantly African American. The community's slogan is "Sunnyside Pride."
A large landfill is located in the center of the community.[1]
History
When the community opened in the 1910s, H. H. Holmes, the founder, gave the land the name Sunny Side.[2]
From the 1980 U.S. Census to the 1990 Census, many African-Americans left traditional African-American neighborhoods like Sunnyside and entered parts of Southwest Houston.[3]
As of January 2007, according to a Houston Chronicle article, Sunnyside has many issues with recreational drug use. PCP is cited by the article as a drug popular in Sunnyside. [4]
On August 30, 2007, the Houston Chronicle published an article about a syphilis outbreak in Houston. Marlene McNeese-Ward, the Houston Health Department chief of HIV/STD and Viral Hepatitis Prevention, stated "We're really looking at Acres Homes especially, and Sunnyside, but there's not too many ZIP codes ... where we're not seeing any (cases)" [5].
Education
Primary and secondary schools
Public schools
The community is zoned to Houston Independent School District schools.
The schools serving Sunnyside proper include Young Elementary School[6], Attucks Middle School[7], and Worthing High School.[8]
Young Elementary opened as Sunny Side Elementary School in 1918; HISD renamed the school in June 1999 after Sunnyside residents petitioned for a renaming of the school. Young shares its campus with South Administrative Alternative Elementary and Drug-Free School. Attucks and Worthing opened in 1958.[2]
Carnegie Vanguard High School, an HISD magnet school, is near Sunnyside.
KIPP: the Knowledge Is Power Program operates the KIPP Spirit College Preparatory School, a 5th Grade charter school, near Sunnyside.
Gallery of public schools
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Young Elementary School -
Attucks Middle School -
Carnegie Vanguard High School, a magnet school located near Sunnyside.
Public libraries
Sunnyside is served by W. L. D. Johnson Branch of Houston Public Library.
Infrastructure
The neighborhood is within the Houston Police Department's Southeast Patrol Division [9], headquartered at 8300 Mykawa.[10]
The Sunnyside Storefront Station is located at 3511 Reed Road.[10]
The Houston Fire Department Station 55 Sunnyside is near Sunnyside at 11212 Cullen Boulevard at Selinski [1].
The closest United States Postal Service post office is the Martin Luther King Post Office at 9444 Cullen Boulevard, 77051-9998.
Parks and recreation
The city operates the Sunnyside Community Center.
Community services
The American Red Cross operates the Southeast (Sunnyside) Houston-Harris County Branch Office at 4605 Wilmington.[11]
Gallery
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Fire Station 55 Sunnyside -
Sunnyside Park
See also
References
- ^ "Sunnyside." Houston HOPE.
- ^ a b "School Histories: the Stories Behind the Names." Houston Independent School District. Accessed September 24, 2008.
- ^ Rodriguez, Lori. "Census tracks rapid growth of suburbia." Houston Chronicle. Sunday March 10, 1991. Section A, Page 1.
- ^ "Destructive force mars Sunnyside's rebirth," Houston Chronicle, January 27, 2007
- ^ "Houston targets syphilis increase," Houston Chronicle, August 29, 2007
- ^ "Young Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Attucks Middle Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Worthing High School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Crime Statistics for Southeast Patrol Division." City of Houston.
- ^ a b "VOLUNTEER INITIATIVES PROGRAM - Citizens Offering Police Support." City of Houston.
- ^ "Southeast (Sunnyside) Houston-Harris County Branch Office." American Red Cross Greater Houston.
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