Upper Kirby
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Upper Kirby is a commercial district in Houston, Texas, United States. It is named after Kirby Drive, so indirectly takes its name from John Henry Kirby.
Upper Kirby contains many businesses, including restaurants. Upper Kirby is east of the Greenway Plaza, southwest of Neartown, north of the city of West University Place, and south of River Oaks.
Upper Kirby is considered to be in an area west of South Shepherd Drive, east of Buffalo Speedway, north of Bissonnet Street, and south of Westheimer Road."[http://www.upperkirbydistrict.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=99 Harris County Improvement District #3] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030060644/http://www.upperkirbydistrict.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=99 |date=2008-10-30 }}." (see [http://www.upperkirbydistrict.org/images/stories/revised_map.jpg map] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130416011600/http://www.upperkirbydistrict.org/images/stories/revised_map.jpg |date=2013-04-16 }}) Upper Kirby. Retrieved on December 10, 2008.
History
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The River Oaks Garden Club Forum of Civics, located in Upper Kirby, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as the "Forum of Civics" on October 13, 1988."[http://www.upperkirbydistrict.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=90&Itemid=165 Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone - 19] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501053537/http://www.upperkirbydistrict.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=90&Itemid=165 |date=2008-05-01 }}." Upper Kirby. Retrieved on December 10, 2008.{{NRISref|version=2010a}} Formerly a county schoolhouse, the building is currently the administrative center for the River Oaks Garden Club."[https://web.archive.org/web/20031219223556/http://www.riveroaksgardenclub.org/Forum.cfm The Forum]." River Oaks Garden Club. Retrieved on December 11, 2008.
The Texas Legislature created the Harris County Improvement District #3, also known as the Upper Kirby Management District, which governs the Upper Kirby area. In 1999 the Houston city council created the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone 19, which covers {{convert|15|acre|m2}}."[http://www.upperkirbydistrict.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=57&Itemid=157 Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #19] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030060655/http://www.upperkirbydistrict.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=57&Itemid=157 |date=2008-10-30 }}." City of Houston. Retrieved on December 10, 2008. Prior to the formation of these districts, the area did not have a distinct identity. The usage of the British decor and the name were calculated to give the area a specific identity. At one time the red phone booths were operational, and there was a double decker bus that shuttled patrons to various restaurants.{{cite web|last=Koetting|first=Nicki|url=https://www.houstoniamag.com/news-and-city-life/2017/07/history-of-upper-kirby|title=Upper Kirby Wasn’t Always Upper Kirby|magazine=Houstonia|date=2017-07-19|access-date=2024-03-21}}
In 2006 the Upper Kirby district had plans to establish a "teen center" at Richmond at Wake Forest geared towards students at Lamar High School, Lanier Middle School, St. John's School, and other Upper Kirby schools and schools near Upper Kirby. Funding issues have delayed establishment of the center.Mulvihill, Jim. "[http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2006_4159600 Upper Kirby plans flood relief / While residents hope for other projects, funds remain scarce] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312085608/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2006_4159600 |date=2007-03-12 }}." Houston Chronicle. July 27, 2006. ThisWeek 1.
Cityscape
Economy
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Several businesses are located in the district. The studio for KTRK-TV ABC 13, the ABC station for the Houston area, is located at 3310 Bissonnet Street."[http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=jobs&id=3427923 Jobs at ABC13] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029202136/http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=jobs&id=3427923 |date=2009-10-29 }}." KTRK-TV. Retrieved on December 10, 2008. Solvay America has its headquarters in the district."[http://www.solvay.com/EN/NewsPress/Presskit/NewsPressRegionalContacts.aspx Solvay News & Press Regional contacts] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808013629/http://www.solvay.com/EN/NewsPress/Presskit/NewsPressRegionalContacts.aspx |date=2011-08-08 }}." Solvay. Retrieved on 5 July 2011. "Solvay America, Inc. 3333 Richmond Avenue Houston TX 77098-3009" cPanel has its office in Upper Kirby.{{cite web|url=https://ourcpa.cpa.state.tx.us/coa/servlet/cpa.app.coa.CoaGetTp?Pg=tpid&Search_Nm=CPANEL%2C%20INC.%20&Button=search&Search_ID=32040310495|title=Franchise Tax Certification of Account Status - Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329132132/https://ourcpa.cpa.state.tx.us/coa/servlet/cpa.app.coa.CoaGetTp?Pg=tpid&Search_Nm=CPANEL,%20INC.%20&Button=search&Search_ID=32040310495|archive-date=2012-03-29}} "CPANEL, INC. " "Mailing Address 3131 W ALABAMA ST STE 100 HOUSTON, TX 77098-2030""[http://www.upperkirbydistrict.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=90&Itemid=295 District Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://www.webcitation.org/6OeNaDwjA?url=http://www.upperkirbydistrict.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=90&Itemid=295/ |date=2014-04-07 }}" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131225054250/http://www.upperkirbydistrict.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=90&Itemid=295 Archive]). Upper Kirby District. Retrieved on April 7, 2014. Restaurants Acquisition I, L.L.C., the operator of Black-eyed Pea restaurants in Texas,"[http://www.theblackeyedpea.com/media/181024_BEP_Texas-CrowdPleasers_PROOF.pdf Crowd Pleasers Menu]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140416192014/http://www.theblackeyedpea.com/media/181024_BEP_Texas-CrowdPleasers_PROOF.pdf Archive]). Black-eyed Pea Texas. Retrieved on April 16, 2014. "© 2008 Restaurant Acquisition I, LLC.""[http://www.jdsupra.com/post/fileServer.aspx?fName=65d39b52-3e5b-4b31-b00b-b939cf925338.doc Via Certified Mail Return Receipt No.: 7009 0080 0002 2564 9981]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140416174442/http://www.jdsupra.com/post/fileServer.aspx?fName=65d39b52-3e5b-4b31-b00b-b939cf925338.doc Archive]). Liberty Mutual / Wausau Insurance. Retrieved on April 16, 2014. "Restaurants Acquisition I, L.L.C. (d/b/a Black-Eyed Pea)." is headquartered in Upper Kirby."[http://www.cedarhilltx.com/Archive/ViewFile/Item/587 NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL BRIEFING SESSION MARCH 22, 2011 T.W. “TURK” CANNADY-CEDAR HILL ROOM 285 UPTOWN BLVD. – BLDG. 100 CEDAR HILL, TEXAS] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416210554/http://www.cedarhilltx.com/Archive/ViewFile/Item/587 |date=April 16, 2014 }}." City of Cedar Hill (Texas). Retrieved on April 16, 2014. p. 33. "Trade Name of Location Black-eyed Pea[...]Mailing Address 3601 S Sandman, Ste. 211 City Houston State TX Zip Code 77098-" (a scan of a Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission On-Premises Prequalification Packet L-ON (11/2010) - The restaurant discussed is in Cedar Hill, Texas so the mailing address must indicate a corporate office
In addition a Pakistan International Airlines booking office is in Suite 805 at 3730 Kirby Drive."[http://www.piac.com.pk/PIA_PolicynTerms/pia-Contactus.asp#BO Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914213012/http://www.piac.com.pk/PIA_PolicynTerms/pia-Contactus.asp |date=2010-09-14 }}." Pakistan International Airlines. Retrieved on December 10, 2008. CBS Radio Houston which houses KHMX, KILT-AM, KILT-FM, KLOL, KKHH, KIKK, is also located in Upper Kirby.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}
Government
=Local government=
The Upper Kirby Management District is headquartered in Suite 250 in the Upper Kirby District Center at 3015 Richmond Avenue."[http://www.upperkirbydistrict.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=98 Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030060633/http://www.upperkirbydistrict.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=98 |date=2008-10-30 }}." Upper Kirby. Retrieved on December 10, 2008.
Upper Kirby is a part of the Houston City Council District C."[http://www.houstontx.gov/council/maps/c.html COUNCIL DISTRICT MAPS > DISTRICT C] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051124083538/http://www.houstontx.gov/council/maps/c.html |date=2005-11-24 }}." City of Houston. Retrieved on December 10, 2008. Upper Kirby also makes up a large portion of Harris County Precinct 139, which is the smallest political subdivision in Texas. The current Precinct Chair of Upper Kirby/River Oaks is Louis Molnar (D), and Mr. Molnar also serves as the Presiding Judge of Precinct 139.{{cite web|url=http://www.hcdp.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Precinct-Chairs-1.xls|title=HCDP.ORG|website=www.hcdp.org|access-date=24 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313105504/http://hcdp.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/precinct-chairs-1.xls|archive-date=13 March 2016}}
The community is within the Houston Police Department's Central Patrol Division,"[http://www.houstontx.gov/police/cs/beatpages/central.htm Crime Statistics for Central Patrol Division] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018195341/http://www.houstontx.gov/police/cs/beatpages/central.htm |date=2017-10-18 }}." City of Houston. headquartered at 61 Riesner."[http://www.houstontx.gov/police/vip/vip_cops.htm VOLUNTEER INITIATIVES PROGRAM - Citizens Offering Police Support] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826222518/http://www.houstontx.gov/police/vip/vip_cops.htm |date=2012-08-26 }}." City of Houston.
=County, state and federal representation=
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Two Harris County precincts, 3 and 4, serve sections of Upper Kirby."[http://www.pct3.hctx.net/aboutprecinct/allprecincts.aspx Precinct Maps : All Precincts] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108112234/http://www.pct3.hctx.net/aboutprecinct/allprecincts.aspx |date=2009-01-08 }}." Harris County, Texas. Retrieved on December 10, 2008. As of 2008 the precincts are represented by Steve Radack and Jerry Eversole, respectively."[http://www.hcp4.net/ Harris County Precinct 4] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060808073700/http://www.hcp4.net/ |date=2006-08-08 }}." Harris County, Texas. Retrieved on December 10, 2008. Patrol services are contracted to the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable's Office.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) operates the Houston II Parole Office in Upper Kirby."[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff3.htm Parole Division Region III] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725203948/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff3.htm |date=2010-07-25 }}." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on May 15, 2010. At one time the Texas Youth Commission Houston District Office was located in Upper Kirby."[https://web.archive.org/web/20020202062958/http://tyc.state.tx.us/programs/facility_address.html Facility Address List]." Texas Youth Commission. February 2, 2002. Retrieved on May 6, 2010.
Upper Kirby is in Texas's 7th congressional district."[http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/tx07_109.gif Congressional District 7] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060417175329/http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/TX07_109.gif |date=2006-04-17 }}." National Atlas of the United States. Retrieved on December 10, 2008. The United States Postal Service operates the Greenbriar Post Office in Upper Kirby."[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/greenbriar-3740-greenbriar-st-houston-tx-1365567 Post Office Location - GREENBRIAR] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100509214913/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/greenbriar-3740-greenbriar-st-houston-tx-1365567 |date=2010-05-09 }}." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on May 16, 2010.
Harris Health System (formerly Harris County Hospital District) designated Martin Luther King Health Center for the ZIP code 77005 and Northwest Health Center for the ZIP code 77098. The nearest public hospital is Ben Taub General Hospital in the Texas Medical Center.{{cite web|url=http://www.tmc.edu/hchd/LOCATE.HTM|title=Clinic/Emergency/Registration Center Directory By ZIP Code|publisher=Harris County Hospital District|date=2001-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011119141023/http://www.tmc.edu/hchd/LOCATE.HTM|accessdate=2021-04-08|archive-date=2001-11-19}} - See ZIP codes 77005 and 77098. [https://www.harrishealth.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/community-assessment/pregnancy-birth-data/2012/infant-mortality-rate-2012.pdf See this map for relevant ZIP code].
Culture, parks and recreation
Katharine Schilcutt of the Houston Press said that the founders of the district desired to "forge a connection with the U.K. based solely on sharing the same initials and installing anachronistic red phone booths on random street corners".Shilcutt, Katharine. "[http://blogs.houstonpress.com/eating/2010/03/top_10_restaurants_in_upper_ki.php Top 10 Restaurants in Upper Kirby] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705202928/http://blogs.houstonpress.com/eating/2010/03/top_10_restaurants_in_upper_ki.php |date=2012-07-05 }}." Houston Press. Wednesday March 31, 2010. Retrieved on July 25, 2012.
The Upper Kirby YMCA Extension is located in Upper Kirby [http://www.ymcahouston.org/upperkirbycenter.aspx] [http://www.upperkirby.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=135&Itemid=1].
Upper Kirby is also home to Levy Park, operated by the City of Houston."[http://www.houstontx.gov/parks/ouparksG-N.html Our Parks G-N] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317042518/http://www.houstontx.gov/parks/ouparksG-N.html |date=2010-03-17 }}." City of Houston. Retrieved on May 7, 2010. Leon Levy gave the land that became Levy Park to the city government in 1941.{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bellaire/news/article/Levy-Park-attracts-nearly-7-500-for-its-grand-10983269.php|title=Levy Park attracts nearly 7,500 for its grand re-opening|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|date=2017-03-07|access-date=2017-03-10|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310064817/http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bellaire/news/article/Levy-Park-attracts-nearly-7-500-for-its-grand-10983269.php|archive-date=2017-03-10}} The Upper Kirby district implemented a two-phase renovation project. The first, completed in 2003, included the installation of a community garden. The event to celebrate the completion of Phase II was held on September 30, 2006."[http://www.houstontx.gov/parks/levypark.html Levy Park] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530070708/http://www.houstontx.gov/parks/levypark.html |date=2010-05-30 }}." City of Houston. Retrieved on May 7, 2010. Another $15 million renovation was completed in a two year period, with a grand reopening on February 25, 2017. The park also includes a dog park and a softball field. The park is located in the Greenway Plaza area.
Constructed in 1939, the historic Alabama Theatre was a primary entertainment venue of the district until it was closed and later reopened as a Bookstop bookstore. Barnes & Noble acquired the Bookstop chain and, decades later, closed the story in 2009.Foster, Robin. "[http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/heights-news/article/Bookstop-to-close-Sept-15-Barnes-Noble-opens-1749361.php Bookstop to close Sept. 15; Barnes & Noble opens Sept. 16] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411151841/http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/heights-news/article/Bookstop-to-close-Sept-15-Barnes-Noble-opens-1749361.php |date=2014-04-11 }}." Houston Chronicle. August 3, 2009. Neighborhoods >Heights news. Retrieved on April 7, 2014. The theater is now a Trader Joe's.Kaplan, David. "[http://www.chron.com/business/article/Trader-Joe-s-to-open-Friday-in-the-former-Alabama-3875622.php Trader Joe's to open Friday in the former Alabama Theater] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023100741/http://www.chron.com/business/article/Trader-Joe-s-to-open-Friday-in-the-former-Alabama-3875622.php |date=2012-10-23 }}." Houston Chronicle. September 18, 2012. Retrieved on April 7, 2014.
Most restaurants in Upper Kirby are chain restaurants. Shilcutt said that the restaurants in Upper Kirby were one of the aspects of Upper Kirby that she liked, that "there are some wonderful independent Houston restaurants in the mix, too" and that "while many of the restaurants are some variation on plain Jane American food [...] there's a good variety of ethnic restaurants for the adventurous."
The Islamic Society of Greater Houston (ISGH) has its headquarters in the Eastside Main Center in Upper Kirby."[https://www.isgh.org/locations/ Locations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504005754/https://www.isgh.org/locations/ |date=2014-05-04 }}." Islamic Society of Greater Houston. Retrieved on May 3, 2014. "3110 Eastside Street Houston TX 77098" and "Copyright © Islamic Society of Greater Houston. All rights reserved 3110 Eastside Dr, Houston, TX 77098"
Education
=Primary and secondary schools=
Lamar High School, a public secondary school, and St. John's School, an independent K–12 school, are located in Upper Kirby.
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Residents in Upper Kirby are zoned to schools in the Houston Independent School District. Upper Kirby is divided between Trustee District V, represented by Dianne Johnson as of 2008, and Trustee District VII, represented by Harvin C. Moore as of 2008."[http://www.houstonisd.org/HISDConnectDS/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=b591745faf105110VgnVCM10000028147fa6RCRD&vgnextchannel=245b2f796138c010VgnVCM10000052147fa6RCRD Trustee Districts Map] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711031532/http://www.houstonisd.org/HISDConnectDS/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=b591745faf105110VgnVCM10000028147fa6RCRD&vgnextchannel=245b2f796138c010VgnVCM10000052147fa6RCRD |date=2012-07-11 }}." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on November 11, 2008. Johnson will no longer serve as a board member after 2009."[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/Metropolitan/6675581.html HISD TRUSTEE DISTRICT V]." Houston Chronicle. October 19, 2009. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.
Several elementary schools, including Poe,"[http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/poees.pdf Poe Elementary School Attendance Zone] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227005231/http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/PoeES.pdf |date=2009-02-27 }}." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on May 31, 2009. River Oaks,"[http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/riveroakses.pdf River Oaks Elementary School Attendance Zone] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071128152151/http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/RiverOaksES.pdf |date=2007-11-28 }}." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on May 31, 2009. and West University serve sections of Upper Kirby."[http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/westuniversityes.pdf West University Elementary School Attendance Zone] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617035402/http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/SchoolBoundaryMaps/westuniversityES.pdf |date=2012-06-17 }}." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on May 31, 2009. Lanier Middle School and Pershing Middle School serve separate sections of Upper Kirby."[http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/SchoolBoundaryMaps/LanierMS.pdf Lanier Middle School Attendance Zone] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411011944/http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/LanierMS.pdf |date=2008-04-11 }}." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on May 31, 2009."[http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/SchoolBoundaryMaps/PershingMS.pdf Pershing Middle School Attendance Zone] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411010439/http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/PershingMS.pdf |date=2008-04-11 }}." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on May 31, 2009. Pin Oak Middle School is an option for Pershing-zoned residents."[https://web.archive.org/web/20020214054405/http://dist.houstonisd.org/southwest/schools/pin_oak/letter5.htm Pin Oak Middle School]." The Southwest District. Houston Independent School District. February 14, 2002. Retrieved on May 31, 2009. All of Upper Kirby is zoned to Lamar High School."[http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/LamarHS.pdf Lamar High School Attendance Zone] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928085440/http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/LamarHS.pdf |date=2011-09-28 }}." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on May 31, 2009.
=Public libraries=
The community is served by the Adele B. Looscan Neighborhood Library of Houston Public Library.Downing, Margaret. "Judging Books and Their Covers." Houston Press. August 21, 2007. [http://www.houstonpress.com/2007-08-23/news/judging-books-and-their-covers&page=11 1] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615061953/http://www.houstonpress.com/2007-08-23/news/judging-books-and-their-covers%26page%3D11 |date=2011-06-15 }}. Retrieved on August 11, 2009. The current Looscan Branch building opened in September 2007. The former Americans with Disabilities Act non-compliant library, which was established in 1956, closed on August 27, 2005 and was demolished in February 2006."[http://www.houstonlibrary.org/planning/looscan_ren.html Adele B. Looscan Branch Replacement] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070812014546/http://www.houstonlibrary.org/planning/looscan_ren.html |date=2007-08-12 }}," Houston Public Library. Retrieved May 23, 2008.
The previous Looscan branch had around 61,000 visitors in the fiscal year 2005. The original plans for Looscan called for the library to get a $5.37 million renovation. An Upper Kirby group proposed a new site near the Upper Kirby YMCA. Around that period the group Friends for Neighborhood Libraries began raising funds.Downing, Margaret. "Judging Books and Their Covers." Houston Press. August 21, 2007. [http://www.houstonpress.com/2007-08-23/news/judging-books-and-their-covers/2 2] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830072537/http://www.houstonpress.com/2007-08-23/news/judging-books-and-their-covers/2 |date=2008-08-30 }}. Retrieved on August 11, 2009. The replacement library, with a cost of $6.2 million, had twice the staff and two and one half times the size of the previous facility. Friends of Neighborhood Libraries had raised $1 million in four months, and around $2.5 million in total to help fund the new library; the group spent about $30,000 for the expenses.
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Media
The Jewish Herald-Voice has its offices in Upper Kirby."[http://jhvonline.com/index88.htm Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208071532/http://jhvonline.com/index88.htm |date=2014-02-08 }}." Jewish Herald-Voice. Retrieved on April 7, 2014. "Delivery: 3403 Audley St. Houston, TX 77098"
The River Oaks Examiner is a local newspaper distributed in the community."[http://www.examinernews.com/west_university/about_us/ About Us]." Examiner News.
The Houston Chronicle is the area regional newspaper.
KTRK-TV, the ABC News-owned news outlet for the Houston-area, is located in the neighborhood on Bissonnet Street.
Gallery
File:SolvayAmericaUSoffices.jpg|Solvay America offices
File:UpperKirbyBusSHelt.JPG|Upper Kirby bus shelter
References
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External links
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- [http://www.upperkirbydistrict.org Upper Kirby website]
- [http://www.kirbyallstars.org/ Kirby All Stars] - A Kirby Coalition project in Upper Kirby
{{Geographic Location
| Center = Upper Kirby
| North = River Oaks
| Northeast = Neartown
| East = Montrose
| Southeast = University Place
| Southwest = Bellaire
| South = West University Place
| West = Greenway Plaza
| Northwest = Afton Oaks
}}
{{Upper Kirby}}
{{Houston, Texas}}
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