I left Alief in the 1980's and it was such a great area to grow up... now... sigh.

[KerrTown]

Originally Posted by Vicman

That Kroger is at 6425 Fm 1464 Rd, Richmond, TX 77407. It should be in Fort Bend County as the county line is straight along the edge of George Bush Park. Therefore the Kroger is in Fort Bend ISD.

Ironically George Bush High School (F.B.I.S.D.) across the Westpark Tollway is also on the county line.

In Texas, just because you see it doesn't mean that you can go there. So most of the residents of the gated Crestwater subdivision cannot go to high school nearby because of the district boundary, even though the high school is on the horizon. Alief's 4 high schools are clustered together in two locations and are far away from Crestwater.

[Vicman]

Originally Posted by KerrTown

Ironically George Bush High School (F.B.I.S.D.) across the Westpark Tollway is also on the county line.

In Texas, just because you see it doesn't mean that you can go there. So most of the residents of the gated Crestwater subdivision cannot go to high school nearby because of the district boundary, even though the high school is on the horizon. Alief's 4 high schools are clustered together in two locations and are far away from Crestwater.

And Crestwood would have difficulty moving school districts because Alief ISD won't want to see them go, and FBISD wouldn't accept them.

I would imagine GBHS doesn't take transfers from out of district as FBISD has had overcrowded schools.

[Houston4321]

Originally Posted by ilikeme

I'm pretty sure the Randalls on W. Bellfort and Kirkwood is in Alief ISD. It is in Stafford, but it is the small sliver of it that is in Harris county. The county line is only a block or two south of it.

The Randalls on Bellfort and Kirkwood is technically in Houston, but shares a zip code with Stafford and Meadows Place. It is 100% in Harris County. The diagonal line FB county makes intersects nearby at Dairy Ashford and Bellfort where some kids in Huntington village go to FBISD and most Alief.

Also, that Randall's is now closed. The issue with that area is location, plain and simple. It is a pain in the ass to get anywhere from Bellfort west of 59

[Gilah G.]

Enjoyed this thread, sort of anyway.
Spent my teen years in alief and walking the halls of Elsik.
Class of 83. We were middle class living off of Kirkwood. We started off living off Corona Lane then Parents moved us up to a bigger home on Lamprey street.
Did a Birdseye Google search and was shocked beyond belief to see how that area has changed.
Occasionally I'll check fb for the Elsik Alumni. I don't have to read this thread to see how Elsik and Hastings has changed.
Simply have to look on their fb page.

[Tyedyeguy]

Originally Posted by Dopo

i wish somebody did an in depth analysis of what causes something like this to happen.

No in depth analysis is needed. You can just drive around and use your eyes. The cause is obvious.

[hbcu]

starter level homes, overabundance of apartments and townhomes and rental properties - simple as that

has happened over and over in Houston.

areas that don't change drastically don't have as much

[michaeltx9412]

I was shocked to hear Gulfton was a desirable area back in the old days. I also watched a Youtube video showing the classroom of Alief Elsik HS back in 89'. Interestingly, the student body seemed to have just a right proportion of all races - mostly white, but lots of Hispanic, black, and Asian students. The school is majority Hispanic now.

Here is the link of the video: https://youtu.be/vne3LX8qfz4