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Willowbrook Country Club
Willowbrook may refer to: Institutions * Willowbrook High School in Villa Park, Illinois * Willowbrook Museum Village, a museum in Newfield, Maine * Willowbrook State School, a former state-supported institution for developmentally disabled children in Staten Island, New York Places * Willowbrook, California ** Willowbrook/Rosa Parks station * Willowbrook, DuPage County, Illinois * Willowbrook, Will County, Illinois * Willowbrook, Kansas * Willowbrook, Saskatchewan, Canada * Willowbrook, Staten Island, a neighborhood of Staten Island, New York * Willowbrook, Houston, Texas, a neighborhood in Texas Other * Willowbrook (bus manufacturer), a former vehicle body builder in England * Willowbrook Rail Maintenance Facility, a GO Transit rail yard and rolling stock maintenance facility in Toronto, Canada * Piper Willowbrook This is a list of significant characters from the animated television series, ''Mysticons''—created by Sean Jara—including any relevant media adaptations and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willowbrook High School
Willowbrook High School (WBHS) is a public four-year high school in Villa Park, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois. The school is located approximately half a mile north of Illinois Route 38 on Ardmore Ave. It is a part of the DuPage High School District 88, which also includes Addison Trail High School. Willowbrook draws its students from Villa Park, Oakbrook Terrace, and portions of Elmhurst, Oak Brook and Lombard. History Planning for the school began as early as 1950 when projected growth for the area suggested that a new high school would soon be needed. In January, 1958, the school board not only decided that the new school was to be called Willowbrook (referring to a nearby creek running through a stand of weeping willow trees), but that the school would be prepared to admit students in all four grades once the school opened in 1959. When the school opened, the principal drafted a group of upperclassmen to help shape the schools traditions (colors, team nic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willowbrook Museum Village
19th Century Willowbrook Village was an open-air museum encompassing a former 19th-century village in Newfield, Maine. It is located north of the town center on Elm Street, on approximately , with 34 buildings. It was open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 5 days each week from the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend through October, closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Much of the museum property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Newfield (Willowbrook) Historic District. Description and history Willowbrook Village is located just south of Chellis Brook, and north of the village center. It includes a mill pond that was made by damming the brook, and a collection of buildings located both north and south of the pond. This area was the historic town center of Newfield, until the area was devastated by a wildfire in 1947, which did extensive damage in this area of York County. In the 1960s Massachusetts resident Don King began purchasing the properties s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willowbrook State School
Willowbrook State School was a state-supported institution for children with intellectual disabilities located in the Willowbrook neighborhood on Staten Island in New York City from 1947 until 1987. The school was designed for 4,000, but by 1965 it had a population of 6,000. At the time, it was the biggest state-run institution for people with mental disabilities in the United States. Conditions and questionable medical practices and experiments prompted Senator Robert F. Kennedy to call it a "snake pit." The institution gained national infamy in 1972, when Geraldo Rivera did an exposé on the conditions there. Public outcry led to its closure in 1987, and to federal civil rights legislation protecting people with disabilities. A February 2020 ''New York Times'' investigation found that the alumni of Willowbrook continue to be abused in smaller group homes. A portion of the grounds and some of the buildings were incorporated into the campus of the College of Staten Island, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willowbrook, California
Willowbrook, alternatively named Willow Brook, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California. The population was 24,295 at the 2020 census, down from 35,983 at the 2010 census. Willowbrook is the home to the newly renovated Martin Luther King Jr. Outpatient Center. Also located in Willowbrook is the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, which oversees residency training programs, allied health programs, a medical education program (jointly with the University of California, Los Angeles), a medical magnet high school, the area Head Start program, and various centers for health disparities research. Due to severe deficiencies, the former King/Drew Medical Center lost accreditation of several key residency training programs. History Long before the name "Willowbrook" was given, willows and a slow, shallow brook separated this portion of the Los Angeles plain from the rest of it. The original rancho boundary of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station
Willowbrook/Rosa Parks station (formerly Imperial/Wilmington/Rosa Parks station) is a major transport hub and Los Angeles Metro Rail station that serves the A Line and C Line. The station, located at the intersection of Imperial Highway and Wilmington Avenue in the Willowbrook community of Los Angeles County, is a major transfer point for commuters. As a major transfer station, Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station also acts as a major bus hub, serving many bus routes operated by Metro and other regional/municipal transit agencies. The station also has park and ride facilities, including 975 parking spaces and 4 bike lockers. To the east of the station is the Metro Rail Operations Center, which is the dispatch hub for all Metro Rail train operators. The station is located in unincorporated Willowbrook, near the Los Angeles community of Watts in the South Los Angeles region. It is directly across the street from the Imperial Courts Housing Project, which is located within the Cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willowbrook, DuPage County, Illinois
Willowbrook is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 9,236. It is a southwestern suburb of Chicago. History Willowbrook grew from the Ridgemoor subdivision. It was incorporated as a village in 1960 Geography The Village of Willowbrook is located at (41.767153, -87.949281). According to the 2010 census, the village has a total area of , of which (or 97.82%) is land and (or 2.18%) is water. Willowbrook is around from Chicago. It is bordered by the suburban villages of Hinsdale, Illinois, Hinsdale, Westmont, Illinois, Westmont, Clarendon Hills, Illinois, Clarendon Hills, Burr Ridge, Illinois, Burr Ridge, and Darien, Illinois, Darien, along with unincorporated areas of DuPage County. Demographics 2020 census ''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate categ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willowbrook, Will County, Illinois
Willow Brook Estates is an unincorporated census-designated place in Will County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,346 at the 2020 census. it is considered a far south suburb of Chicago. History Willow Brook Estates was developed as a subdivision in 1971 by John Parker, Evelyn Parker and Ronald Parker. The community was built in 3 phases from 1971 to 1991 and has 161 lots. There is a large pond in the center of the development known as Park Pond. Willow Brook Estates is known as one of the largest and oldest unincorporated towns in Illinois governed by an HOA. Despite its similar name, Willow Brook Estates is 47 miles south-east of the Village of Willowbrook in DuPage County. Geography Willow Brook Estates is located at . Willow Brook Estates is located north-east of the intersection at East Exchange Street and Stateline Road. It borders the State of Indiana to the east. The town of Crete, Illinois is 8 miles to the west. According to the United States Census Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willowbrook, Kansas
Willowbrook is a city in Reno County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 71. It is a northwest suburb of Hutchinson. Geography Willowbrook is located at (38.098443, -97.990942). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 87 people, 35 households, and 33 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 35 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population. There were 35 households, of which 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 94.3% were married couples living together, and 5.7% were non-families. 5.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willowbrook, Saskatchewan
Willowbrook is a special service area in the Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244, Saskatchewan, Canada that was incorporated as a village prior to July 31, 2008. The community is located 30 km north of the City of Melville at the intersection of Highway 47 and Highway 52. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Willowbrook had a population of 30 living in 15 of its 17 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 37. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. See also *List of communities in Saskatchewan *List of hamlets in Saskatchewan In most cases in Saskatchewan, a hamlet is an unincorporated community with at least five occupied dwellings situated on separate lots and at least 10 separate lots, the majority of which are an average size of less than one acre. Saskatchewan has ... References Special service areas in Saskatchewan Designated places in Saskatchewan Former vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willowbrook, Staten Island
Willowbrook is a neighborhood in Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City. It is located in the region of the island usually referred to as Mid-Island, immediately to the south of Port Richmond, to the west of Meiers Corners and Westerleigh, to the north of New Springville, and to the east of Bulls Head. History Named for a brook that flowed through the area's farmland, Willowbrook once lay at the heart of the island's agricultural zone, and first saw other significant development when a military hospital opened there during World War II. After the war ended the property became the site of Willowbrook State School, a state-run institution for intellectually disabled children that became the scene of a national scandal in the 1970s when it was revealed that the children housed there were the victims of widespread abuse and neglect. The facility was forced to close by 1987, and six years later a campus of the College of Staten Island opened at the site. Willowbro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willowbrook, Houston, Texas
Willowbrook is an area in northwest Houston, Texas, United States bordered by the Cutten Road to the east, Grant to the north, Rockland to the west, and Beltway 8 to the south. Sam Houston Race Park is one mile away. Government and infrastructure The Houston Police Department (HPD) serves Willowbrook from the North Belt Police Station. The station opened in January 2018. HPD previously served it as part of the Northwest Patrol Division. The department previously operated the Willowbrook Storefront. Houston Fire Department (HFD) built a temporary Station #96 at West Greens Road and Mills in 1995. In 1999 a new Station #96 was built at Willow Chase and Breton Ridge to service the Willowbrook Mall area and opened in 2000. Houston City Council District A covers Willowbrook. As of 2008 Toni Lawrence represents the district. Unincorporated areas around Willowbrook are within Harris County Sheriff's Office North Patrol Division. Neighborhoods Neighborhoods located in Willowbrook: *Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willowbrook (bus Manufacturer)
Willowbrook was an English bus bodybuilder. Founded in 1927, it acquired the business of Stokes & Holt, Leicester. In 1952 it acquired a patent from Brush Traction to build metal-framed bodies. Sold to Duple Coachbuilders in September 1958, and then in a management buyout A management buyout (MBO) is a form of acquisition in which a company's existing managers acquire a large part, or all, of the company, whether from a parent company or individual. Management-, and/or leveraged buyout became noted phenomena of 1 ... in 1971, it ceased in 1983. References External links {{Automotive industry in the United Kingdom, state=collapsed Companies based in Loughborough Defunct bus manufacturers of the United Kingdom Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1927 Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1983 1927 establishments in England 1983 disestablishments in England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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