Gaywood is an upscale subdivision in the
Memorial
A memorial is an object or place which serves as a focus for the memory or the commemoration of something, usually an influential, deceased person or a historical, tragic event. Popular forms of memorials include landmark objects or works of a ...
area in West Houston. The area is served by Rummel Creek Elementary, Memorial Middle School, and
Stratford High School in the
Spring Branch Independent School District.
The area, built in the 1950s–1970s like most Houston suburbs, has become a popular area for new development. Many houses on the
Memorial Drive corridor are one story homes, but the neighborhood has seen a significant jump in two-story houses.
One of Gaywood's more prominent residents is David Morris, an attorney and LGBTQ activist. News anchor, Dan Rather, and his family also lived in the neighborhood.
The neighborhood stretches from Memorial Drive southward to the
Buffalo Bayou
Buffalo Bayou is a slow-moving body of water which flows through Houston in Harris County, Texas. Formed 18,000 years ago, it has its source in the prairie surrounding Katy, Fort Bend County, and flows approximately east through the Houston Ship ...
.
Neighborhoods in Houston
Geography of Harris County, Texas
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