Morningside Place is a group of subdivisions located in

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. The subdivision is not to be confused with Morningside Place, a development in southern unincorporated

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outside

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which uses "Houston" addresses.

History

The subdivision began in September 1999 when the Bliss Court, Brantwood, Carolina Place, Wessex, and Windermere subdivisions joined into one organizational entity.About
" Morningside Place. Retrieved on July 27, 2017.

Cityscape

The community, located east of Kirby Drive,Feser, Katharine.

" ''

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''. Sunday January 6, 2002. Business 6. Retrieved on October 23, 2012. Available from the

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newspaper site, accessible with a library card number and its PIN. is located between Southgate and the City of West University Place. It is in proximity to the

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,Feser, Katherine.
Windermere has eclectic mix of homes
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''. Sunday October 31, 1999. Business 8. Retrieved on October 23, 2012. Available from the

newspaper site, accessible with a library card number and its PIN. and

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. The constituent communities are Bliss Court, Brantwood, Carolina Place, Condon Oaks, Hamlet T/H Condo, McClendon/Pinnacle, Royal Oaks at Kirby, Village T/H Condo, Wessex, and Windermere.

Government and infrastructure

The Morningside Place Civic Association governs Morningside Place.Reynolds, Patrick.
Southwest Houston groups receive improvement grants
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''. Thursday September 27, 2001. Retrieved on October 23, 2012. Available from the

newspaper site, accessible with a library card number and its PIN. Morningside Place is a part of the University Place Super Neighborhood Council. It is within

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District C.

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Fire Station 37 Braes Heights is located at 3828 Aberdeen Way.

Station 33 Medical Center is near the Texas Medical Center at 7100 Fannin @ South Braeswood . The neighborhood is within the Houston Police Department's South Central Patrol Division . Morningside Place is in

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(formerly Harris County Hospital District) designated

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Health Center in southeast Houston for ZIP code 77030. The nearest public hospital is

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in the

Education

Public schools

Residents are zoned to

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schools. * Roberts Elementary School * Pershing Middle School with Pin Oak Middle School as an option * Lamar High SchoolLamar High School Attendance Zone
." ''

''. In 1999 Katherine Feser of the ''

'' said that the zoning to Roberts was one of the "selling points" of the Windermere community.

Private schools

St. Vincent de Paul School
a K-8

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school operated by the

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, is in the area.
St. Nicholas School Medical Center Campus
a K-8 private school, is in the area.
Saint Anne Catholic School
a K-8

school operated by the

is in the area.

Public libraries

The McGovern-Stella Link Branch of the

is near the neighborhood.

Media

The ''

'' is the area regional newspaper. The ''

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'' is a local newspaper distributed in the community. The '' Village News and Southwest News'' is a local newspaper distributed in the community.

Community information

The Weekley Family

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is located near Morningside Place.

References

External links

Morningside Place

University Place Association

University Place Association
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