Tanglewood, Houston
Tanglewood is an affluent neighborhood in western Houston, Texas,[1] located off San Felipe Road.
After several heavy rainstorms resulted in floods that affected other areas in Harris County, potential buyers began inquiring about buying houses in Tanglewood because they heard that the neighborhood had high water drainage capabilities.
Before the subdivision was developed, Tanglewood was a coastal prairie that experienced regular grass fires, preventing the growth of trees.
Tanglewood Boulevard had various benches that allow people along the path to relax, and it serves as a gathering point for residents.
The Houston Business Journal said that the benches, bike path, and walking trails were "[t]hanks to the Tanglewood Foundation and the generosity of residents".
[6] In 1992 John Daugherty, a real estate agent, said that Tanglewood is "a very low-key, unassuming neighborhood.
Ellis said "The lots in Tanglewood are so much larger than the norm in West University or some of the sections of River Oaks.
[5] Claudia Feldman of the Houston Chronicle said that by that year, "[p]rices in Tanglewood have zoomed heavenward" and that many people had begun tearing down older houses.
Katherine Feser of the Houston Chronicle said that Tanglewood lots were "well-suited" for the newer types of houses that had been built.
[2] Mary Catherine Miller, the daughter of Farrington, said that Tanglewood "offers all of the amenities of a well-planned community and it has really stood the test of time.
"[2] The community used strict deed restrictions to prevent businesses from establishing themselves within the neighborhood; the City of Houston has no zoning.
[5] In 1992 Cynthia Mayer of the Philadelphia Inquirer said that Tanglewood, along with Memorial and River Oaks, was one of three of "Houston's richest, most Republican neighborhoods".
[10] Houston Fire Department operates Station 2 at 5880 Woodway at Chimney Rock,[11] across from Tanglewood Park.
They aspired to the same country club, supported the same conservative politicians, and attended a short list of predominantly white, politically correct churches.
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory and Saint Agnes Academy are in the Sharpstown area, southwest of Tanglewood.
Saint Thomas High School is east of Tanglewood, a lot closer than Strake Jesuit.
During that year, children from Tanglewood had engaged in a coin collecting drive so that a playground could be added.
Former U.S. president George H. W. and first Lady Barbara Bush lived in the Tanglewood area for a long period of time.
All three of the houses they owned in Houston were in the Tanglewood area, and Bush began his political career there.
Susan Warren of the Houston Chronicle said that the Bush family had established "deep roots" in Tanglewood.
[5] As a Tanglewood resident, Bush liked to eat at Molina's, Otto's Barbecue, Hunan, and Ninfa's on Navigation.
[30] Bush later moved out of Houston, sold his Indian Trail house, and lived in Washington as he got involved in his political career.
[31] In 1981 Bush became Vice President of the United States and sold his Tanglewood house,[5] making a $596,101 profit.
[5] The Bushes, after leaving Washington, DC, temporarily began leasing a house formerly belonging to a family friend.
