Upper Kirby is east of the Greenway Plaza, southwest of Neartown, north of the city of West University Place, and south of River Oaks.

[3][4] Formerly a county schoolhouse, the building is currently the administrative center for the River Oaks Garden Club.

[2] In 1999 the Houston city council created the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone 19, which covers 15 acres (61,000 m2).

At one time the red phone booths were operational, and there was a double decker bus that shuttled patrons to various restaurants.

[16] CBS Radio Houston which houses KHMX, KILT-AM, KILT-FM, KLOL, KKHH, KIKK, is also located in Upper Kirby.

[2] The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) operates the Houston II Parole Office in Upper Kirby.

[24] At one time the Texas Youth Commission Houston District Office was located in Upper Kirby.

[26] The United States Postal Service operates the Greenbriar Post Office in Upper Kirby.

[28] Katharine Schilcutt of the Houston Press said that the founders of the district desired to "forge a connection with the U.K. based solely on sharing the same initials and installing anachronistic red phone booths on random street corners".

[32] Constructed in 1939, the historic Alabama Theatre was a primary entertainment venue of the district until it was closed and later reopened as a Bookstop bookstore.

"[29] The Islamic Society of Greater Houston (ISGH) has its headquarters in the Eastside Main Center in Upper Kirby.

[37] Several elementary schools, including Poe,[38] River Oaks,[39] and West University serve sections of Upper Kirby.

The former Americans with Disabilities Act non-compliant library, which was established in 1956, closed on August 27, 2005 and was demolished in February 2006.

KTRK-TV, the ABC News-owned news outlet for the Houston-area, is located in the neighborhood on Bissonnet Street.