Westbury, Houston
Westbury is a neighborhood in the Brays Oaks district of Southwest Houston, Texas, United States.
It is located east of Bob White Road, north of U.S. Highway 90 Alternate (South Main Street), and west of South Post Oak Road, adjacent to the Fondren Southwest and Meyerland neighborhoods, just west of the southwest corner of the 610 Loop.
Westbury was also listed in the 25 Hottest Houston Neighborhoods in the June 2013 edition of Houstonia Magazine.
Westbury was developed in the 1950s and 1960s by Ira Berne as part of the post–World War II migration to the suburbs.
[citation needed] Gays and lesbians began moving to Westbury in the 2000s, and some were referring to it as "Little Montrose".
[4] In April 2010 the City of Houston "automated" curbside recycling program was extended to Westbury East.
[18] The area was previously served by Houston City Councilmember District C (Anne Clutterbuck as of 2009).
[22][23] In addition, the city operates the Leiv & Betty Platou Community Center located in Chimney Rock Park.
[citation needed] Chimney Rock Park and Platou Community Center are in Westbury Section 3.
[26][27] The park, with its covered basketball court, is located next to the Anderson Elementary School between Landsdowne Drive and McClearen Dr, and attracts many in the neighborhood for outdoor sports.
([9]) Hager Park also features a walking trail, a multi-purpose sports field, and has a shared playground with Anderson Elementary School.
[28] This 290 acre park includes a pavilion, walking trails, and waterways with abundant local and migrating bird species.
The park is the recipient of a Houston Arts Alliance grant to support the annual MusicFest[29] and a grant from the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation to build a performing arts pavilion that is scheduled to open in 2020.
The old Westland YMCA was acquired by the Westbury Christian Church to expand its successful athletic program and hosts numerous soccer tournaments on adjacent fields.
[32] The United States Postal Service operates the Westbury Post Office at 11805 Chimney Rock Road.
[45] In the late 1990s Anderson Elementary was overcrowded due to increasing student populations in Westbury area apartment complexes.
[53] In 2014, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) announced that the school's performance was insufficient and that it sought to revoke its charter.
Trafton Academy and Miss Porter's School located in the Willowbend area also serves Westbury residents.
Hurricane Harvey gave the library moderate damage, and the city government closed it afterwards, with demolition scheduled.
The new library, which also replaced HPL Express Frank, was to be built at 5505 Belrose on a 2.5-acre (1.0 ha) plot of land,[60] in Westbury Section 3.
