On South Rice Avenue at Laurel Street, on the right when traveling south on South Rice Avenue.
William Wright Baldwin, president of the South End Land Company, founded Bellaire in 1908 on part of the 9,449-acre ranch once owned by William Marsh Rice, benefactor of Rice Institute (now Rice University). Baldwin surveyed the eastern 1,000 acres . . . — — Map (db m63838) HM
On Bellaire Boulevard at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east on Bellaire Boulevard.
Bellaire residents founded the non-denominational Bellaire Union Congregational Church and Sunday School in 1911. Services and classes were held in the local school building and the town's streetcar terminal known as the “Pavilion.” . . . — — Map (db m63828) HM
On Bellaire Boulevard at 3rd Street, on the left when traveling west on Bellaire Boulevard.
In 1909 the Westmoreland Railroad Company, directed by Bellaire developer William Wright Baldwin, began construction of a streetcar line between this site and Houston's Main Street (4 mi. E) to improve transportation between Bellaire and Houston. . . . — — Map (db m63827) HM
On Bellaire Boulevard at Newcastle Drive, on the right when traveling west on Bellaire Boulevard.
Teas Nursery Company traces its history to 1843, when John C. Teas (1827-1907) began selling apples out of his back yard in Indiana. After moving the business to Missouri in 1868, Teas became a nationally prominent horticulturist.
In 1908 his . . . — — Map (db m125890) HM