Boulevard Oaks Civic Association

Annual Fourth of July Party
6 p.m. Friday, July 4, 2008
1700 blk of North Blvd.

Boulevard Oaks is one of Houston's premier inner city neighborhoods, noted for its beauty and grace. Boulevard Oaks is located near Rice University approximately 4 miles southwest of downtown Houston. Its boundaries are the Southwest Freeway on the north, Morningside on the West, Bissonnet on the south, (plus the 5300 blocks of Cherokee and Mandell, and the 1700 blocks of Albans, Wroxton, and Bolsover), and Graustark/Parkway on the east. There are more than 1,200 residences, together with a smattering of commercial establishments around the borders.

Most of Boulevard Oaks was developed in the 1920s and early 1930s. A wide variety of housing is found in the neighborhood, ranging from old mansions to modest bungalows, and even a small section of modest ranch-style homes built after the War. The advantages of Boulevard Oaks can be summed up under three headings: location, beauty, and neighborhood culture.

The Boulevard Oaks Civic Association, often called BOCA, was formed in 1980 to serve as the civic association for Boulevard Oaks, a neighborhood bordered by the Southwest Freeway, Bissonnet, Morningside, and Graustark/Parkway, plus the 5300 blocks of Cherokee and Mandell and the 1700 blocks of Albans, Wroxton, Bolsover and Rice Blvd. See Map. Recently the Southampton Estates townhomes joined BOCA. The neighborhood contains approximately 1,250 residences ranging from mansions to modest bungalows to duplex apartments. A handful of commercial establishments surround can be found along BOCA’s borders.