Knollwood Village

Knollwood Village is a subdivision in Houston, Texas. It is managed by the Knollwood Village Civic Club (KVCC), which governs Knollwood Village sections 1-10 and Braes Terrace II.

The site that is currently Knollwood Village originally housed Main Street Airport. Flori Meeks of the Houston Chronicle stated that it was "dated at least to the early 1930s." According to David Fitts, who once served as the president of the KVCC, the first houses were built between 1951 and 1953. The airport closed in 1952. Fitts stated that the KVCC formed in 1953 and the constitution of the civic club was signed on June 18 of that year. Heather Saucier of the Houston Chronicle wrote that in the community, the rumor was that it was named after a knoll "because the area rarely flooded." Knollwood Village predates the 610 Loop and the Houston Astrodome. According to Meeks at the time Knollwood Village, "was in what was considered the outer boundaries of Houston."

In 2004 Katherine Feser wrote that "The neighborhood has gained in popularity among families because it is still relatively affordable."

In April 2010 the City of Houston "automated" curbside recycling program was extended to Knollwood Village.

By 2013 many older houses were being torn down and replaced with newer ones larger than the original ones. That year, Fitts stated that the buyers have become more varied, with some with children and some without children, and also "It's becoming a bit more multiethnic, which is good." On Saturday June 15, 2013, a birthday party for the subdivision, then 60 years old, was celebrated at the Linkwood Park Community Center. The party was planned by many individuals, including Fitts and Suzanne Jett; Jett stated that Houston City Council District K representative Larry Green and Donald Perkins, his chief of staff, helped plan the party.

Knollwood Village is inside the 610 Loop, in proximity to Reliant Park, south of South Braeswood and west of South Main. The community is about 2 miles (3.2 km) away from the Texas Medical Center and 5 miles (8.0 km) away from Downtown Houston.

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