Historic_nicknames Nicknames_of_Houston

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1 historic nicknames

1.1 magnolia city
1.2 capital of sunbelt
1.3 big heart





historic nicknames

a magnolia flower in bloom


magnolia city

magnolia city 1 of earliest of houston’s many nicknames. texas world, newspaper first published in 1900, said have labeled houston magnolia city , nickname had been in use among locals since 1870s. areas of east houston, particularly harrisburg , magnolia park, once natural magnolia forests wiped out urban sprawl 1920s. nickname still used in media stories city.



1912 pamphlet illustrations of houston


capital of sunbelt

the nickname capital of sunbelt (also golden buckle on sun belt ) appeared during boomtown years when city experienced rapid growth. in late 1970s, houston experiencing population increase, people rust belt states moved en masse texas. new residents came numerous employment opportunities in petroleum industry, resulting arab oil embargo.



katrina evacuees shelter @ reliant astrodome.


the big heart

the big heart nickname houston earned in 2005–06 among many of storm victims louisiana , other affected areas sought refuge there in aftermath of hurricane katrina. angelo edwards, vice chair of acorn katrina survivors association, said, no other city provided resources , assistance houston has.


houston housed, fed , mended more 150,000 survivors in effort won acclaim throughout united states, mounting believed biggest shelter operation in country s history, including mobile army surgical hospital (mash)-like mega-clinics took on problems ranging emergency care eyeglass prescriptions.


has been real success story , said houston mayor bill white. many houstonians stepped our neighbors louisiana. humbling, , showed world big heart , incredible talent of our city.








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