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Zone". Referring to a photograph of a shopping center on that segment, Lomax added that "This strip center is the essence of that—Evans Music City, an army surplus store, a titty bar and a liquor store within 100 yards of each other. Now that's one-stop shopping." In
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Westheimer either turns southwest on Bagby Street or jogs right and southeasterly, continuing on Elgin Street into
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neighborhood which was dubbed as one of the greatest neighborhoods of the United States. The arts culture is widespread, with graffiti present in and on buildings throughout.
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website during the same year, he called the stretch of
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