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Historic Glenbrook Valley Civic Club “Glenbrook Valley Is A Deed Restricted Neighborhood” December
2012
A Storied Past & a Bright Future! The increased awareness and appreciation for Glenbrook Valley, and it’s fantastic & varied collection of ranch style and mid-century modern homes, continues to show itself in various publications.
¡Un pasado legendario y un futuro brillante! La mayor conciencia y apreciación para Glenbrook Valley y su colecciónfantástica y variada de casas modernas del medio siglo estilo ranchero, continúa demostrándose en varias publicaciones.
Recently we told you about one of our homes being featured on the cover of the September issue of Houston House & Home magazine. In addition to featuring the individual home, the article also discussed Glenbrook Valley’s distinction as a historic district & unique architectural enclave.
Recientemente les hemos dicho acerca de una de nuestras casas que está presentada en la portada del número de septiembre de la revistaHoustonHouse & Home.Además de presentar la casa individualmente, elartículo también discutió la distinción de Glenbrook Valley como un distrito histórico y un enclave arquiGlenbrook Valley’s status as home to tectónico único. some of Houston’s most notable mid- La posición de Glenbrook Valley como century residential architecture has been hogar de algunos ejemplos de lamás nofurther recognized in two books. Build- table arquitectura residencial del medio ing Modern Houston by Anna Mod is a siglo ha sido reconocidamás en dos libook focusing on Houston’s 20th century bros. Building Modern Houston por Anmodern architecture. It includes a num- na Mod es un libro que enfoca en la arber of buildings ranging from the Astro- quitectura moderna del siglo veinte de dome to mid-century homes. Glenbrook Houston. Incluye algunos edificios vaValley is also featured in this book, with riando del Astrodome a casas del medio photos of three of our homes. One pas- siglo. Glenbrook Valley también se presage from the book states: “…many of senta en este libro, con fotos de tres de the homes are architect designed, and the nuestras casas. Un pasaje del libro declaneighborhood has become popular with ra: “…muchas de las casas son designayoung, urban hipsters and modern- das por arquitecto, y la vecindad se ha architecture enthusiasts. Glenbrook Val- hecho popular con los hipsters jóvenes y ley is Texas’ first postwar historic district urbanos y entusiastas de la arquitectura and the largest postwar historic district in moderna. Glenbrook Valley es el primer the country.” distrito histórico posguerra de Texas y el In addition to this great exposure in más grande distrito histórico posguerra Building Modern Houston, we have also en la nación.” been included in another architecture Además de esta gran exposición en Builbook. The American Institute of Archi- ding Modern Houston, también somos tects publishes the AIA Architectural incluidos en otro libro arquitectónico. El Guide to Houston by Stephen Fox. The Instituto americano de arquitectos publi3rd edition was just released, the previous ca la AIA Architectural Guide to Hous-
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