When did Cantonese immigrants move to East Downtown Houston?
Cantonese immigrants moved to what is now East Downtown Houston in the 1930s. They left Downtown Houston seeking more inexpensive land and opened grocery stores and restaurants.
Questions about East Downtown Houston
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What year was the name EaDo officially selected for East Downtown Houston?
The district received its current name EaDo in 2008 when the management district asked for suggestions for a new name. The community selected EaDo as one of three most popular suggestions during that same year.
How many people does Shell Energy Stadium seat in East Downtown Houston?
Shell Energy Stadium seats 22,039 people. It serves as home for the Houston Dynamo and Texas Southern University football team while hosting soccer and football events along with concerts and boxing matches.
Who established the Texas Guandi Temple in East Downtown Houston and when?
A Vietnamese couple named Charles Loi Ngo and Carolyn built the Texas Guandi Temple in 1999. They established it after surviving an aggravated robbery at their store in the Fifth Ward and believing that Guandi saved their lives during the incident.
When did Dodson Elementary School close in East Downtown Houston?
The HISD board voted to close Dodson Elementary on the 13th of March 2014 by a margin of 5-4. Energy Institute High School moved into the former Dodson Elementary School in summer 2014 before relocating to its current Third Ward campus in 2018.