Civic Center is a corridor in the west part of Downtown Houston. Arthur Comey first suggested the west side of downtown as a suitable location for a new civic center in Houston while consulting on a larger parks' plan. Mayor Oscar Holcombe expanded the administrative capacity of Houston by creating and appointing members to staff a City Planning Commis…Civic Center is a corridor in the west part of Downtown Houston. Arthur Comey first suggested the west side of downtown as a suitable location for a new civic center in Houston while consulting on a larger parks' plan. Mayor Oscar Holcombe expanded the administrative capacity of Houston by creating and appointing members to staff a City Planning Commission, which was legalized and funded in 1924. The CPC was charged with planning a new civic center, while also conceiving of a master street plan and a zoning plan. The CPC collaborated with the Board of Park Commissioners, who hired Hare and Hare as planning consultants. The result was the 1925 plan for the Houston Civic Center.
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