Editing Southside Place, Texas (section)

==History==

Southside Place opened on Easter Day in 1925. Edlo L. Crain, the developer, placed a pool and a park in a subdivision to attract residents to the townsite. The first section to open was south of the park. It was in  proximity to Bellaire Boulevard and the streetcar line, which was nicknamed the "Toonerville Trolley". In 1926, development of the second section of Southside Place, which spanned from Harper Street to University Boulevard, began. The [[Great Depression in the United States|Great Depression]] slowed development. The site of Southside Place previously housed the Harris County [[poor farm|Poor Farm]]. The Haden and Austin company had purchased the poor farm and, after a period, sold it to the E. L. Crain and Company.<ref name="SouthHisto">"[http://www.ci.southside-place.tx.us/index.cfm/MenuItemID/98.htm The History of Southside Place]." ''City of Southside Place''. Retrieved on July 6, 2011.</ref>

Southside Place incorporated in June 1931, with 600 residents. The city council first met on June 15 of that year. On August 3, 1934 the city council passed a resolution that declared Southside Place an incorporated city.<ref name="Handbook"/><ref name="SouthHisto"/> Because of the incorporation<!--Renee Lee article says incorporation was in 1940, but contradicted by Handbook and by City of Southside Place-->, Houston did not incorporate Southside Place's territory into its city limits, while Houston annexed surrounding areas that were [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated]].<!--Print version exclusively has the information cited; the information is ''not'' included in the online edition--><ref name="Annexbitter">Lee, Renée C. "[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/4243441.html Annexed Kingwood split on effects]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. Sunday October 8, 2006. A21. Retrieved on July 6, 2011. "Some of the area communities that incorporated as cities and escaped annexation by Houston:" Print version exclusively has the information cited; the information is ''not'' included in the online edition.</ref> A post office opened in 1940. Before [[World War II]], the population stabilized at approximately 1,400. In the 1960s, the city reached a high of 1,500 residents. By 1979, the number of residents fell to 1,263. In 1988, the city had 1,560 residents. In 1990 the city had 1,384 residents.<ref name="Handbook"/>

In early 2009, Southside Place announced that it would demolish its previous municipal buildings and build a new multi-story municipal complex.<ref>"[http://www.ci.southside-place.tx.us/index.cfm?act=Newsletter.cfm&CFID=30105624&CFTOKEN=67800822&category=Special%20Notices&newsletterid=416&menugroup=Home  Architects and Town Center Committee Update]." ''City of Southside Place''. July 1, 2008.</ref>

Glenn "Pat" Patterson is to serve as mayor until May 2021. There will be a mayoral election on May 1, 2021; Patterson will not seek reelection.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nickerson|first=Ryan|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/bellaire/article/Southside-Place-to-elect-new-Mayor-during-May-1-16068299.php|title=Southside Place to elect new Mayor during May 1 elections|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=2021-03-31|accessdate=2021-04-10}}</ref> Savvas T. Stefanides and Andy Chan are the candidates; the latter moved to Southside Place in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mickerson|first=Ryan|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/bellaire/article/Meet-the-Southside-Place-Mayoral-Candidate-Andy-16083942.php|title=Meet the Southside Place Mayoral Candidate, Andy Chan|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=2021-04-07|accessdate=2021-04-10}}</ref>