Editing College Station, Texas (section)

===Districts===
====Northgate====
Northgate is a mixed-use district north of Texas A&M University that features a combination of businesses, restaurants, apartments, churches, and entertainment. It is known for its eclectic mix of [[restaurant]]s and [[Bar (establishment)|bars]].<ref>{{cite news |title=College Station, Tex. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=September 22, 2006 |first=Finn-Olaf |last=Jones |page=1F}}</ref><ref name="City of College Station">{{cite web | title=Retail and Entertainment District: Northgate | publisher=City of College Station | url=http://www.cstx.gov/home/index.asp?page=164 | access-date=June 16, 2008 }}</ref> A large portion of the stores, bars, and restaurants in Northgate are frequented, patronized, and staffed by Texas A&M students.<ref name="City of College Station"/> In total, the district spans about {{convert|145|acre|km2}}, bounded by Wellborn Road to the west, South College Avenue to the east, the College Station city limits to the north, and University Drive to the south. The district is the home of the [[Dixie Chicken (bar)|Dixie Chicken]].

Northgate's roots started in the 1930s as the city began enjoying rapid population growth from the influx of Texas A&M University students, professors, and their families. Realizing that proximity to the campus would be a boon for revenues, the first business district was established in College Station near the campus, taking its name for the closest on-campus landmark: the north gate. When the city was incorporated in 1938, its first City Hall was opened in the new district. In 1994, restoration efforts began to revitalize the ailing area. A four-day music festival, "North By Northgate", was introduced in 1998 and has become an annual tradition, renamed the "Northgate Music Festival" in 2002. In 2006, the city council incorporated Northgate as a special tax zone to finance additional improvements and expansions.<ref>{{cite news |title=College Station creates Northgate tax zone |newspaper=The Bryan-College Station Eagle |date=June 23, 2006|last=Avison |first=April |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-147396685.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026054110/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-147396685.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 26, 2012}}</ref>

Live music is a major draw to the Northgate area. Many well-known musicians, especially in the [[Texas country music]] scene, initially performed in the Northgate area. Notable names include [[Robert Earl Keen]], Grammy award-winner [[Lyle Lovett]], Dub Miller, and [[Roger Creager]]. The district is bisected to the north by Church Street, made famous by the Robert Earl Keen and Lyle Lovett duet "The Front Porch Song".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Rob |date=14 February 2013 |title=Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen recall the legendary 'Front Porch' at Texas A&M |url=https://myaggienation.com/aggie_profiles/lyle-lovett-and-robert-earl-keen-recall-the-legendary-front-porch-at-texas-a-m/article_771efed0-3921-11e4-95db-001a4bcf887a.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230105050738/https://myaggienation.com/aggie_profiles/lyle-lovett-and-robert-earl-keen-recall-the-legendary-front-porch-at-texas-a-m/article_771efed0-3921-11e4-95db-001a4bcf887a.html |archive-date=5 January 2023 |access-date=4 January 2023 |website=myaggienation.com}}</ref>

[[File:Lofts at Wolf Pen Creek in College Station.jpg|thumbnail|right|View of the Lofts at Wolf Pen Creek in College Station]]

====Wellborn District====
[[Wellborn, Texas|Wellborn]] became a community in 1867 as a construction camp on the Houston and Texas Central Railroad. The town's name has been attributed to a well at the construction camp, a foreman named E.W. Wellborn, or a landowner named W.W. Willburn. Also in 1867, a post office opened in the community under the name Wellborn Station. In 1870, the name was shortened to Wellborn.<ref>"Wellborn, Texas". The Handbook of Texas online. Retrieved July 3, 2009.</ref> On April 14, 2011, the City Council of College Station voted 5–2 to annex Wellborn, thus making the community the Wellborn district. Wellborn is often mispronounced as 'well-born' but is pronounced by locals as 'Well-burn'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/CS_City_Council_Votes_to_Annex_Wellborn_119890359.html|title=CS City Council Votes to Annex Wellborn|first=Cody Lillich and Clay|last=Falls|access-date=April 19, 2012|archive-date=March 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314020047/http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/CS_City_Council_Votes_to_Annex_Wellborn_119890359.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>