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[[Image:Houston sw21.jpg|thumb|right|250px|1921 road map of Houston showing oval race track in approximate location of northern terminus of Buffalo Speedway.]]'''Buffalo Speedway''' is a street in [[Houston, Texas]]. It starts in the upper class [[River Oaks]] neighborhood on the west side of Houston at an with [[Westheimer Street]].<ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=buffalo+speedway,+houston,+tx&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=49.891082,72.421875&ie=UTF8&ll=29.742134,-95.427418&spn=0.02694,0.035362&z=15 Google Maps]</ref> It ends at West Bellfort on the southwest side of Houston.<ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=buffalo+speedway,+houston,+tx&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=49.891082,72.421875&ie=UTF8&ll=29.672691,-95.425186&spn=0.026959,0.035362&z=15 Google Maps]</ref> |
[[Image:Houston sw21.jpg|thumb|right|250px|1921 road map of Houston showing oval race track in approximate location of northern terminus of Buffalo Speedway.]]'''Buffalo Speedway''' is a street in [[Houston, Texas]]. It starts in the upper class [[River Oaks]] neighborhood on the west side of Houston at an with [[Westheimer Street]].<ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=buffalo+speedway,+houston,+tx&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=49.891082,72.421875&ie=UTF8&ll=29.742134,-95.427418&spn=0.02694,0.035362&z=15 Google Maps]</ref> It ends at West Bellfort on the southwest side of Houston.<ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=buffalo+speedway,+houston,+tx&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=49.891082,72.421875&ie=UTF8&ll=29.672691,-95.425186&spn=0.026959,0.035362&z=15 Google Maps]</ref> |
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The speedway part of the name comes from a section of the road that was long and straight where it was possible to attain high speeds.<ref name="chron1">[http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2007_4434201 Rad Sallee, "Why did the Buffalo cross the speedway?", [[Houston Chronicle]], Oct. 1, 2007]</ref> The "buffalo" part is surmised to be due to 1. popularity of the word buffalo around the time of the road's naming and 2. replacement of Buffalo Drive by the Allen Parkway.<ref name="chron1"/> However, old USGS maps suggest the existence of a race track where Buffalo Speedway would later be built.<ref>[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/moveit/5213385.html Rad Sallee, "Looking at overpasses, one at a time", [[Houston Chronicle]], Oct. 15, 2007]</ref> Historian and retired land researcher Ann Quin Wilson says that a speedway existed near the site of today's [[Lamar High School (Houston)|Lamar High School]], which would have been at the intersection of Buffalo Drive (now Allen Parkway) and where the Buffalo Speedway would later be built.{{ |
The speedway part of the name comes from a section of the road that was long and straight where it was possible to attain high speeds.<ref name="chron1">[http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2007_4434201 Rad Sallee, "Why did the Buffalo cross the speedway?", [[Houston Chronicle]], Oct. 1, 2007]</ref> The "buffalo" part is surmised to be due to 1. popularity of the word buffalo around the time of the road's naming and 2. replacement of Buffalo Drive by the Allen Parkway.<ref name="chron1"/> However, old USGS maps suggest the existence of a race track where Buffalo Speedway would later be built.<ref>[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/moveit/5213385.html Rad Sallee, "Looking at overpasses, one at a time", [[Houston Chronicle]], Oct. 15, 2007]</ref> Historian and retired land researcher Ann Quin Wilson says that a speedway existed near the site of today's [[Lamar High School (Houston)|Lamar High School]], which would have been at the intersection of Buffalo Drive (now Allen Parkway) and where the Buffalo Speedway would later be built.{{Fact|date=May 2009}} |
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Some road signs refer to it as Buffalo Spdwy with speedway taking the place of other designations like road or street.{{ |
Some road signs refer to it as Buffalo Spdwy with speedway taking the place of other designations like road or street.{{Fact|date=May 2009}} |
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[[Image:UpperKirby.JPG|thumb|right|An [[Upper Kirby]] street sign showing the Buffalo Speedway.]] |
[[Image:UpperKirby.JPG|thumb|right|An [[Upper Kirby]] street sign showing the Buffalo Speedway.]] |
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Buffalo Speedway is a street in Houston, Texas. It starts in the upper class River Oaks neighborhood on the west side of Houston at an with Westheimer Street.[1] It ends at West Bellfort on the southwest side of Houston.[2]
The speedway part of the name comes from a section of the road that was long and straight where it was possible to attain high speeds.[3] The "buffalo" part is surmised to be due to 1. popularity of the word buffalo around the time of the road's naming and 2. replacement of Buffalo Drive by the Allen Parkway.[3] However, old USGS maps suggest the existence of a race track where Buffalo Speedway would later be built.[4] Historian and retired land researcher Ann Quin Wilson says that a speedway existed near the site of today's Lamar High School, which would have been at the intersection of Buffalo Drive (now Allen Parkway) and where the Buffalo Speedway would later be built.[citation needed]
Some road signs refer to it as Buffalo Spdwy with speedway taking the place of other designations like road or street.[citation needed]
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