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Neartown is southwest of Downtown Houston.

The Neartown Association area is roughly bounded by U. S. Highway 59 to the south, Allen Parkway to the north, Bagby Street on the east, and Shepherd Drive to the west.

Neartown neighborhoods include Montrose, Courtlandt Place, Winlow Place, Hyde Park, Cherryhurst.

and First Montrose Commons.

According to the Neartown Association, the area's character is often likened to the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan, New York City.

The Neartown neighborhood at Van Buren Street was the Houston Press " Best Hidden Neighborhood " in 2002.