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A 1.6-acre (6,500 m) site at the intersection of
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Bissonnet. Prior to 1915, portions of Bissonnet were known as County Poor Farm Road due to their connectivity to the Harris County Poor Farm, a public housing facility which operated between 1894 and 1935.
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staged an operation, the "Bissonnet
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