For decades Montrose has been a neighborhood where you can come as you are and feel welcome. Now filled with museums, cafes, shops, and dives, you'll often find them shrouded in greenery or intermingled amongst residences. A great escape from the sea of concrete. We feel pride when we support our community, and inspired by the people who work tirelessly to run the places we frequent. We know parking is a nightmare, it's just something you learn to deal with. A sign of a more progressive and welcomed time, Montrose may no longer be the ubiquitous gay community it was once. This doesn't mean it's lost its charm or forgotten its roots. To take a quote from one of the neighborhood's original developers (J.W. Link) a little out of context, "Houston has to grow. Montrose [will] lead the procession."
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On the Menil Campus facing an incredible live oak tree, sits a small gallery devoted to the works of Cy Twombly. Natural light diffuses through sailcloth ceilings casting the large-scale paintings and minimal space in a soft light. Much like the main building of the collection, the presentation honors the work. Twombly was involved from its inception, sketching a design for architect Renzo Piano and deciding how to fill each of its rooms. It's not often that you can experience an artist's works in this way. With time, my own fondness for abstract painting has grown, and it's mostly thanks to the Twombly gallery.
