News File - What Was Mitchell's Vision?

Grogan, Cochran families help shape history of the county

Houston Chronicle

Developer George Mitchell bought the land and in 1974 the master-planned community of The Woodlands opened on what was once an expansive sawmill operation. Early villages in The Woodlands, like Grogan's Mill and Cochran's Crossing pay homage to the expansive sawmill operation that once existed there.
What’s In a Woodlands Street Name?

Houstonia

Before it was dedicated in 1974, The Woodlands was little more than a swampy thicket off the highway—a twinkle in George Mitchell’s eye. And while a squad of planners and developers began to tame his woodland beast, a marketing agency began to sell a vision that did not yet exist.
George’s Coffee Club keeping George Mitchell’s legacy alive

Woodlands Online

“In my judgment, and of many others, the single most important factor in the success of The Woodlands was its founding developer George Mitchell,” said Galatas. “His vision, tenacity, compassion, charitable nature, concern for the environment and willingness to take financial risk all combined to define the George Mitchell I knew and had the great opportunity to work with for some 20 years.”
Glade Arts Foundation to open in former site of The Woodlands Information Center by November

Community Impact Newspaper

Glade Gallery Owner Dragos Tapu will open the Glade Arts Foundation in November at 2000 Woodlands Parkway in the building that formerly housed The Woodlands Information Center. The Glade Arts Foundation is a nonprofit that initiates, supports, presents and preserves projects from various artists and exhibitions throughout the country. The nonprofit will build on the legacy of supporting the arts that The Woodlands founder George Mitchell and his family has built in the master-planned community, Tapu said.
The History Behind The Trees: The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

Visit Houston

Today, The Pavilion continues to carry on the Mitchell’s vision by hosting not only popular, current concerts, but also classical and performing arts as well as educational events.
HISTORY: Lake Woodlands serves as township landmark, local amenity

Community Impact Newspaper

“It was part of the plan from the very beginning, even back in the early ’70s when I came aboard,” said Robert Heineman, vice president of planning for The Woodlands Development Company.
'They go to The Woodlands' Why some suburbs age better than others

Houston Chronicle

When the late George P. Mitchell opened The Woodlands in 1974, he had an advantage over most suburban developers: His company owned the entire site, which now covers some 44 square miles. This made it possible to achieve a consistent design as the development gradually built out over the next four decades.
The Woodlands Township to study viability of proposed arts center, natural science museum

Community Impact Newspaper

In The Woodlands, George and Cynthia Mitchell made public art, performing art and great aesthetics in architecture and landscaping a hallmark of this community.
What’s opening in the old Information Center building on Woodlands Parkway?

Community Impact Newspaper

The Glade Arts Foundation is a nonprofit that initiates, supports, presents and preserves projects from various artists and exhibitions throughout the country. The nonprofit will build on the legacy of supporting the arts that The Woodlands founder George Mitchell and his family has built in the master-planned community, Tapu said.
See inside The Woodlands’ newest ‘green’ building: Houston Advanced Research Center’s headquarters

Community Impact Newspaper

“Specifically, with my father, I think this building has two things he would love: the concept of how it embodies the notion of sustainability science and living with limited resources and maximizing efficiency,” Michell said.