Residential grid
Straight streets and uniform blocks cover most of the city. They produce an even, finely woven texture that reads clearly at every print size.
Minimalist map poster · United States
29.6630° N / 95.2355° W
A compact, gridded city inside the Houston sprawl, framed by freeways, arterials and flat Gulf Coast neighbourhoods.

One city, five moods
Tap a style to see it on the wall. Every style costs the same — printed, framed or as HD files.
Actual pixels · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
This is a 100% crop of the real print file. Every poster — printed, framed or downloaded — is rendered on our servers at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 pixels, so even the smallest lanes stay crisp on a 24 × 36″ print.
On the wall



The map
South Houston is a small independent city in Harris County, Texas, surrounded by the much larger cities of Houston and Pasadena. On a map it is almost entirely flat and gridded. Residential streets run in straight, regular lines, commercial corridors follow the main roads, and the block pattern is tight and even throughout. Without labels its boundaries are hard to see, because the urban fabric continues uninterrupted on every side.
The Gulf Freeway, Interstate 45, passes close by, and major roads and rail lines divide the wider area into large rectangular sections. Like much of the Houston region, the land is low and level. It is crossed by drainage channels and bayous that carry water towards the Houston Ship Channel and Galveston Bay.
A South Houston map poster frames the city at a scale where its neat grid fills the sheet, with the freeways and arterials giving strong outlines. It is a very graphic map, with dense, evenly spaced lines that look especially crisp in Noir or Classic black & white. The runways of nearby Hobby Airport can add a bold geometric accent.
Straight streets and uniform blocks cover most of the city. They produce an even, finely woven texture that reads clearly at every print size.
Interstate 45 and the region's major roads cut the surrounding area into large rectangular sections, giving the map its strongest outlines.
Channels and bayous wind through the otherwise rigid grid. They add a few natural curves to a landscape that is almost perfectly flat.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why South Houston
For those who grew up or settled in South Houston, a map of these particular blocks says more than a skyline ever could. Personalise the title and subtitle, perhaps with a street name or a year, and keep the coordinates line.
The styles are Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint and Sand. The digital HD set costs $9 and contains six sizes, including 18×24″ and 24×36″, each as a 300 DPI PNG and a print-ready PDF. You can also order a matte print, framed if you wish.
Order the South Houston poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Pick a style at the top of the page, then choose Printed Poster — a size and, if you like, a frame — or Digital HD Files. Checkout takes one step, and your order page updates as soon as the payment goes through.
It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
Yes. Choose a solid wood frame in black, white, natural oak or dark wood. It comes with shatterproof glazing and is ready to hang. Framed posters start at $99, shipping included.
Shipping is free to 60+ countries. Each poster is printed by the nearest of our print partners in 30+ countries and usually arrives in 3–7 business days. You can follow the status and tracking under My Orders. A few countries take 2–5 weeks, and where we don't ship yet, the site tells you before you pay.
Send us a photo within 14 days of delivery and we will reprint it for free or refund you.
Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
For $9 you get 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF files in all six sizes, without a watermark, to print anywhere. Not sure yet? Download a free watermarked preview first.
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