the district generally runs parallel to Interstate 10 between Highway 6 and Kirkwood Road, and extends south of Buffalo Bayou along Eldridge Parkway. The entire district, which extends westward into Greater Katy, contains over 300 companies which employ 94,000 people. One of the Energy Corridor's largest employers, BP America, is headquartered in the Memorial area at Westlake Park. Memorial Bend Memorial Bend had about 350 houses, with the majority being Mid-Century Modern and ranch houses; many were built in the late 1950s and early 1960s. That year five were recently built and therefore had different designs. The community is near Town & Country Village. Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest ( and ) is a group of subdivisions bordered by Memorial Drive to the north and the Buffalo Bayou to the south and west. The neighborhood was one of the first areas of far west Memorial to be developed in the 1960s. Nottingham Forest was the childhood home of comedian Bill Hicks. Hicks jokingly referred to the neighborhood as a "strict Southern Baptist ozone". Notable residents Jeff Bagwell, retired first baseman for the Houston Astros Michael Glyn Brown, former hand surgeon Jose Camarena and Judy Camarena, founder of Taqueria Arandas and his daughter, now manager of the entire company Roger Clemens, retired MLB pitcher who played for the Houston Astros (Memorial Buzz Magazine) Darryl Hamilton, former MLB outfielder Bill Hicks, standup comedian - Spent his childhood in Memorial Andy Pettitte, retired MLB pitcher who played for the Houston Astros Mary Lou Retton, retired American gymnast J. J. Watt, NFL defensive end for the Houston Texans Andrew Luck, NFL QB for the Indianapolis Colts, attended Stratford High School References Neighborhoods in Houston