Thorne Apartments for Rent

The neighborhood of Thorne in located a little over two miles west of downtown Midland. The city of Midland, originally founded as the halfway point between Fort Worth and El Paso, is situated in West Texas and is the home of former Presidents George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush and former First Ladies Barbara and Laura Bush. The childhood home of Pres. George W. Bush is listed on the National Registry of Historic Sites and restored to the 1951-1955 period when the Bush family lived there.

The residents of Thorne who wish to take EZRider public buses, managed by the Midland-Odessa Urban Transit District, can take the Route 2 buses that run on Andrews Highway. The main roads that serve this neighborhood are West Illinois Avenue, North Midkiff Road and Andrews Highway.

Thorne belongs to the Midland Independent School District. Lamar Elementary School is the closest to the neighborhood. Post-secondary education opportunities are available at Midland College, a level-two, comprehensive community college, as well as other colleges in Odessa. The College’s Petroleum Professional Development Center provides continuing education for the oil industry. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, also located in Odessa, offers four year degrees and graduate programs.

The city of Midland provides recreational facilities and programs through its several parks, swimming pools, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, as well as designated running and biking trails. The Scharbauer Sports Complex hosts local baseball, football, and soccer teams.

The closest hospital to Thorne is Midland Memorial Hospital on West Illinois Avenue, across from The Village Shopping Center. There are various retail stores in the intersection of West Illinois Avenue and North Midkiff Road, around the Health and Senior Services Center run by the Midland Health Department.