what is the best neighborhood to live in dallas?
Convention Center District City Center District Government District Arts District West End Belmont Main Street Farmers Market Reunion Bryan Place
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 Though Houston is the largest city in the United States without formal zoning regulations , it has developed similarly to other Sun Belt cities because the city 's land use regulations and legal covenants have played a similar role . Regulations include mandatory lot size for single @-@ family houses and requirements that parking be available to tenants and customers . Such restrictions have had mixed results . Though some have blamed the city 's low density , urban sprawl , and lack of pedestrian @-@ friendliness on these policies , the city 's land use has also been credited with having significant affordable housing , sparing Houston the worst effects of the 2008 real estate crisis . The city issued 42 @,@ 697 building permits in 2008 and was ranked first in the list of healthiest housing markets for 2009 . 

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 The city 's fathers originally depicted Dallas as southern in order to rationalize slavery and opposition to Reconstruction , but this discouraged Northern investment and the political support of wealthy northern migrants to the city . From the 1870s on , Dallas leaders portrayed the city as southwestern , or later as part of the " Sunbelt " , in order to incorporate wealthy non @-@ southern whites , including Jews , into society . For example , between 1852 and 1925 the seven Sanger brothers built successful mercantile businesses along developing railroad lines , including the Sanger Bros. department store , and occupied numerous city and state government posts . White blue collar workers were marginalized , and even more so the Mexican Americans , and blacks . 

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 River Oaks is a residential community located in the center of Houston , Texas , United States . Located within the 610 Loop and between Downtown and Uptown , the community spans 1 @,@ 100 acres ( 450 ha ) . Established in the 1920s by brothers William and Michael Hogg , the community became a well @-@ publicized national model for community planning . River Oaks is the wealthiest and most expensive community in Texas and among the top ten in the United States . Real estate values in the community range from $ 1 million to over $ 20 million . River Oaks was also named the most expensive neighborhood in Houston in 2013 . The community is home to River Oaks Country Club , which includes a golf course designed by architect Donald Ross . 

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 Voters rejected efforts to have separate residential and commercial land @-@ use districts in 1948 , 1962 , and 1993 . Consequently , rather than a single central business district as the center of the city 's employment , multiple districts have grown throughout the city in addition to downtown which include Uptown , Texas Medical Center , Midtown , Greenway Plaza , Memorial City , Energy Corridor , Westchase , and Greenspoint . 

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 The city is surrounded by Houston , West University Place , and Southside Place . 
