First of all its too darn hot, and especially for Scots..
Mike alluded to it.. residential design driven.. epitomized perhaps by where the wealth is or was during the 1900- WWII period..
River Oaks is an affluent community located in the geographic center of Houston, Texas, United States. Located within the 610 Loop and between Downtown and Uptown, the community spans 1,100 acres (450 ha).[1] Established in the 1920s by brothers William and Michael Hogg, the community became a well-publicized national model for community planning. River Oaks is considered to be one of the wealthiest communities in Texas and has one of the wealthiest zip codes in the United States.[2] Real estate values in the community range from $1 to over $20 million.[3] The community is home to River Oaks Country Club (1923) which includes a golf facility designed by architect Donald Ross
Ross is also credited with on other course in TX, Sunset Grove CC, in Orange County, bet the mosquitos and heat drove him crazy back in his day!
1790 PopulationPennsylvania 434373
Massachusetts 378787
New York 340120
Connecticut 237946
New Jersey 184139
Rhode Island 68825
Delaware 59096
Population 1950 1990
New York 14,830,192 17,990,455
California 10,586,223 29,760,021
Pennsylvania 10,498,012 11,881,643
Illinois 8,712,176 11,430,602
Ohio 7,946,627 10,847,115
Texas 7,711,194 16,986,510
Michigan 6,371,766 9,295,297
New Jersey 4,835,329 7,730,188
Massachusetts 4,690,514 6,016,425
North Carolina 4,061,929 6,628,637
Indiana 3,934,224 5,544,159
Georgia 3,444,578 6,478,216
Virginia 3,318,680 6,187,358
Minnesota 2,982,483 4,375,099
Florida 2,771,305 12,937,926
South Carolina 2,117,027 3,486,703
Connecticut 2,007,280 3,287,116
Colorado 1,325,089 3,294,394
Rhode Island 791,896 1,003,464
Delaware 318,085 666,168
103,254,609 175,827,496