In the 1960s and 1970s, tract housing developments were built on some of this land, mainly raised ranch or split-level houses on one acre (4,000 m) lots.
The 205acre km2 tract housed 50 families.
Several area tract houses are occupied by beauty salons, small stores, and tire repair shops.
Many blocks of old rowhouses have been bulldozed and replaced with suburban-style tract houses.
The firm continued to build tract housing until 1962.
It includes suburban style tract houses with cul-de-sac courts and small yards.
It was mostly a rural area until the 1970s, when a large subdivision began development, with several hundred tract houses.
During this period, the city limits greatly expanded, encompassing acres of newly built tract housing with upgraded roads and services.
