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. . This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed (February 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this template message), 1943 1944 1945 onwards. 6.1 Casualties and war crimes Post-war housing constructed throughout Houston reflects many architectural styles Although most houses built for the "baby boomers" reflect designs that had been around for decades a number of homes were designed in the mid-century modern style featuring flat or butterfly roofs open floor plans walls of glass atriums and patios a good example of this style is the William L Thaxton Jr House located in Bunker Hill Village which was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1954. Houston Texas Business Directory Houston Texas Business Directory (124) 5.68 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.

Houston received the official nickname of "Space City" in 1967 because it is the location of NASA's Lyndon B Johnson Space Center Other nicknames often used by locals include "Bayou City" "Clutch City" "Crush City" "Magnolia City" "H-Town" and "Culinary Capital of the South".[citation needed]. 3.2 Astrodome Indoor City Park See also: List of films set in Houston.