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Alta Vista, Oak Ridge, Highland Park, Valley View. These may sound like the generic names of neighborhoods and housing communities all across the country, but have you ever thought about what goes into naming these areas, or what their monikers might suggest about the people living there?
Whether it makes sense or not, the names and identifiers of our American communities and housing developments often say more about the people living there than we might realize. In some cases, the way a particular neighborhood is branded can be a direct response to how a community has changed over time, or it can help people feel a sense of connectedness or identity with the area in which they live.
