In the United States,
inner suburbs (sometimes known as "first-ring" suburbs) are the older, more densely populated communities of a
metropolitan area
A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metro area usually com ...
with histories that significantly predate those of their suburban or
exurban counterparts. Most inner suburbs share a common border with the principal city of the metropolitan area and developed along railroad or streetcar lines radiating from the principal city (or at ferry termini, if at water borders).
Atlanta, Georgia
Austin, Texas
Baltimore, Maryland
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Port Allen
Bay Area, California
San Francisco
San Jose
Oakland
Birmingham, Alabama
Boston, Massachusetts
Buffalo, New York
Burlington, Vermont
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Tennessee side
Georgia Side
Chicago, Illinois
Illinois side
Indiana side
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Hammond
Hammond may refer to:
People
* Hammond Innes (1913–1998), English novelist
* Hammond (surname)
* Justice Hammond (disambiguation)
Places Antarctica
* Hammond Glacier, Antarctica
Australia
*Hammond, South Australia, a small settlement in South ...
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East Chicago
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Whiting
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Gary
Gary may refer to:
*Gary (given name), a common masculine given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
*Gary, Indiana, the largest city named Gary
Places
;Iran
*Gary, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan Province
;Unit ...
Cincinnati, Ohio
Ohio side
Northern Kentucky side
Cleveland/ Akron, Ohio
Cleveland
Akron
Columbus, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio
Denver, Colorado
Detroit, Michigan
Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas
Dallas
Fort Worth
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Hartford, Connecticut
Houston, Texas
Indianapolis, Indiana
Kansas City, Missouri
Missouri side
Kansas side
Little Rock, Arkansas
Los Angeles, California
Louisville, Kentucky
Kentucky side
Indiana side
Madison, Wisconsin
Miami, Florida
* Miami Gardens, Florida
* Miramar, Florida
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Nashville, Tennessee
New Orleans, Louisiana
New York City, New York
New York side
New Jersey side
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Omaha, Nebraska
Orlando, Florida
Peoria, Illinois
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania side
New Jersey side
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Portland, Oregon
Oregon side
Washington side
Providence, Rhode Island
Puget Sound, Washington
Seattle
Tacoma
Rochester, New York
Salt Lake City, Utah
San Antonio, Texas
San Diego, California
Shreveport, Louisiana
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Bossier City
South Central Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
York
Springfield, Illinois
St. Louis, Missouri
Missouri side
Illinois side
Washington, D.C.
Maryland
Virginia
See also
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Burgess model
The concentric zone model, also known as the Burgess model or the CCD model, is one of the earliest theoretical models to explain urban social structures. It was created by sociologist Ernest Burgess in 1925.
The model
Based on human ecology the ...
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Suburb
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...
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Urban geography
Suburb
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...