thing ton ▁Gard ens ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁five ▁such ▁projects ▁located ▁in ▁Texas . ▁Its ▁inclusion ▁in ▁group ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁suggestion ▁of ▁Ele an or ▁Ro ose vel t , ▁who ▁happened ▁upon ▁the ▁area ▁while ▁visit ing ▁the ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁family ▁of ▁the ▁woman ▁to ▁whom ▁her ▁and ▁President ▁Ro ose vel t ' s ▁son ▁Elli ot ▁had ▁become ▁engaged . ▁Of ▁the ▁five ▁sites ▁selected ▁for ▁this ▁program , ▁Dal wor thing ton ▁" col ony " ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁originally ▁called , ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁still ▁in ▁existence ▁today . ▁Since ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁constant ▁operation ▁from ▁its ▁in ception , ▁it ▁maintain s ▁its ▁original ▁z oning ▁reg ulations , ▁which ▁allow ▁subs istence ▁far ming ▁and ▁liv est ock ▁on ▁any ▁lots ▁over ▁one ▁half ▁a cre ▁that ▁remain ▁owned ▁and ▁occupied ▁from ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁z oning ▁was ▁first ▁put ▁into ▁effect . ▁Thus , ▁one ▁can ▁see ▁small , ▁older ▁frame ▁homes ▁with ▁liv est ock ▁on ▁their ▁lot , ▁near ▁and ▁even ▁adjacent ▁to ▁large ▁modern ▁homes ▁with ▁values ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁one ▁million ▁dollars . ▁The ▁community ' s ▁name ▁is ▁a ▁port man te au ▁of ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁anchor ▁cities ▁of ▁the ▁Metro plex : ▁ ▁Dallas , ▁Fort ▁W orth , ▁and ▁Ar ling ton . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Dal wor thing ton ▁Gard ens ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ ▁( 3 2 . 6 9 6 6 3 3 , ▁- 9 7 . 1