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[[Image:AragonCourt.jpg|thumb|right|The gateway to Aragon Court at [[Ninth Avenue]] and [[Romana Street]].]]
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[[Image:Admiral Mason Park.jpg|thumb|right|Aragon Court behind [[Admiral Mason Park]] in September 1959]]
[[Aragon Court]] is an upscale housing development in [[downtown Pensacola]].
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{{for|the modern neighborhood in the same area|Aragon}}
  
The site formerly housed a low-income housing project of the same name, which opened in [[1940]] along with [[Attucks Court]].  Originally, Aragon Court served as low-income housing for white residents, while Attucks Court was designated for black residents.
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'''Aragon Court''' was a low-income housing project that opened in [[1940]]. Built during [[segregation]], Aragon Court was originally for white residents only, as opposed to the all-black [[Attucks Court]] project built on West [[Cervantes Street]] at the same time.
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The project was demolished in [[1998]] to make way for the [[Wikipedia:New urbanism|new urbanist]] [[Aragon]] neighborhood. The land where the project
  
 
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Revision as of 12:07, 29 November 2007

Aragon Court behind Admiral Mason Park in September 1959

Aragon Court was a low-income housing project that opened in 1940. Built during segregation, Aragon Court was originally for white residents only, as opposed to the all-black Attucks Court project built on West Cervantes Street at the same time.

The project was demolished in 1998 to make way for the new urbanist Aragon neighborhood. The land where the project