Tell me about the establishment of Pocomoke Hights in Pocomoke City.
Pocomoke Hights was
established as a Public Housing Administration (PHA) project in Pocomoke City and occupied by 1953. It was built to provide housing for the low-income community in the area. Key details on the project
- Establishment: The PHA approved the project and the first units were occupied by 1953.
- Initial construction: The initial PHA project was for 50 family units, and the construction contract was awarded to J.C. Armiger, Inc. of Salisbury. The project was constructed on a 15-acre site.
- Name: The development was initially referred to as the Pocomoke Public Housing project before the name Pocomoke Hights was assigned.
- Operations and funding: The development was operated by the Pocomoke City Housing Authority, with federal funding.
- Early residents: Early residents described the housing as clean, affordable, and a close-knit community.
Transition from public housing
By the 2000s, like many public housing projects, faced issues with aging infrastructure and shifting demographics. The Pocomoke City Housing Authority received approval in 2006 to demolish the original project. The authority was able to secure a $12 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to finance the redevelopment.
Pocomoke Hights
Redevelopment
The new development, completed in 2011, features:
- A revitalized streetscape, with new roads and sidewalks
- The demolition of the original 50 rowhouses, and their replacement with a smaller number of modern, energy-efficient townhouse apartments
- A new community building
- A new playground
The redevelopment project aimed to modernize the affordable housing available in Pocomoke City while improving the overall quality of life for its residents.
(Pocomoke Public Eye note:)
Based on personal remembrance and newspaper archive accounts, Pocomoke Heights provided reasonably priced home ownership opportunities for area residents which included the housing needs of Chincoteague Naval Air Station personnel. Ai's "It was built to provide housing for the low-income community in the area." may prompt a misleading connotation (i.e. a "slum" project).
"Ai's "It was built to provide housing for the low-income community in the area." may prompt a misleading connotation (i.e. a "slum" project)."
In 1953 all of us in Pocomoke were equally poor so nobody noticed. We just thought that was the way almost everybody was.
Your friend,
Slim
In 1953 all of us in Pocomoke were equally poor so nobody noticed. We just thought that was the way almost everybody was.
Your friend,
Slim
"Ai's "It was built to provide housing for the low-income community in the area." may prompt a misleading connotation (i.e. a "slum" project)."
In 1953 all of us in Pocomoke were equally poor so nobody noticed. We just thought that was the way almost everybody was.
Your friend,
Slim
In 1953 all of us in Pocomoke were equally poor so nobody noticed. We just thought that was the way almost everybody was.
Your friend,
Slim
"Ai's "It was built to provide housing for the low-income community in the area." may prompt a misleading connotation (i.e. a "slum" project)."
ReplyDeleteIn 1953 all of us in Pocomoke were equally poor so nobody noticed. We just thought that was the way almost everybody was.
Your friend,
Slim