The Public Housing Dilemma: Richmond, VA (Part 1)

See Part 2 to finish! A short documentary on the redevelopment plans of a Richmond public housing neighborhood, Gilpin Court, along with a brief history on segregative housing practices and past failures in redeveloping public housing. It explores resident concerns and hopes for the future as well. (Part 1)

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Film & Animation

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• RRHA
• public housing
• Richmond
• VA
• Gilpin Court
• RePHRAME
• University of Richmond
• HOPE VI
• Blackwell
• segregation
• history
• documentary
• Jackson Ward
• redlining

[pakmafafmr]

Make sure to continue the documentary with Part II, seen in the right sidebar.

[MThompson237]

Doc Thompson of WRVA 1140AM Radio - right-wingnut talk show host solicits racist comments on his Facebook page to use on his March 24, 2011 radio show:

Do you have first hand knowledge of “The Projects” or Public Housing?

Have you worked or lived there? I’m looking for horror stories to share.

Please provide a lot of details!

[You can post here or e-mail me]

[MThompson237]

DocThompson FB Page:

Maggie Wojtarowicz: Years ago when steel was big in PA.-the town I live in was booming. When the steel industry got outsourced-this town started slowly dying. A city close by had run out of room for section 8/low income folks-so they built a high-rise in my town. The crime and drug dealing-shootings-and all-escalated to the point that many of the small business in town shut down.

[5150entertainment]

I lived in richmond for a couple of years segregation never seemed to ever stop i am native american and swedish and jewish so im very open to racial issues but i witnessed churches even segregated from laburnam ave to machanicsville theres a little church and a big church both on the same piece of property same name but ones for whites ect. i got shot in mosby court for being off brand as they said while i was visiting step family on 4th of july in 01 and i did nothing to them state needs 2 fix

[FRSFreeState]

Public Housing had good intentions and has been successful in providing housing for Low Income people who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford it. But it led to expanding ghettos by piling Low Income people into bad areas.