Mosby Court
{{Short description|Neighborhood in Virginia, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}{{Use American English|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox housing project
| coordinates = {{coord|37.543625|-77.420998|region:US-VA|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image=Mosby Court.jpg|caption=Mosby Court in 2009|population=10,000|location=East End, Richmond, Virginia, US|units=458|population date=2022|constructed=1962–1970|refurbished=2022|famous residents=StaySolidRocky}}
Mosby Court is a housing project and neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia. The neighborhood is named Mosby, while the housing project is named Mosby Court.
Location
Mosby Court is located in the East End quadrant of Richmond, Virginia. Adjacent to the Richmond City Jail, Mosby Court is primarily served by Coalter Street, which accesses the community North 18th Street (U.S. Route 360). Directly south of the neighborhood is Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School.{{Cite news |date=31 May 2015 |title=PHOTOS: Richmond's Mosby Court through the years |url=https://richmond.com/from-the-archives/photos-richmonds-mosby-court-through-the-years/collection_fe7c8ef8-5471-518d-92df-b31e2baec658.html#anchor_item_1 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240317014909/https://richmond.com/from-the-archives/photos-richmonds-mosby-court-through-the-years/collection_fe7c8ef8-5471-518d-92df-b31e2baec658.html%231 |archive-date=17 March 2024 |access-date= |work=Richmond Times-Dispatch}}
History
Mosby Court was first built between 1962 and 1970, and contains 458 units. The neighborhood is named after Benjamin Mosby, a 19th-century land developer.{{Cite news |date=27 May 2017 |title=The history of Richmond's housing projects |url=https://www.wtvr.com/2017/04/06/rva-revealed-richmond-housing-projects-history |work=WTVR-TV}}
As of 2022, Mosby Court has approximately 10,000 residents. In 2022, the city of Richmond redeveloped the housing projects, where they demolished the six largest housing units, replacing them with mixed-income units.{{Cite news |last=Miles |first=Angie |date=24 March 2022 |title=Richmond set to redevelop its public housing neighborhoods, raising old questions |url=https://www.vpm.org/news/2022-03-24/richmond-set-to-redevelop-its-public-housing-neighborhoods-raising-old |work=VPM Media Corporation}}{{Cite news |last=Lazarus |first=Jeremy M. |date=21 October 2021 |title=RRHA board begins process to redevelop Mosby Court South |url=https://richmondfreepress.com/news/2021/oct/21/rrha-board-begins-process-redevelop-mosby-court-so/ |work=Richmond Free Press}}
Notable residents
- StaySolidRocky (born 2001), rapper
See also
References
{{Reflist}}{{geographic location
| title = Nearby Neighborhoods in Richmond, Virginia
| Center = Mosby Court
| North = Whitcomb Court
| Northeast = Eastview
| East = Brauers
| Southeast = Fairmount
| South = Union Hill
| Southwest = Upper Shockoe Valley
| West = Upper Shockoe Valley
| Northwest = Gilpin
}}
{{Richmond, Virginia neighborhoods}}
Category:Neighborhoods in Richmond, Virginia