Kelly Court

Kelly Court also known as "Kelly Village," is a 500-unit public housing projects located in the historic Fifth Ward neighborhood of Houston It is Houston's second housing project built for African Americans, opening after World War II. In the 1950s 80% of Kelly Court where low income black families, many descended from rural areas in Louisiana and Mississippi.[1] By the 1970s many buildings where severely run-down and overran by drug dealers, pimps and criminals. Violent crimes such as robberies and assaults in Kelly court hit an all-time high in the early 1980s forcing police to set a curfew. Although the curfew was successful drugs still remained a problem in the project. In 1997 Kelly Court undergone several renovations and a full modernization which was completed by 1999. After modernization it was named Kelly Village and now open to mixed income families.[2] In 2012 HUD granted a quarter-million dollar to Kelly Court for security renovation. The renovation installed surveillance cameras for law enforcement to reduce crime activity.[3] In June 2013 the Housing Authority demolished the last original 63 units which where damaged by Hurricane Ike.[4]

References

  1. ↑ J., KLEINER, DIANA (12 June 2010). "FIFTH WARD, HOUSTON". Tshaonline.org. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Kelly Village - Houston Housing Authority". Housingforhouston.com. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Thanks to HUD grant, Kelly Village to get security cameras after rash of crime". Abc13.com. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Houston mom's request gets mayor to tear down scary building". Chron.com. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
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