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'''Aragon''' is a [[Wikipedia:New urbanism|new urbanist]] traditional neighborhood located in [[downtown Pensacola]] between [[9th Avenue]] and [[Florida Blanca Street]], formerly the site of the [[Aragon Court]] housing project.
==Development==
The $35 million project was conceived in [[1995]] by the [[Aragon Group]], made up of developers [[Jim Reeves]], [[Robert Boothe]], [[Bob Montgomery]] and Reeves' daughter [[Michelle MacNeil]], whose firm [[Architectural Affairs]] designed most of the houses. Their plan for the 20-acre site, previously occupied by the [[Aragon Court]] housing project, was selected by the [[Community Redevelopment Agency]] in June [[1998]] over two competing proposals.<ref name="lags">"Aragon work lags behind demand." ''Pensacola News Journal'', June 2, 1999.</ref> After a series of delays, the Aragon Group purchased the land from the [[City of Pensacola]] for $914,000 on [[July 26]], [[1999]].<ref>"Groundbreaking `almost here' for Aragon project." ''Pensacola News Journal'', July 27, 1999.</ref>
==Other images==
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Image:AragonCourt.jpg|The gateway to Aragon Court at [[Ninth Avenue]] and [[Romana Street]]
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==References==
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[[Category:Aragon| ]] [[Category:Neighborhoods]]
