THE PRUITT-IGOE MYTH - Review by Jennifer Merin

When St. Louis’ Pruitt-Igoe housing project was built in 1954, it was deemed to be the cure for urban blight. Some 20 years later, the entire complex was declared an inner city housing disaster, and its of 33 eleven-story residential towers were famously imploded. What went wrong? Read more>>

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