<p>The Pruitt-Igoe housing project in St. Louis became most famous at the moment of its demise. The thirty-three high-rise towers built in the 1950’s were supposed to solve the impending population crisis in inner city St. Louis. It was supposed … <a href="http://99percentinvisible.prx.org/2012/01/06/99-invisible-44-the-pruitt-igoe-myth/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Continue reading →</a></p>

The Pruitt-Igoe housing project in St. Louis became most famous at the moment of its demise. The thirty-three high-rise towers built in the 1950’s were supposed to solve the impending population crisis in inner city St. Louis. It was supposed … Continue reading →

<p>The Pruitt-Igoe housing project in St. Louis became most famous at the moment of its demise. The thirty-three high-rise towers built in the 1950’s were supposed to solve the impending population crisis in inner city St. Louis. It was supposed … <a href="http://99percentinvisible.prx.org/2012/01/06/99-invisible-44-the-pruitt-igoe-myth/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Continue reading →</a></p>

99% Invisible-44- The Pruitt-Igoe Myth

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