Welcome to e\Episode 1 of Pruitt-Igoe: Stories from Within. In this episode, I discuss the St. Louis Tornado Outbreak of 1959 and it's permanent effects on Pruitt-Igoe. This episode features snippets from oral histories with Michael Willis, Ben Phillips, and Chester Deanes.To listen to the full length oral histories, and to learn more about this project, please visit us at this link: https://arcg.is/0X4v1KAdditionally, this webpage includes several pictures of the tornado's aftermath and more historical context. Map of tornado's path: https://www.tornadotalk.com/st-louis-mo-f4-tornado-february-10-1959/