.... The groundbreaking urban renewal project of Pruitt-Igoe in St. Louis is considered to be one of the most notorious failures in public housing. The key forces behind it failure were the implementation and management of the project as opposed to the architectural and structural designs. Destroyed in a dramatic and highly-publicized implosion, the Pruitt-Igoe public housing complex has become a widespread symbol of failure amongst architects, politicians and policy makers. The Pruitt-Igoe Myth explores the social, economic and legislative issues that led to the decline of conventional public housing in America, and the city centers in which they resided, while tracing the personal and poignant narratives of several of the projects residents. In the post-War years, the American city changed in ways that made it unrecognizable from a generation earlier, privileging some and leaving others in its wake. The next time the city changes, remember Pruitt-Igoe. https://youtube/watch?v=5gRuyhf2opY imdb/title/tt1788461/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl
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