Pruitt-Igoe

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 11, 2011 - The Pruitt-Igoe Myth, Directed by Chad Freidrichs, 79 minutes/U.S.3 p.m. at Brown…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 22, 2011 - I've driven by or biked alongside the Pruitt-Igoe Homes site for years, that huge…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 11, 2011 - Nearly 40 years ago, as viewers around the country watched the nightly news on their…

This article originally appeared in the St. Louis Beacon - Nearly 40 years ago, as viewers around the country watched the nightly news on their television…

The Pruitt-Igoe public housing project in St. Louis was once considered the template for post-war public housing, a national model. For awhile it…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 10, 2011 - The site was bounded by Cass Avenue on the north, North Jefferson Avenue on the west,…

In 1972 the first of the buildings was imploded. They were all brought down by 1976 and much of the site is now covered by weeds and trees. Developer Paul McKee has said he wants to building a “community hub” on the former site, including housing, entertainment, and retail.