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 project's 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.
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