Up Next
Back to Show
PBS News Hour
The Death of an Architectural Myth
In St. Louis Missouri in the 1950's, Pruitt-Igoe was touted as the definitive model for public housing projects in the modern era. In the new documentary, 'The Pruitt-Igoe Myth', Chad Freidrichs explores the multitude of social, economic, and political forces that contributed to its downfall.
