Forty years ago, an enormous, decrepit, crime-ridden St. Louis public housing project was destroyed with dynamite. Television and still pictures of the imploding buildings went viral, so to speak, though that wasn't a term yet.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Review: 'The Pruitt-Igoe Myth' builds from an implosion
'The Pruitt-Igoe Myth' documentary is a thoughtful, troubling look at the causes and effects of a public-housing complex's demolition in St. Louis.
Forty years ago, an enormous, decrepit, crime-ridden St. Louis public housing project was destroyed with dynamite. Television and still pictures of the imploding buildings went viral, so to speak, though that wasn't a term yet.
Forty years ago, an enormous, decrepit, crime-ridden St. Louis public housing project was destroyed with dynamite. Television and still pictures of the imploding buildings went viral, so to speak, though that wasn't a term yet.
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