The story
Infamous public housing project designed by Minoru Yamasaki (World Trade Center architect). Televised implosion in 1972 called 'the death of modern architecture.'
Everything that was here
- 1954–1976
Pruitt-Igoe Housing ProjectPublic Housing
Infamous public housing project designed by Minoru Yamasaki (World Trade Center architect). Televised implosion in 1972 called 'the death of modern architecture.'
See the map in 1955 →
Nearby history
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