Site of the Pruitt-Igoe housing project. (1954 - 1976) (St. Louis, Missouri)

USA / Missouri / Saint Louis / St. Louis, Missouri
 historical layer / disappeared object, Modern (architecture)

Former 57 acre (23 hectare) site of the historic, failed, 33-building, 2,870 apartment, Pruitt-Igoe public housing project, completed in 1954, razed completely in 1976. The lead architect was Minoru Yamasaki, utilizing the radiant city concept.

www.soc.iastate.edu/sapp/PruittIgoe.html
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Coordinates:   38°38'32"N   90°12'34"W

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  • Former home of boxer Leon Spinks.
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