low-rise housing projects (The Pit)
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Low-rise housing projects (The Pit) is a notorious Baltimore public housing complex in *The Wire* that serves as a central hub for street-level drug dealing and gang activity.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drug dealing territory
ⓘ
fictional location ⓘ public housing project ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Pit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Wire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Bodie Broadus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
D'Angelo Barksdale NERFINISHED ⓘ Poot Carr NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralToPlotArc | investigation of Barksdale Organization in Season 1 ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Barksdale Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfSetting | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | David Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs | notorious housing project ⓘ |
| genreContext | crime drama ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional | Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television series ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | depicts street-level operations of Barksdale drug trade ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
drug economy
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systemic neglect ⓘ urban poverty ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse | The Wire universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policedBy | Baltimore Police Department (fictional depiction) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunctionInNarrative |
center of gang activity
ⓘ
hub for street-level drug dealing ⓘ |
| seasonIntroduced | Season 1 ⓘ |
| settingType | low-rise public housing ⓘ |
| usedFor |
stash locations for narcotics
ⓘ
street-level drug sales ⓘ |
| visualMotif | courtyard hangout for young dealers ⓘ |
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