Pruitt Homes
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Pruitt Homes was one of the two segregated public housing complexes that together formed the infamous mid-20th-century Pruitt–Igoe housing project in St. Louis, Missouri.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public housing project
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segregated public housing complex ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Igoe Apartments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | modernist high-rise ⓘ |
| combinedWith | Igoe Apartments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolishedIn | 1970s ⓘ |
| demolitionReason |
chronic vacancy
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persistent crime ⓘ uninhabitable conditions ⓘ |
| ethnicSegregationPolicy | African American residents ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalReputation | infamous mid-20th-century public housing complex ⓘ |
| hasUse | residential housing ⓘ |
| inception | 1950s ⓘ |
| knownFor |
crime and vandalism
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high levels of poverty ⓘ physical deterioration ⓘ symbol of public housing failure in the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Louis, Missouri
near north side of St. Louis ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | widely documented as an example of failed public housing ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wendell O. Pruitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfBuildings | multiple high-rise blocks ⓘ |
| operatedBy | St. Louis Housing Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | St. Louis Housing Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pruitt–Igoe housing project
NERFINISHED
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mid-20th-century urban renewal program in St. Louis ⓘ |
| socialIssue |
concentrated urban poverty
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racial segregation in housing ⓘ |
| togetherFormed | Pruitt–Igoe housing project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanPlanningContext | post–World War II public housing expansion in the United States ⓘ |
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