Opening Day
"[Pruitt-Igoe is] tangible evidence of progress in the continuing war against slums and decay. St. Louisians can point to their city as a model of modern development."
-Mayor Joseph M. Darst
-Mayor Joseph M. Darst
"Though originally conceived as two segregated sections (Pruitt for blacks and Igoe for whites), a Supreme Court decision handed down that same year forced desegregation. Attempts at integration failed, however, and Pruitt-Igoe was an exclusively black project virtually from inception."
-Katharine Bristol |