Once hailed as the future of urban living, St. Louis’s Pruitt-Igoe housing project became a symbol of failure, poverty, and neglect. Its demolition marked not just the end of a neighborhood — but the ...

Past residents of Pruitt-Igoe (which was demolished in the 1970s) recall trucks releasing a dense chemical fog into their streets and mysterious "maintenance workers" installing sprayers on rooftops, ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ben Phillips’ childhood memories include basketball games with friends, and neighbors gathering in the summer shade at their St. Louis housing complex. He also remembers watching men ...