Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-death-of-an-architectural-myth Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story In St. Louis Missouri in the 1950’s, Pruitt-Igoe was touted as the definitive model for public housing projects in the modern era. In the new documentary, The Pruitt-Igoe Myth, Chad Freidrichs explores the multitude of social, economic, and political forces that contributed to its downfall.