Pruitt-Igoe (Images of America) by Bob Hansman

Pruitt-Igoe (Images of America) by Bob Hansman

In the early 1950s, Pruitt-Igoe, a vast public housing project, arose on 57 acres on the near north side of St. Louis. Barely 20 years after construction, the 33 eleven-story buildings that made up the complex were razed, and the vacant land that was once home to thousands of people was gradually reclaimed by a dense, neglected urban forest. What happened in-between is a story that tempts but also defies simple narratives. It is a story of interweaving and competing accounts, both then and now. This volume approaches Pruitt-Igoe with all of its contradiction in mind. Alongside iconic images, other seldom-seen photographs flesh out the history in sometimes surprising ways and, in doing so, preserve some of the stories that are in danger of being permanently erased and lost, just as Pruitt-Igoe was.

Hansman, Bob: - A St. Louis native, Bob Hansman is an associate professor and a faculty fellow of the Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement at Washington University in St. Louis. In the early 1990s, he founded--and still directs, with his son Jovan--City Faces and the Jermaine Lamond Roberts Memorial Studio, in the Clinton-Peabody public housing project. Locally, he has received a Rosa Parks Award and a Dred Scott Freedom Award for his work.

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ISBN 13	9781467125826
ISBN 10	1467125822
Title	Pruitt-Igoe (Images of America)
Author	Bob Hansman
Series	Images Of America Ser
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Year published	2017-07-17
Number of pages	128
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