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The documentary argues that the violent social collapse within the Pruitt-Igoe complex was not due to the demographic composition of its residents, [2] but was a result of wider, external social forces, namely the declining economic fortunes of St. Louis, the resulting impact upon employment opportunities, and the project's failure to meet ...
The U.S. Custom House and Post Office is a court house at 815 Olive Street in downtown St. Louis.. It was designed by architects Alfred B. Mullett, William Appleton Potter, and James G. Hill, [3] and was constructed between 1873 and 1884. [2]
The Cal State–San Marcos (CSUSM) athletic teams are called the Cougars, and their official colors are bright/royal blue and white. The university is a member of the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) since the 2015–16 academic ...
Cochran Gardens was a public housing complex on the near north side of downtown St. Louis, Missouri. Construction was completed in 1953. [1] The complex was occupied until 2006. [citation needed] It was famous for its residents' innovative form of tenant-led management. In 1976, Cochran Gardens became one of the first U.S. housing projects to ...
Pruitt–Igoe was named for St. Louisans Wendell O. Pruitt, an African-American fighter pilot in World War II, and William L. Igoe, a former US Congressman. [19] Originally, the city planned two partitions: Pruitt for black residents and Igoe for whites, [20] as St. Louis public housing was segregated until 1955. [21]
One Metropolitan Square, also known as Met Square, is an office skyscraper completed in 1989, located in downtown St. Louis, Missouri.At 180.7 m (593 ft), it is the tallest building in the city and second tallest building in Missouri.
Current and former public housing projects in St. Louis, Missouri. Pages in category "Public housing in St. Louis" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Bertha Gilkey (née Knox; March 18, 1949 – May 25, 2014) was an African-American activist of tenant management of public housing properties. [2] She set up the first tenant management association in St. Louis, Missouri, which successfully rehabilitated the once decrepit Cochran Gardens public housing project, and managed it for more than 20 years.