Emboldened by the victories of the New Deal, Washington’s best and brightest had learned to dream big, to put their faith in top-down, technocratic solutions to society’s ills.

That’s how they approached public housing and urban renewal, that’s how they approached Vietnam. -Tanner Colby Go To Site

Some projects, like St. Louis's infamous Pruitt-Igoe homes, virtually ceased to function as viable communities.

 Pruitt-Igoe was eventually dynamited by the city not because of structural flaws but because it was an unlivable environment. -John Atlas and Peter Dreier Go To Site

Demolition of Ida B. Wells project


The Last Stateway Gardens Highrise Demolition


The wrecking ball is tediously smashing down the last high-rise from this notorious public housing project.

Demolition of Lafitte Housing Development in New Orleans


The wrecking ball is tediously smashing down the last high-rise from this notorious public housing project.

The Last Robert Taylor Homes Hi-Rise Demolition


Demolition of the last ABLA Homes high-rise in Chicago


The wrecking ball is tediously smashing down the last high-rise from this notorious public housing project.