The community in which Pruitt-Igoe was placed was in the process of significant economic decline. The neighborhood itself had no economic opportunities for the residents. And all of these things led to an accelerated decline and frankly pretty alarming vacancy rates fairly early on. It was decided then after only a few years of operation that Pruitt-I goe was best dealt with by a large scale demolition.

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