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2014

History

Lindenwood University

World's Fair

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"The World's Fair, Pruitt-Igoe, And The Myths Of Modernism", Timothy J. Fox Nov 2014

"The World's Fair, Pruitt-Igoe, And The Myths Of Modernism", Timothy J. Fox

The Confluence (2009-2020)

The 1904 World 's Fair and Pruitt-Igoe, a public housing project, are clearly defined in St. Louis history, one as being possibly the best event to take place in St. Louis and the other as the most epic of failures for the city. Here they are examined and the mythical promises of civic growth they both displayed.