Today, the buildings are arguably the most infamous public housing project ever built in the United States, but at first it would seem they were a haven as compared to the slums, a blessing to many residents grateful for the fresh start. In The Pruitt-Igoe Myth, a 2011 film interviewing past residents on their experiences growing up in the buildings, many recall the initial joy and warmth of the place, the efficiency of the plumbing, the smells of cooking, and the community. One interviewee even recalled her apartment as a “poor man’s penthouse." “I know a lot of bad things came out of Pruitt-Igoe,” she says in the film, “I know they did. But I don’t think they outweighed the good.”