A 1956 Missouri court decision desegregated public housing in the state.[citation needed] The following year, occupancy of Pruitt-Igoe peaked at 91%.[15] Sources on exact depopulation rate differ: according to Newman, occupancy never rose above 60%;[14] according to Ramroth, vacancy rose to one-third capacity by 1965.[16] All authors agree that by the end of the 1960s, Pruitt–Igoe was nearly abandoned and had deteriorated into a decaying, dangerous, crime-infested neighborhood; its architect lamented: "I never thought people were that destructive".[18]
Residents cite a lack of maintenance almost from the very beginning, including the regular breakdown of elevators, as being a primary cause of the deterioration of the project.[17] Local authorities cited a lack of funding to pay for the workforce necessary for proper upkeep of the buildings.[17] In addition, ventilation was poor, and centralized air conditioning nonexistent.[11] The stairwells and corridors attracted muggers.[11] The project's parking and recreation facilities were inadequate; playgrounds were added only after tenants petitioned for their installation.
In 1971, Pruitt–Igoe housed only six hundred people in seventeen buildings; the other sixteen were boarded up.[19] Meanwhile, adjacent Carr Village, a low-rise area with a similar demographic makeup, remained fully occupied and trouble-free throughout the construction, occupancy and decline of Pruitt–Igoe.[20]
Despite decay of the public areas and gang violence, Pruitt–Igoe contained isolated pockets of relative well-being throughout its worst years. Apartments clustered around small, two-family landings with tenants working to maintain and clear their common areas were often relatively successful. When corridors were shared by 20 families and staircases by hundreds, public spaces immediately fell into disrepair.[20] When the number of residents per public space rose above a certain level, none would identify with these "no man's land[s]" – places where it was "impossible to feel ... to tell resident from intruder".[20] The inhabitants of Pruitt–Igoe organized an active tenant association, bringing about community enterprises. One such example was the creation of craft rooms; these rooms allowed the women of the Pruitt–Igoe to congregate, socialize, and create ornaments, quilts, and statues for sale.
A 1956 Missouri court decision desegregated public housing in the state.[citation needed] The following year, occupancy of Pruitt-Igoe peaked at 91%.[15] Sources on exact depopulation rate differ: according to Newman, occupancy never rose above 60%;[14] according to Ramroth, vacancy rose to one-third capacity by 1965.[16] All authors agree that by the end of the 1960s, Pruitt–Igoe was nearly abandoned and had deteriorated into a decaying, dangerous, crime-infested neighborhood; its architect lamented: "I never thought people were that destructive".[18]
Residents cite a lack of maintenance almost from the very beginning, including the regular breakdown of elevators, as being a primary cause of the deterioration of the project.[17] Local authorities cited a lack of funding to pay for the workforce necessary for proper upkeep of the buildings.[17] In addition, ventilation was poor, and centralized air conditioning nonexistent.[11] The stairwells and corridors attracted muggers.[11] The project's parking and recreation facilities were inadequate; playgrounds were added only after tenants petitioned for their installation.
In 1971, Pruitt–Igoe housed only six hundred people in seventeen buildings; the other sixteen were boarded up.[19] Meanwhile, adjacent Carr Village, a low-rise area with a similar demographic makeup, remained fully occupied and trouble-free throughout the construction, occupancy and decline of Pruitt–Igoe.[20]
Despite decay of the public areas and gang violence, Pruitt–Igoe contained isolated pockets of relative well-being throughout its worst years. Apartments clustered around small, two-family landings with tenants working to maintain and clear their common areas were often relatively successful. When corridors were shared by 20 families and staircases by hundreds, public spaces immediately fell into disrepair.[20] When the number of residents per public space rose above a certain level, none would identify with these "no man's land[s]" – places where it was "impossible to feel ... to tell resident from intruder".[20] The inhabitants of Pruitt–Igoe organized an active tenant association, bringing about community enterprises. One such example was the creation of craft rooms; these rooms allowed the women of the Pruitt–Igoe to congregate, socialize, and create ornaments, quilts, and statues for sale.
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