A Survivor of Urban Decay

Pruitt–Igoe was a huge public housing project on St. Louis' lower north side, which consisted of 33 11-story apartment buildings on a 57 acre plot . It was designed by architect Minoru Yamasaki, who later designed the World Trade Center towers in New York City. The new complex was first occupied in 1954, but the ungrateful residents soon tore it up. The decline was such that a decade later, the housing project had become infamous for its crime and poverty. It's 33 deteriorating buildings were demolished in the mid-70s. It was an enormous waste of taxpayer dollars and the poster child for failed urban renewal. 

My dad worked there during its demolition and uncovered this old, old bottle in the ruins.