Carr Square, St. Louis

Carr Square is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The near Northside neighborhood is bounded by Cass Avenue on the North, Cole Street on the South, North Tucker Boulevard and North 13th Street on the East, and North Jefferson on the West. It was the site, from 1954 to 1971, of the infamous Pruitt–Igoe public housing complex.DemographicsIn 2010 Carr Square's racial makeup was 98.0% Black, 0.5% White, 0.3% Native American, 0.9% Two or More Races, and 0.1% Some Other Race. 0.5% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino origin.New Carr Square streetcar lineIn June 2013 Forbes magazine profiled new streetcar systems of ten American cities that had built or were building new modern streetcar systems. According to Forbes, St. Louis is considering building a new modern line to connect downtown to Carr Square.