Defining the Boundaries

The Carr Square Neighborhood was defined by 7th and 14th streets, and Lucas and O'Fallon. (Source: Housing Conditions in St. Louis, Civic League of St. Louis, 1908.)

Little Jerusalem was defined loosely by 6th & 11th streets, and Carr & Lucas.


A map of the intersecting area today:

The red box is Carr Square and the blue box Little Jerusalem. Carr Square was a mix of ethnicities, and the residents didn’t neatly divide themselves into isolated areas. Similar boundaries are often used to define “Kerry Patch,” and likely other ethnic communities. 


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