Baltimore Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====Neighborhoods==== {{See also|List of Baltimore neighborhoods}} [[File:Baltimore neighborhoods map.png|thumb|A map of [[List of Baltimore neighborhoods|Baltimore's designated neighborhoods]]]] Baltimore is officially divided into nine geographical regions: North, Northeast, East, Southeast, South, Southwest, West, Northwest, and Central, with each district patrolled by a respective [[Baltimore Police Department]]. [[Interstate 83]] and [[Charles Street (Baltimore)|Charles Street]] down to [[Maryland Route 2|Hanover Street]] and [[Ritchie Highway]] serve as the east–west dividing line and [[Maryland Route 150|Eastern Avenue]] to [[U.S. Route 40 in Maryland|Route 40]] as the north–south dividing line; however, [[Baltimore Street]] is north–south dividing line for the [[U.S. Postal Service]].<ref name="Tilghman">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/insidersguidetob0000tilg/page/2|title=Insiders' Guide to Baltimore|first=Mary K.|publisher=Globe Pequot Press<!--from Google Books-->|others=Elizabeth A. Evitts<!--from Google Books-->|year=2008|isbn=978-0-7627-4553-1|edition=5th|series=Insiders' Guide Series|location=Guilford, Connecticut|page=[https://archive.org/details/insidersguidetob0000tilg/page/2 2]|oclc=144227820|last=Tilghman|url-access=registration}}</ref> =====Central Baltimore===== Central Baltimore, originally called the Middle District,<ref name=bpdhistory>{{citation|title=Central District|url=http://baltimorecitypolicedept.org/citypolice/baltimore-police-districts/central-district.html|website=Baltimore City Police History|access-date=April 12, 2016}}</ref> stretches north of the Inner Harbor up to the edge of [[Druid Hill Park]]. Downtown Baltimore has mainly served as a commercial district with limited residential opportunities; however, between 2000 and 2010, the downtown population grew 130 percent as old commercial properties have been replaced by residential property.<ref name="Bernstein">{{cite news| url=http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/05/17/families-increasing-in-downtown-baltimore/ |title= Families increasing in downtown Baltimore|first=Rachel|last=Bernstein|work=The Daily Record |date=May 17, 2011 |access-date=January 8, 2012}}</ref> Still the city's main commercial area and business district, it includes Baltimore's sports complexes: [[Oriole Park at Camden Yards]], [[M&T Bank Stadium]], and the [[Royal Farms Arena]]; and the shops and attractions in the Inner Harbor: [[Harborplace]], the [[Baltimore Convention Center]], the [[National Aquarium in Baltimore|National Aquarium]], [[Maryland Science Center]], [[Pier Six Pavilion]], and [[Power Plant Live]].<ref name=Tilghman /> The [[University of Maryland, Baltimore]], the [[University of Maryland Medical Center]], and [[Lexington Market]] are also in the central district, as well as the [[Hippodrome]] and many nightclubs, bars, restaurants, shopping centers and various other attractions.<ref name=Tilghman /><ref name=bpdhistory /> The northern portion of Central Baltimore, between downtown and the Druid Hill Park, is home to many of the city's cultural opportunities. [[Maryland Institute College of Art]], the [[Peabody Institute]] (music conservatory), [[George Peabody Library]], [[Enoch Pratt Free Library]] – Central Library, the [[Lyric Opera House]], the [[Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall]], the [[Walters Art Museum]], the [[Maryland Center for History and Culture]] and its [[Enoch Pratt]] Mansion, and several galleries are located in this region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://baltimore.org/|title=Baltimore|website=Visit Baltimore|access-date=May 1, 2016}}</ref> =====North Baltimore===== [[File:1sherwoodgardens08.JPG|thumb|alt=Park and flowers at Sherwood Gardens, Guilford, Baltimore.|Baltimore's [[Sherwood Gardens]] neighborhood]] Several historic and notable neighborhoods are in this district: [[Govans, Baltimore|Govans]] (1755), [[Roland Park, Baltimore|Roland Park]] (1891), [[Guilford, Baltimore|Guilford]] (1913), [[Homeland, Baltimore|Homeland]] (1924), [[Hampden, Baltimore|Hampden]], [[Woodberry, Baltimore|Woodberry]], [[Old Goucher College Buildings|Old Goucher]] (the original campus of [[Goucher College]]), and [[Jones Falls]]. Along the [[Maryland Route 45|York Road]] corridor going north are the large neighborhoods of [[Charles Village]], [[Waverly, Baltimore|Waverly]], and [[Mount Washington, Baltimore|Mount Washington]]. The [[Station North Arts and Entertainment District]] is also located in North Baltimore.<ref>{{citation|title=Northern District Area Guide|url=https://www.baltimorepolice.org/northern-district|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423003235/https://www.baltimorepolice.org/northern-district|at=Neighborhood Resources|publisher=Baltimore Police Department|access-date=April 12, 2016|archive-date=April 23, 2016}}</ref> =====South Baltimore===== [[File:Federal Hill rowhouses.jpg|alt=Brick rowhouses with flags|thumb|Rowhouses in Baltimore's [[Federal Hill, Baltimore|Federal Hill]] neighborhood]] South Baltimore, a mixed industrial and residential area, consists of the "Old South Baltimore" peninsula below the Inner Harbor and east of the old [[B&O Railroad]]'s Camden line tracks and [[Russell Street (Baltimore)|Russell Street]] downtown. It is a culturally, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse waterfront area with neighborhoods such as [[Locust Point, Baltimore|Locust Point]] and Riverside around a large park of the same name.<ref name="Locust Point">{{cite web |url=http://www.mylocustpoint.com/LocustPointHistory/tabid/54/Default.aspx |title=Locust Point – Celebrating 300 Years of a Historic Community |author=Scott Sheads |publisher=Locust Point Civic Association |access-date=April 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092654/http://www.mylocustpoint.com/LocustPointHistory/tabid/54/Default.aspx |archive-date=September 29, 2007 }}</ref> Just south of the Inner Harbor, the historic [[Federal Hill, Baltimore|Federal Hill]] neighborhood, is home to many working professionals, pubs and restaurants. At the end of the peninsula is historic [[Fort McHenry]], a National Park since the end of World War I, when the old U.S. Army Hospital surrounding the 1798 star-shaped battlements was torn down.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historicfederalhill.org/www/docs/3 |title=Discover Federal Hill |work=Historic Federal Hill |access-date=April 1, 2011 |archive-date=March 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110307043122/http://www.historicfederalhill.org/www/docs/3 }}</ref> Across the Hanover Street Bridge are residential areas such as [[Cherry Hill, Baltimore|Cherry Hill]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cherryhillnet.org/documents/071008CherryHillMasterPlan.pdf|title=Cherry Hill Master Plan (II. History of Cherry Hill)|date=July 10, 2008|publisher=Baltimore City Department of Planning|page=10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912074251/http://www.cherryhillnet.org/documents/071008CherryHillMasterPlan.pdf|archive-date=September 12, 2011|access-date=April 1, 2011|work=Cherry Hill Community Web Site}}</ref> =====Northeast Baltimore===== Northeast is primarily a residential neighborhood, home to [[Morgan State University]], bounded by the city line of 1919 on its northern and eastern boundaries, [[Sinclair Lane]], [[Maryland Route 151|Erdman Avenue]], and [[U.S. Route 40 in Maryland|Pulaski Highway]] to the south and [[The Alameda (Baltimore)|The Alameda]] on to the west. Also in this wedge of the city on [[33rd Street (Baltimore)|33rd Street]] is [[Baltimore City College]] high school, third oldest active public secondary school in the United States, founded downtown in 1839.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/community/guide/bal-rg-learnoverview,0,5643451.story?coll=bal-relocation-features |title=Contrasting studies |access-date=July 29, 2007 |last=Anft |first=Michael |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050909092919/http://www.baltimoresun.com/community/guide/bal-rg-learnoverview%2C0%2C5643451.story?coll=bal-relocation-features |archive-date=September 9, 2005 }}</ref> Across [[Loch Raven Boulevard]] is the former site of the old [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]] home of the [[History of the Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]], [[Baltimore Orioles]], and [[Baltimore Ravens]], now replaced by a [[YMCA]] athletic and housing complex.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bniajfi.org/uploaded_files/0000/0169/hillen_demographic_profile.pdf|title=Profile of General Demographic Characteristics (2000): Hillen|website=Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance|publisher=Baltimore City Department of Planning|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812182510/http://bniajfi.org/uploaded_files/0000/0169/hillen_demographic_profile.pdf|archive-date=August 12, 2011|access-date=March 29, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bniajfi.org/uploaded_files/0000/0262/stonewood-pentwood-winston_demographic_profile.pdf|title=Profile of General Demographic Characteristics (2000): Stonewood-Pentwood-Winston|website=Baltimore Neighborhoods Indicators Alliance|publisher=Baltimore City Department of Planning|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812182517/http://bniajfi.org/uploaded_files/0000/0262/stonewood-pentwood-winston_demographic_profile.pdf|archive-date=August 12, 2011|access-date=March 29, 2011}}</ref> [[Lake Montebello]] is in Northeast Baltimore.<ref name=bpdhistory /> =====East Baltimore===== Located below [[Sinclair Lane]] and [[Maryland Route 151|Erdman Avenue]], above [[Orleans Street (Baltimore)|Orleans Street]], East Baltimore is mainly made up of residential neighborhoods. This section of East Baltimore is home to [[Johns Hopkins Hospital]], [[Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine]], and [[Johns Hopkins Children's Center]] on [[Broadway (Baltimore)|Broadway]]. Notable neighborhoods include: [[Armistead Gardens]], [[Broadway East]], [[Barclay, Baltimore|Barclay]], [[Ellwood Park]], [[Greenmount, Baltimore|Greenmount]], and [[McElderry Park]].<ref name=bpdhistory /> This area was the on-site film location for ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'', ''[[The Corner]]'' and ''[[The Wire]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www2.citypaper.com/special/story.asp?id=11846 |title=A Guided Tour of "The Wire's" East Baltimore |work=Baltimore City Paper |author=Gadi Dechter |date=May 24, 2006 |access-date=April 1, 2011}}</ref> =====Southeast Baltimore===== Southeast Baltimore, located below [[Fayette Street]], bordering the Inner Harbor and the Northwest Branch of the [[Patapsco River]] to the west, the city line of 1919 on its eastern boundaries and the Patapsco River to the south, is a mixed industrial and residential area. [[Patterson Park]], the "Best Backyard in Baltimore",<ref name=collins2008>{{citation|last=Collins|first=Dan|title=Patterson Park: Best backyard in Baltimore|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/patterson-park-best-backyard-in-baltimore/article/43971|newspaper=Washington Examiner|date=December 18, 2008|access-date=March 30, 2016}}</ref> as well as the [[Highlandtown Arts District, Baltimore, MD|Highlandtown Arts District]], and [[Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center]] are located in Southeast Baltimore. The Shops at Canton Crossing opened in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2013/10/08/the-shops-at-canton-crossing-is-officially-open-for-business/|newspaper=CBS Baltimore|title=The Shops at Canton Crossing is Officially Open for Business|date=October 8, 2013|access-date=April 12, 2016}}</ref> The [[Canton, Baltimore|Canton]] neighborhood, is located along Baltimore's prime waterfront. Other historic neighborhoods include: [[Fell's Point, Baltimore|Fells Point]], [[Patterson Park (neighborhood), Baltimore|Patterson Park]], [[Butchers Hill, Baltimore|Butchers Hill]], [[Highlandtown, Baltimore|Highlandtown]], [[Greektown, Baltimore|Greektown]], [[Inner Harbor East, Baltimore|Harbor East]], [[Little Italy, Baltimore|Little Italy]], and [[Upper Fell's Point]].<ref name=bpdhistory /> =====Northwest Baltimore===== Northwestern is bounded by the county line to the north and west, [[Gwynns Falls Parkway]] on the south and [[Pimlico Road]] on the east, is home to [[Pimlico Race Course]], [[Sinai Hospital (Maryland)|Sinai Hospital]], and the headquarters of the [[NAACP]]. Its neighborhoods are mostly residential and are dissected by [[Northern Parkway (Baltimore)|Northern Parkway]]. The area has been the center of [[History of the Jews in Baltimore|Baltimore's Jewish community]] since after World War II. Notable neighborhoods include: [[Pimlico, Baltimore|Pimlico]], [[Mount Washington, Baltimore|Mount Washington]], and [[Cheswolde, Baltimore|Cheswolde]], and [[Park Heights]].<ref name="Park Heights">{{cite web |url=http://www.livebaltimore.com/neighborhoods/list/parkheights/ |title=Park Heights |work=Live in Baltimore |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref> =====West Baltimore===== West Baltimore is west of downtown and the [[Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (Baltimore)|Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard]] and is bounded by Gwynns Falls Parkway, [[Fremont Avenue]], and [[Baltimore Street|West Baltimore Street]]. The [[Old West Baltimore Historic District]] includes the neighborhoods of [[Harlem Park]], [[Sandtown-Winchester]], [[Druid Heights]], [[Madison Park, Baltimore|Madison Park]], and [[Upton, Baltimore|Upton]].<ref name=nps /><ref>{{citation|publisher=National Register of Historic Places|title=Registration form: Old West Baltimore Historic District|date=November 9, 2004|website=mht.maryland.gov|url=https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/NR_PDFs/NR-1390.pdf|access-date=May 15, 2016}}</ref> Originally a predominantly German neighborhood, by the last half of the 19th century, Old West Baltimore was home to a substantial section of the city's Black population.<ref name=nps/> It became the largest neighborhood for the city's Black community and its cultural, political, and economic center.<ref name=nps>{{citation|title=Baltimore City Heritage Area: Management Action Plan |author=HRG Consultants |author2=AB Associates |date=Sep 2001|website=National Park Service |url=https://www.nps.gov/balt/learn/management/upload/Section-I-Background.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428114908/https://www.nps.gov/balt/learn/management/upload/Section-I-Background.pdf |archive-date=April 28, 2016 |access-date=May 15, 2016}}</ref> [[Coppin State University]], [[Mondawmin Mall]], and [[Edmondson, Baltimore|Edmondson Village]] are located in this district. The area's crime problems have provided subject material for television series, such as ''[[The Wire]]''.<ref>{{citation|title=Part 3 Unhealthy Baltimore: Distrust in the hospital room|author=Capital News Service|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=May 3, 2016|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/freddie-gray/bs-md-ci-unrest-anniversary-20160427-story.html|access-date=May 15, 2016}}</ref> Local organizations, such as the Sandtown Habitat for Humanity and the Upton Planning Committee, have been steadily transforming parts of formerly blighted areas of West Baltimore into clean, safe communities.<ref>{{citation|last=Wheeler|first=Timothy B|title=Habitat group rehabs 300th home in Sandtown|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=December 11, 2011|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-12-11/news/bs-md-habitat-20111211_1_sandtown-habitat-habitat-group-new-song-community-church|access-date=May 15, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://livebaltimore.com/neighborhoods/upton/|title=Upton|publisher=Live in Baltimore|website=LiveBaltimore.com|date=n.d.|access-date=May 15, 2016}}</ref> =====Southwest Baltimore===== Southwest Baltimore is bound by the Baltimore County line to the west, West [[Baltimore Street]] to the north, and [[Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (Baltimore)|Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard]] and [[Baltimore–Washington Parkway|Russell Street/Baltimore-Washington Parkway]] (Maryland Route 295) to the east. Notable neighborhoods in Southwest Baltimore include: [[Pigtown, Baltimore|Pigtown]], [[Carrollton Ridge, Baltimore|Carrollton Ridge]], [[Ridgely's Delight, Baltimore|Ridgely's Delight]], [[Gwynns Falls Leakin Park|Leakin Park]], [[Violetville, Baltimore|Violetville]], [[Lakeland, Baltimore|Lakeland]], and [[Morrell Park, Baltimore|Morrell Park]].<ref name=bpdhistory /> [[St. Agnes Hospital (Baltimore)|St. Agnes Hospital]] on [[Maryland Route 372|Wilkens]] and [[Caton Avenue|Caton]]<ref name=bpdhistory /> avenues is located in this district with the neighboring [[Cardinal Gibbons School (Baltimore, Maryland)|Cardinal Gibbons High School]], which is the former site of [[Babe Ruth]]'s alma mater, St. Mary's Industrial School.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} Through this segment of Baltimore ran the beginnings of the historic [[National Road]], which was constructed beginning in 1806 along [[Old Frederick Road]] and continuing into the county on [[Maryland Route 144|Frederick Road]] into [[Ellicott City, Maryland]].{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} Other sides in this district are: [[Mount Clare (Maryland)|Carroll Park]], one of the city's largest parks, the colonial Mount Clare Mansion, and [[U.S. Route 1 in Maryland|Washington Boulevard]], which dates to pre-Revolutionary War days as the prime route out of the city to [[Alexandria, Virginia]], and [[Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)|Georgetown]] on the [[Potomac River]].{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} <gallery mode="nolines" widths="170"> File:Parkside1.jpg|[[Belair-Edison, Baltimore|Belair-Edison]] File:Woodberry07.JPG|[[Woodberry, Baltimore|Woodberry]] File:Res Hill HD Baltimore.JPG|[[Reservoir Hill, Baltimore|Reservoir Hill]] File:Station North Arts District Baltimore Chas St.jpg|[[Station North Arts and Entertainment District|Station North]] File:Fells Point A.JPG|[[Fells Point, Baltimore|Fells Point]] File:GoodwoodGardens.jpg|[[Roland Park, Baltimore|Roland Park]] </gallery> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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