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! =====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however, between 2000 and 2010, the downtown population grew 130 percent as old commercial properties have been replaced by residential property.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> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page