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In April 2007, the Baltimore City Council under the leadership of newly elected Mayor Shelia Dixon, passed the Gating and Greening Alleys ordinance, enabling Baltimore residents to legally gate and green the alleys behind their homes, contingent on a requirement that 80% of the homeowners on the alley submit consent forms and 100% of property ...
The Baltimore City Fire Department (BCFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Baltimore, Maryland, United States.Founded in 1797 and established in 1859, the Baltimore City Fire Department covers an area of 81 square miles (210 km 2) of land and 11 square miles (28 km 2) of water, with a resident population of over 640,000 and a daytime population of over ...
Stations 1-19, 54-58, and 60 are fully staffed by career members of the Baltimore County Fire Department. Stations 20-51, 53, 74, 85, and 156 are independent companies staffed solely by volunteers. Station 175 is staffed by the Maryland Air National Guard.
The City of Baltimore passed its first building code in 1891. [22] The Great Baltimore Fire occurred in February 1904. Subsequent changes were made that matched other cities. [23] In 1904, a Handbook of the Baltimore City Building Laws was published. It served as the building code for four years.
Baltimore began creating confined red-light districts with the belief that it would be the best way to manage the sex trade in their city. Four blocks on Baltimore Street, now known as the Block, became the designated red-light district in Baltimore after the Great Baltimore Fire in 1904. [6] In 1913, the Maryland Vice Commission was ...
Baltimore Street is the north-south dividing line for the U.S. Postal Service. [1] It is not uncommon for locals to divide the city simply by East or West Baltimore, using Charles Street or I-83 as a dividing line. [citation needed] The following is a list of major neighborhoods in Baltimore, organized by broad geographical location in the city:
Paca Street Firehouse, also known as Truck House No. 2, is a historic fire station located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The architect of Paca Street Firehouse is John E. Lafferty. It is a 1909 two-story brick structure with a highly detailed stone Renaissance Revival façade.
Engine House No. 6 is a historic fire station located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. This two-story brick building features a 103-foot Italian-Gothic tower at the apex of its truncated triangular shape. It was built in 1853–54, and the tower is said to be a copy of Giotto's campanile in Florence, Italy. [2]