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The Enoch Pratt Free Library is the free public library system of Baltimore, Maryland.Its Central Library is located on 400 Cathedral Street (southbound) and occupies the northeastern three quarters of a city block bounded by West Franklin Street (U.S. Route 40 westbound) to the north, Cathedral Street to the east, West Mulberry Street (U.S. Route 40 eastbound) to the south, and Park Avenue ...
Frank Novak Jr., Gertrude Herr. Frank Joseph Novak Sr. (March 17, 1877 – October 11, 1945) was an American architect, real estate developer and builder. Active in Baltimore, he was known for constructing many of East Baltimore's famous rowhouses with marbled steps. He was the most prominent builder in Baltimore's Czech-American community.
Inner Harbor East, Baltimore. Coordinates: 39°16′59.5″N 76°36′5.75″W. Inner Harbor East, sometimes referred to simply as Harbor East, is a relatively new mixed-use development project in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Major tenants of Harbor East include Marriott International and Legg Mason. [1] A Four Seasons Hotel opened in ...
Baltimore. ZIP Code. 21205. Area code (s) 410, 443, and 667. Middle East is a neighborhood in the heart of East Baltimore, Maryland. It is the site of a conflict between residents and the city's plans for creating a biotech park to serve nearby Johns Hopkins Hospital. The neighborhood has suffered from extensive urban decay and housing ...
Westside Baltimore is the western portion of downtown Baltimore that includes Market Center and many of the newest developments in downtown Baltimore. It has increasingly become the preferred residential section of downtown. It is also home to the site of the "Superblock" project that will include hundreds of condos and apartments as well as a ...
The largest crane on the East Coast will soon try to lift the treacherous, colossal wreckage that has hampered search crews from finding victims of this week’s catastrophic Baltimore bridge ...
Urban renewal (also called urban regeneration in the United Kingdom and urban redevelopment in the United States [ 1 ]) is a program of land redevelopment often used to address urban decay in cities. [ 2 ] Urban renewal involves the clearing out of blighted areas in inner cities in favour of new housing, businesses, and other developments.
The history of Czechs in Baltimore dates back to the mid-19th century. Thousands of Czechs immigrated to East Baltimore during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, becoming an important component of Baltimore 's ethnic and cultural heritage. The Czech community has founded a number of cultural institutions to preserve the city's Czech ...