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Old East Baltimore Historic District is a national historic district in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a mainly residential area of Baltimore City that grew up northward from the original mid-18th century settlement east of the Jones Falls , known as Jones Town, or Old Town.
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:
Another "Baltimore" existed on the Bush River as early as 1674. That first county seat of Baltimore County is known today as "Old Baltimore". It was located on the Bush River on land that in 1773 became part of Harford County. In 1674, the General Assembly passed "An Act for erecting a Court-house and Prison in each County within this Province."
In 1816, the City of Baltimore annexed from Baltimore County several parcels of land known as the "Precincts" on its west, north, east and southwest sides. The County separated from the city (which it surrounds on the east, north, and west) on July 4, 1851, as a result of the adoption of the 1851 second state constitution.
Baltimore [a] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland.With a population of 585,708 at the 2020 census, it is the 30th-most populous US city. [15] Baltimore was designated as an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland [b] in 1851, and is the most populous independent city in the nation.
Old Town is an area of East Baltimore, Maryland, mostly in zip code 21202, [2] bounded roughly by the Jones Falls Expressway (JFX) on the west, Orleans Street to the south, Caroline Street to the east and Monument Street to the north. [3] One of the area's main features is the Old Town Mall. [4] The Baltimore riot of 1968 occurred here. The ...
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 abandonment, increased crime, and the effects of the Baltimore riot ...
As of 2012, the program had designated 163 exterior Baltimore City Landmarks and one interior landmark (for the interior of the Senator Theatre, whose exterior is also landmarked). [4] Also as of 2012, more than 56,000 properties were located in 24 city historic districts, receiving the same protection as individual Baltimore City Landmarks. [4]