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Harborplace was designed by Benjamin C. Thompson and was built by The Rouse Company near the former Light Street site of the Baltimore Steam Packet Company's steamship terminal and docks. Because the land was owned by the city and was in an area designated as a park in the city charter, a citywide referendum was required to proceed with the ...
The Washington Post awarded Woodberry Kitchen 3 stars in their 2015 Fall Dining Guide. [9] Woodberry Kitchen was included on Washingtonian Magazine's 100 Very Best Restaurants in 2014, 2015 and 2016. [10] [11] [12] Baltimore Magazine has included Woodberry Kitchen on their list of Baltimore's 50 Best Restaurants every year since 2010.
The Maryland General Assembly established the Maryland Stadium Authority on July 1, 1986, to select and develop stadium sites in the Baltimore metropolitan area. On July 1, 1987, the law which established the Stadium Authority was amended to enable the construction of new facilities in the Camden Yards area of Baltimore City, and to designate the Authority as an independent unit in the ...
Babe Ruth was born in 1895 to parents George Sr. and Catherine in a house near the site of Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore. [5] His childhood home is located in the old Ridgley's Delight neighborhood close to the Inner Harbor. In the late 1960’s, a local group of Babe Ruth fans and Baltimore historians took action to have the city ...
In 1983 the City of Baltimore acquired the H. L. Mencken House from the University, in exchange for the Old Pine Street Station. With period furniture, his restored second-floor office, and backyard gazebo, the H. L. Mencken House opened as part of the City Life Museums and a center for theatrical, literary and musical events. Although the City ...
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:
The current single game highest attendance record at Camden Yards is 49,828, set on July 9, 2005 against the Boston Red Sox. On April 9, 2019, the low-attendance mark was set, when just 6,585 fans watched the Orioles play the Oakland Athletics. On April 29, 2015, Camden Yards was practically empty after the riots in Baltimore over Freddie Gray ...
Lexington Market in 2011 The market circa 1903. Lexington Market (originally, Western Precincts Market) is a historic market in Downtown Baltimore, Maryland.Established in 1782, the market is now housed in a 60,000-square-foot market shed building completed in 2022 that is home to 50 merchants and kiosks.