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Former Hutzler's department store on Howard Street. The Westside of Downtown Baltimore has been an area of heavy economic development over the years. The Westside was known to be the "Garment District" for the many clothing factories placed throughout the neighborhood.
South Calvert Street is a name for the downtown portion running further south and alongside the Inner Harbor waterfront to the east. Calvert Street begins at Pratt Street near the Inner Harbor and continues through the downtown area and various north Baltimore neighborhoods before terminating in the Guilford neighborhood. of northern Baltimore.
This is a list of National Register of Historic Places properties and districts in downtown Baltimore, Maryland, United States.Many other properties are located in other parts of the city; for these, see National Register of Historic Places listings in Baltimore, Maryland.
The most prominent example of Baltimore's distinctive flavor is the city's close association with blue crabs. This is a trait which Baltimore shares with the other coastal parts of the state of Maryland. [2] [3] The Chesapeake Bay for years was the East Coast's main source of blue crabs. Baltimore became an important hub of the crab industry. [4]
In 2000, Jamaicans were the largest West Indian group in Baltimore making up 1% of the city's population. [5] In 2010, Puerto Ricans were 0.6% of Baltimore's population with 3,137 people. 0.2% were Dominican at 1,111 people, while 0.1% were Cuban at 824 people. In 1994, there were 30,000 West Indians in the Greater Baltimore area. [6]
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"Corned Beef Row" is a stretch of East Lombard Street that was once the center of Jewish life in Baltimore. Today, only a few landmarks remain. Notable is Attman's Delicatessen, founded in 1915, which is famous throughout the city for its hot corned beef sandwiches. Attman's Delicatessen was founded by Harry Attman.
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