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East/Downtown,
Baltimore
City
Zip Code(s): 21202
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Location
Downtown Baltimore serves
as an icon for both the city and the region. While the term itself
generically refers to the central core of Baltimore City, it
specifically refers to the following areas: City Center, Inner Harbor,
West Side, and Camden Yards. Description
City Center: The historic heart
of Downtown Baltimore, City Center encompasses such communities as
Historic Charles Street, Charles Center, Market Place and is home to
hundreds of businesses and offices.
Downtown's Inner Harbor features world
class attractions such as the National Aquarium and Port Discovery
Children's Museum as well as thousands of hotel rooms and acres of
meeting space. One can enjoy fine shopping, dining, and entertainment at
Harborplace, the Power Plant, and Power Plant Live. Nearby communities
include Little Italy, Historic Jonestown, Harborview, and Inner Harbor
East.
The focus of massive new investments, Downtown's West Side is being
transformed by ambitious development projects such as the just completed
Atrium at Market Center. West Side communities include University
Center, and the Loft District.
Home to both the Baltimore Orioles and
Baltimore Ravens, Camden Yards is much more than just architecturally
acclaimed sports stadiums. Camden Yards is the gateway to downtown with
unparalleled access from I-395, the Baltimore/Washington Parkway and
MARC's Camden Line with service to Washington DC. Enjoy the Babe Ruth
Birthplace Museum, neighborhood bars and restaurants while you are here.
Nearby communities include the neighborhood of Ridgley's Delight and the
Carol Camden Business Center.
History
Downtown Baltimore has been the
stage upon which much of Baltimore's history has played out since the
City was incorporated in 1796.
Here are some significant and esoteric milestones:
The first monument to George
Washington, a 128-foot marble tower, was established in Downtown
Baltimore in 1829.
In 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote the
Star Spangled Banner while imprisoned aboard a British ship in the
harbor. The original manuscript is now on display at the Maryland
Historical Society.
Downtown Baltimore was nearly destroyed
during the great fire of 1904. Total damages reached $150 million.
Established in 1806, the Basilica of
the Assumption is the nation's oldest Roman Catholic cathedral.
Downtown Baltimore was the home of the
first commercial electrical streetcar line.
The first branch of the YMCA was
established at Pratt and Schroeder streets.
In 1973, Vice President Spiro Agnew
resigned from office in what is now the Garmatz Federal Office Building.
In 1995, Cal Ripken played his 2,131st
consecutive game, breaking a record set by Lou Gehrig IV, at Oriole Park
at Camden Yards.
Neighborhood Contact/Links
Harbor East Neighborhood Directory
www.harboreast.com
Information
courtesy of LiveBaltimore.com
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