Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Acting Director Matthew W. Garbark reminds residents that New Year’s Day, Friday, January 1, 2021, is a City holiday. [186] The city now relies on a low-wage service economy, which accounts for 31% of jobs in the city. [124] Local organizations, such as the Sandtown Habitat for Humanity and the Upton Planning Committee, have been steadily transforming parts of formerly blighted areas of West Baltimore into clean, safe communities. [53] Soon after the city created the world's first dental college, the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, in 1840, and shared in the world's first telegraph line, between Baltimore and Washington, DC, in 1844. 1992-2000. [78] In 1992, the Baltimore Orioles baseball team moved from Memorial Stadium to Oriole Park at Camden Yards, located downtown near the harbor. Renovating Baltimore's historic theatres have become widespread throughout the city such as the Everyman, Centre, Senator and most recent Parkway theatre. After the building's opening in 2013, the design won additional honors including an ENR National "Best of the Best" Award. After winding through 42.195 kilometres (26.219 mi) of Baltimore, the race ends at virtually the same point at which it starts. [citation needed] Also through this segment of Baltimore ran the beginnings of the historic National Road, which was constructed beginning in 1806 along Old Frederick Road and continuing into the county on Frederick Road into Ellicott City, Maryland. Pei's World Trade Center (1977) is the tallest equilateral pentagonal building in the world at 405 feet (123 m) tall. In the midst of the Long Depression which followed the Panic of 1873, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad company attempted to lower its workers' wages, leading to strikes and riots in the city and beyond. [92], Oriole Park at Camden Yards is a Major League Baseball park, opened in 1992, which was built as a retro style baseball park. mi. 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[286] Passengers from Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey make up a third of the volume, with travelers from Maryland, Virginia, the District and even Ohio and the Carolinas making up the rest.[287]. It is bordered by Anne Arundel County to the south. In Baltimore, 23.7% of the population lived below the poverty line, compared to 13.5% nationwide. Wikisource has several original texts related to: 21201–21231, 21233–21237, 21239–21241, 21244, 21250–21252, 21263–21265, 21268, 21270, 21273–21275, 21278–21290, 21297–21298, This page was last edited on 19 January 2021, at 07:48. These projects include the Blue Alleys project, expanded street sweeping, and stream restoration. 50% of the adult population of Baltimore are Protestants. I.M. Baltimore has one of the highest percentages of Africans of any city in the United States, the majority of whom are Nigerian. During the 1950s and 1960s, the Colts were one of the NFLs more successful franchises, led by Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Johnny Unitas who set a then-record of 47 consecutive games with a touchdown pass. Users can easily view the boundaries of each Zip Code and the state as a whole. [289] The Jones Falls river watershed drains 58 square miles (150 km2) of land outside of Baltimore and is a significant source of trash that enters the harbor. This site will be updated with refreshed data and new layers on a frequent basis and feedback from its users will be an important source for making the application more useful to all. Installation for the cycletracks is expected in 2014 and 2016, respectively. Baltimore, Maryland: Travel maps for business trips, address search, tourist attractions, sights, airports, parks, hotels, shopping, highways, shopping malls, entertainment, and door to door driving directions. The Green route runs between Johns Hopkins and City Hall. [citation needed] Other sides in this district are: Carroll Park, one of the city's largest parks, the colonial Mount Clare Mansion, and Washington Boulevard, which dates to pre-Revolutionary War days as the prime route out of the city to Alexandria, Virginia, and Georgetown on the Potomac River. [204], Also docked is the lightship Chesapeake, which for decades marked the entrance to Chesapeake Bay; and the Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse, the oldest surviving screw-pile lighthouse on Chesapeake Bay, which once marked the mouth of the Patapsco River and the entrance to Baltimore. [81][82], On September 19, 2016 the Baltimore City Council approved a $660 million bond deal for the $5.5 billion Port Covington redevelopment project championed by Under Armour founder Kevin Plank and his real estate company Sagamore Development. Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced that Baltimore City has once again been selected to submit Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation … The NEC's northern approach is the 1873 Union Tunnel, which has one single-track bore and one double-track bore. Made with Google My Maps. In 2014, the city hosted 24.5 million visitors, who spent $5.2 billion. The nickname "Charm City" came from a 1975 meeting of advertisers seeking to improve the city's reputation. There are also many pedestrian hiking trails traversing the park. [229] The Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks manages the majority of parks and recreational facilities in the city including Patterson Park, Federal Hill Park, and Druid Hill Park. The current Music Director is Marin Alsop, a protégé of Leonard Bernstein. Public order was not restored until April 12, 1968. [306], Baltimore has ten sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International:[307][308], Baltimore's own Sister City Committees recognize eight of these sister cities, indicated above with a "B" notation. The race then proceeds to other important focal points of the city such as Patterson Park, Clifton Park, Lake Montebello, the Charles Village neighborhood and the western edge of downtown. Baltimore has more public statues and monuments per capita than any other city in the country. Winters are chilly to mild but variable, with sporadic snowfall: January has a daily average of 35.8 °F (2.1 °C),[130] though temperatures reach 50 °F (10 °C) rather often, but can drop below 20 °F (−7 °C) when Arctic air masses affect the area. ", " Baltimore is more murderous than Chicago. City leaders such as Jonathan Plowman Jr. led many residents to resist British taxes, and merchants signed agreements refusing to trade with Britain. In Maryland, it is a best practice to map speed limits on all segments primary street and above. According to the 2010 Census[update], Baltimore's population is 63.7% Black, 29.6% White (6.9% German, 5.8% Italian, 4% Irish, 2% American, 2% Polish, 0.5% Greek) 2.3% Asian(0.54% Korean, 0.46% Indian, 0.37% Chinese, 0.36% Filipino, 0.21% Nepali, 0.16% Pakistani), and 0.4% Native American and Alaska Native. [110], North Baltimore lies directly north of Central Baltimore and is bounded on the east by The Alameda and on the west by Pimlico Road. When answering why a waiver of the four-person limit is therapeutically beneficial or financially necessary to provide housing for individuals with disabilities, this information may be of use. Panoramic view of the Baltimore Inner Harbor and Harbor Point waterfront development as seen from the Domino Sugar factory. [189][190][191], As of March 2018[update] the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates Baltimore's unemployment rate at 5.8%[192] while one quarter of Baltimore residents (and 37% of Baltimore children) live in poverty. The area has been the center of Baltimore's Jewish community since after World War II. [107], The University of Maryland, Baltimore, the University of Maryland Medical Center, and Lexington Market are also in the central district, as well as the Hippodrome and many nightclubs, bars, restaurants, shopping centers and various other attractions. It houses the Maryland Port Administration and U.S. headquarters for major shipping lines. As depicted on a map of the Piscataway lands in Kenneth Bryson, William Harvey Hunter, "Baltimore Architecture in History"; in Dorsey & Dilts (1997), p. 7. It is now the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Theater. Its assets and player contracts purchased by an ownership team headed by Baltimore businessman Carroll Rosenbloom, who moved the team to Baltimore, establishing a new team also named the Baltimore Colts. [203] The Baltimore Visitor Center, which is operated by Visit Baltimore, is located on Light Street in the Inner Harbor. Patterson Park, the "Best Backyard in Baltimore,"[119] as well as the Highlandtown Arts District, and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center are located in Southeast Baltimore. The first portion completed was a small strip connecting the two sections of I-83, the Baltimore-Harrisburg Expressway and the Jones Falls Expressway. [270][271], The CCC's first bus line, the Orange route, travels between Hollins Market and Harbor East. [164] Baltimore also has one of the largest Caribbean American populations of any city, with the largest groups being Jamaicans, at roughly 1% of the population, and Trinidadians, at roughly 0.5% of the population. It will also incorporate a spur alongside Western Run. Sarbanes was succeeded by Barbara Mikulski, who represented the 3rd from 1977 to 1987. Other buildings have been reused such as the former Mercantile Deposit and Trust Company bank building. The first interstate highway built in Baltimore was I-83, called the Jones Falls Expressway (first portion built in the early 1960s). Everyman Theatre will receive an Adaptive Reuse and Compatible Design Award as part of Baltimore Heritage's 2013 historic preservation awards ceremony. [168], The homeless population in Baltimore is steadily increasing; it exceeded 4,000 people in 2011. Strikers clashed with the National Guard, leaving 10 dead and 25 wounded. Law enforcement on the fleet of transit buses and transit rail systems serving Baltimore is the responsibility of the Maryland Transit Administration Police, which is part of the Maryland Transit Administration of the state Department of Transportation. [169], As of 2015, life expectancy in Baltimore was 74 to 75 years, compared to the U.S. average of 78 to 80. Open map. Notable neighborhoods in Southwest Baltimore include: Pigtown, Carrollton Ridge, Ridgely's Delight, Leakin Park, Violetville, Lakeland, and Morrell Park. For most governmental purposes under Maryland law, Baltimore City is treated as a county-level entity. The city for 21216 is usually the name of the main post office. Three years later the Baltimore Ravens football team moved into M&T Bank Stadium next to Camden Yards. In Maryland, it is a best practice to map speed limits on all segments primary street and above. They compete in the USL Premier Development League, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. BOPA coordinates Baltimore's major events including New Year's Eve and July 4 celebrations at the Inner Harbor, Artscape which is America's largest free arts festival, Baltimore Book Festival, Baltimore Farmers' Market & Bazaar, School 33 Art Center's Open Studio Tour and the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Water area: 0.0 sq. Many of these routes pass through the downtown area. Growth at the port continues with the Maryland Port Administration plans to turn the southern tip of the former steel mill into a marine terminal, primarily for car and truck shipments, but also for anticipated new business coming to Baltimore after the completion of the Panama Canal expansion project. These maps are available to both city departments and citizens. "Sector Baltimore" is responsible for commanding law enforcement and search & rescue units as well as aids to navigation. The Baltimore Blues are a semi-professional rugby league club which began competition in the USA Rugby League in 2012. 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