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Cheswolde, Baltimore
Cheswolde is residential community in northwest Baltimore, Maryland. It is located along the Western Run. The main roads running through the area are Greenspring Avenue, Cross Country Boulevard, and Taney Road. The history of Cheswolde dates back to the 18th century. At that time, Charles Carroll of Carrollton owned the land to the north of the Western Run in the vicinity of Greenspring Avenue and Pimlico Road.Nancy Jones-Bonbrest (April 4, 1999)"Little-known, close-in charmer".Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2010-09-18 During the 19th century, the land along the Western Run was used for a mill that was damaged in a flood in 1868. The majority of Cheswolde's current homes were built in the 1950s and 1960s. Cheswolde has a large Orthodox Jewish population and is one of four areas of the Jewish community of northwest Baltimore. The others are Cross Country, Fallstaff, and Glen.Sherrie Ruhl (September 25, 1994)"Jewish residents give haven vibrant identity".Baltimore Sun. See also * L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was designated an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland in 1851, and today is the most populous independent city in the United States. As of 2021, the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was estimated to be 2,838,327, making it the 20th largest metropolitan area in the country. Baltimore is located about north northeast of Washington, D.C., making it a principal city in the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA), the third-largest CSA in the nation, with a 2021 estimated population of 9,946,526. Prior to European colonization, the Baltimore region was used as hunting grounds by the Susquehannock Native Americans, who were primarily settled further northwest than where the city was later built. Colonis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Run
The Jones Falls is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed April 1, 2011 stream in Maryland. It is impounded to create Lake Roland before running through the city of Baltimore and finally emptying into the Baltimore Inner Harbor. The Jones Falls valley has a long history in the city of Baltimore as a transportation corridor. The valley of the Jones Falls carries Falls Road (which is numbered as Maryland Route 25), the tracks for the Amtrak Northeast Corridor, the Jones Falls Expressway (JFX) of Interstate 83, and the Baltimore Light Rail. The Baltimore Penn Station also rests on an elevated platform in the valley. It also carries tracks for a historic rail line which is currently served by the Baltimore Streetcar Museum. The MTA Maryland Route 27 also provides transportation on Falls Road; however, at some point it was moved from following 36th Street south to other city streets. The Jones Falls is spa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenspring Avenue
Greenspring Avenue is a road in Baltimore, Maryland and its northwestern Suburb, suburbs. At one time, Greenspring Avenue was Maryland Route 519 from Maryland Route 128, Worthington Road to Dover Road (Reisterstown), Dover Road, but the road has since been List of former Maryland state highways, decommissioned and no longer has any numerical designation. Sections Greenspring Avenue is currently divided into three sections, as follows: *In Baltimore city: From Druid Hill Park to Northern Parkway (Baltimore), Northern Parkway *In Baltimore city: From Northern Parkway (Baltimore), Northern Parkway to Cross Country Boulevard/Pimlico Road *In Baltimore city/county: From Cross Country Boulevard to Tufton Avenue. Greenspring Avenue begins inside of Druid Hill Park, near the Maryland Zoo. The first section, which is approximately long, is mostly lined with high-rise apartment, high-rise and garden apartments. This section ends at Northern Parkway, at Sinai Hospital, and across from Cylbur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross Country Boulevard
This is a list of WP:Notability, notable streets in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. A B C D E F G H Heath St. Route 64. (MTA Maryland) K L M N O P R Ramsay st S U W Y Numbered streets In Baltimore, numbered streets are found in the north-central part of the city, mostly in the communities of Charles Village, Hampden, Baltimore, Hampden, and Waverly, Baltimore, Waverly. The numbered streets, which run west–east, start with 20th Street (excluding 19½ Street, a short alley crossing Howard Street), which runs parallel to and one block north of North Avenue (Baltimore), North Avenue. The highest numbered street in Baltimore is 43rd Street, which runs from Maryland Route 45, York Road several block east to Marble Hall Road near Cold Spring Lane. The numbered streets correspond with the first two digits in address numbers on north–south streets in this part of the city. See also *List of roa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Carroll (barrister)
Charles Carroll (22 March 1723 – 23 March 1783) was an American statesman from Annapolis, Maryland. He was the builder of the Baltimore Colonial home Mount Clare (1760), and a delegate to the Second Continental Congress in 1776 and 1777. Early life A descendant of the last Gaelic Lords of Éile in Ireland, Charles Carroll was born in Annapolis, Maryland of a distinguished Roman Catholic family and was a distant cousin of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, (1737–1832), and Daniel Carroll (the First and Second), (1730–1796). His father, also Charles Carroll, took him to Europe in 1733 for his education. Young Charles spent six years at the English House school in Lisbon, Portugal. He then went to England to complete his education at Eton and Cambridge. After graduating Cambridge in 1746, Charles returned to Annapolis. He took up residence there. He busied himself learning to manage the family's farm and mills at Carrollton. In 1751 Charles decided on a more specific care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrollton, Maryland
Carrollton is a locality in eastern Carroll County, Maryland, United States. It is not to be confused with Carrollton Manor in Frederick County, from which Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a prominent signer of the Declaration of Independence, took his name. It also should not be confused with New Carrollton, Maryland, which is located in Prince George's County ) , demonym = Prince Georgian , ZIP codes = 20607–20774 , area codes = 240, 301 , founded date = April 23 , founded year = 1696 , named for = Prince George of Denmark , leader_title = Executive , leader_name = Angela D. Alsobrook .... New Carrollton, a Washington suburb created in the 1950s, was originally also called "Carrollton, Maryland," until the name was changed in 1966. Carrollton is located by the confluence of the Patapsco River's North and West Branches, around where Carrollton Road intersects Reese Road. References History of Baltimore Pre-statehood history of Maryland Populated place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pimlico Road
This is a list of notable streets in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. A B C D E F G H Heath St. Route 64. (MTA Maryland) K L M N O P R Ramsay st S U W Y Numbered streets In Baltimore, numbered streets are found in the north-central part of the city, mostly in the communities of Charles Village, Hampden, and Waverly. The numbered streets, which run west–east, start with 20th Street (excluding 19½ Street, a short alley crossing Howard Street), which runs parallel to and one block north of North Avenue. The highest numbered street in Baltimore is 43rd Street, which runs from York Road several block east to Marble Hall Road near Cold Spring Lane. The numbered streets correspond with the first two digits in address numbers on north–south streets in this part of the city. See also * List of roads in Baltimore County, Maryland References {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Streets In Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of The Jews In Baltimore
Few Jews arrived in Baltimore, Maryland, in its early years. As an immigrant port of entry and border town between Northern United States, North and Southern United States, South and as a manufacturing center in its own right, Baltimore has been well-positioned to reflect developments in American Jewish life. Yet, the Jewish community of Baltimore has maintained its own distinctive character as well. Earliest Jews in Baltimore The 1906 ''Jewish Encyclopedia'' states: In 1781 Jacob Hart, father-in-law of Haym Salomon, headed a subscription of £2,000 ($10,000) loaned to Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, Lafayette for the relief of the detachment under his command.''Jewish Encyclopedia'' bibliography: *Archives of the congregations; *files of the Occident and of the local newspapers; *personal reminiscences of older members of the Jewish community; *''Publications of the American Jewish Historical Society, Publications of the American-Jewish Historical Society'', No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fallstaff, Baltimore
Fallstaff is a neighborhood in the Upper Park Heights area of Northwest Baltimore, Maryland, and is one of the city's northwesternmost communities. The area, which is mostly middle class, is part of the center of Baltimore's Orthodox Jewish community, and also has a heavy African-American and immigrant population. Fallstaff is home to several Baltimore City Public Schools, including Northwestern High School and Fallstaff Elementary Middle School (formerly ''Fallstaff Middle School''). The main street that run through the area is Park Heights Avenue in Pikesville. Other streets include Fallstaff Road, on which both schools are located, and Clarks Lane. Fallstaff Road is mostly a residential side street on which duplexes, single-family houses, apartments, and condominiums are located. One block of Fallstaff Road is one way in order to reduce traffic from rat running. On the other hand, Clarks lane, which also is lined with similar types of structures, is two ways throughout and ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen, Baltimore
Glen is a neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland. It was developed in the early 1920s and 1930s, with the remaining development coming in the 1940s through the 1960s. Glen is one of the largest communities of Northern Park Heights in Baltimore. Glen is a neighborhood of mixed housing types that include Tudor, French Norman and brick ranch houses, along with garden apartments, condominiums and semi-detached single family homes. The neighborhood, and its notable coexistence of African Americans and Orthodox Jews, have at least twice been featured in ''The Baltimore Sun'': April 29, 2001, and May 13, 2004. The neighborhood's motto is "Glen is a Great Place to Live". Glen Neighborhood Improvement Association The Glen Neighborhood Improvement Association (GNIA) was formed in the late 1960s. Howard Moore and Jackie Miller were two of the early presidents. Min Hoffspiegel, Delores Brown and Iris Smith have also served as presidents. On February 16, 1999, the organization was incorporat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Baltimore Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods in the City of Baltimore are officially divided into nine geographical regions: North, Northeast, East, Southeast, South, Southwest, West, Northwest, and Central, with each district patrolled by a respective precinct of the Baltimore Police Department. Charles Street down to Hanover Street and Ritchie Highway serve as the east-west dividing line and Eastern Avenue to Route 40 as the north-south dividing line. However, Baltimore Street is north-south dividing line for the U.S. Postal Service. 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. The following is a list of major neighborhoods in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, organized by broad geographical location within the city. See below for a list of maps published by the City of Baltimore Department of Planning. Baltimore City neighborhoods Listed by planning district. Northwest North Northeast East & Dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheswolde, Baltimore
Cheswolde is residential community in northwest Baltimore, Maryland. It is located along the Western Run. The main roads running through the area are Greenspring Avenue, Cross Country Boulevard, and Taney Road. The history of Cheswolde dates back to the 18th century. At that time, Charles Carroll of Carrollton owned the land to the north of the Western Run in the vicinity of Greenspring Avenue and Pimlico Road.Nancy Jones-Bonbrest (April 4, 1999)"Little-known, close-in charmer".Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2010-09-18 During the 19th century, the land along the Western Run was used for a mill that was damaged in a flood in 1868. The majority of Cheswolde's current homes were built in the 1950s and 1960s. Cheswolde has a large Orthodox Jewish population and is one of four areas of the Jewish community of northwest Baltimore. The others are Cross Country, Fallstaff, and Glen.Sherrie Ruhl (September 25, 1994)"Jewish residents give haven vibrant identity".Baltimore Sun. See also * L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
