Belair-Edison is a

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in the Northeastern part of

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, United States. It is located along Harford and Bel Air Roads, above Sinclair Lane, bounded on its eastern and northern side by

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. It is a predominantly residential neighborhood with houses that range from middle class to lower income.

History

Once a white middle class and white working-class neighborhood, many white residents left the neighborhood due to the loss of jobs at General Motors and

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, following by white flight that was exacerbated by

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. By the 1990s, the neighborhood had transitioned from having a white majority to having an

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majority.Holcomb, Eric, The City as a Suburb: A history of Northeast Baltimore since 1660. Center for American Places, Inc, 2005, p. 74

References

External links

Belair-Edison Neighborhood Profile

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