East Baltimore Midway is a
neighborhood in the Eastern district of
Baltimore
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,
Maryland
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. Its boundaries are the south side of 25th Street, the east side of Greenmount Avenue, the west side of Harford Road, and the north side of North Avenue.
The neighborhood lies East of
Barclay, North of
Oliver, South of
Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello
The Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello community, often abbreviated to C-H-M, is a neighbourhood in northeastern Baltimore, Maryland. A portion of the neighborhood has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Coldstream Homes ...
, and West of Clifton Park. Though the area was once considered middle-class, it has in the last century experienced economic depression, housing abandonment, and increased crime. The neighborhood was effected by the
Baltimore riot of 1968
The Baltimore riot of 1968 was a period of civil unrest that lasted from April 6 to April 14, 1968, in Baltimore. The uprising included crowds filling the streets, burning and looting local businesses, and confronting the police and national gua ...
. Its residents are largely poor and working-class
African American
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s.
External links
Demographics from Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators AllianceNeighborhood Information from Baltimore City WebsiteBaltimore '68: Riots and Rebirth
African-American history in Baltimore
Neighborhoods in Baltimore
Poverty in Maryland
Working-class culture in Baltimore
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