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Greektown is a neighborhood located in
As of 2010, Greektown is about 50.9% white, 22% Hispanic, 17.8% African American, 6.3% Asian, and about 3% all other.
A thriving self-contained residential and business community consisting of single family town houses, Greektown is noted for its many restaurants, authentic 
The neighborhood is served by Dr. John Ruhrah Elementary Middle School, a city-designated landmark building, built in 1930.
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Baltimore
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The neighborhood is bounded by Lombard Street to the north, O'Donnell Street
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to the south, South Haven to the west, and I-895 to the east. A long stretch of Eastern Avenue runs through the neighborhood.
Demographics
In 2014 Greektown was home to around 600 families. During the neighborhood's peak there were around 1,000 families.History
Greektown has been home to a thrivingGreek American
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community since the 1930s. Once known simply as The Hill, during the 1980s its residents petitioned the Baltimore City Council
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to change the name of the neighborhood to Greektown.
A bridge shot in the Barry Levinson
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film ''Diner'' (at the 21:51 mark) was filmed at Fleet Street and South Newkirk Street, with the Crown Cork and Seal building appearing in the background.
Greektown underwent a revitalization effort beginning in 2001.
Today
As of 2010, Greektown is about 50.9% white, 22% Hispanic, 17.8% African American, 6.3% Asian, and about 3% all other.
A thriving self-contained residential and business community consisting of single family town houses, Greektown is noted for its many restaurants, authentic Greek
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coffee houses, bakeries and small businesses of many types. It is a diverse community of largely blue-collar people of numerous ethnic derivations. Greektown is mostly Greek and other European
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descendants, but also includes large numbers of people of Native American, Asian
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, African-American
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and Hispanic
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(particularly Puerto Ricans
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, Mexicans
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, Dominicans, and smaller numbers of Guatemalans
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and Salvadorans
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) ancestry living in a low crime environment. The Greektown Community Development Corporation was formed to revitalize Greek town by The St Nicholas Church. The 1000 member church parish council unanimously voted to appoint Col John E Gavrilis as its first Executive Director. Under his leadership a strategic plan to revitalize the community was published. The plan was near completed to include the revitalization of the Pemco property.
The neighborhood is home to many Greek restaurants and to the Saint Nicholas
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Greek Orthodox
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Church. It is home to the annual Baltimore Greek Festival and Parade.
Continuing the consecutive-alphabet scheme that originates in Highlandtown to the west, the north–south streets in this area are: Lehigh, Macon, Newkirk, Oldham, Ponca, Quail, Rappolla, Savage, Tolna, and Umbra.
The neighborhood is served by Dr. John Ruhrah Elementary Middle School, a city-designated landmark building, built in 1930.
See also
*History of the Greeks in Baltimore
The history of Greeks in Baltimore dates back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Baltimore is home to one of the largest Greek American communities in the United States. The community is centered in the Greektown and Highlandtown neighbo ...
References
Further reading
* Greektown Community Development Corp. ''Greektown strategic plan'', Baltimore, Md. : Greektown Community Development Corp., 2002. * Morgan State University, Community Development Resource Center. ''Bayview-Greektown'', Baltimore, MD: The Center, 1997.External links
Live in Baltimore - Greektown
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