Rosemont is a
neighborhood
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in the western part of
Baltimore
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,
Maryland
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. Located below
North Avenue, above
Franklintown Road
This is a list of notable streets in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
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Heath St. Route 64. (MTA Maryland)
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Ramsay st
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In Balt ...
, East of
Hilton Parkway, and West of
Bloomingdale Avenue it is a working class
African-American neighborhood
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.
It is immediately adjacent to
Walbrook Junction
Walbrook is a neighborhood in West Baltimore, located along West North Avenue. Coppin State University is located in Walbrook, and the neighborhood was also the namesake of the former Walbrook High School.
Several major streets, North Avenue, W ...
and
Leakin Park
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. 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 affected by the
Baltimore riot of 1968
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.
External links
Rosement demographic profileBaltimore '68: Riots and Rebirth
African-American history in Baltimore
Neighborhoods in Baltimore
West Baltimore
Working-class culture in Baltimore
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