Forest Park, Baltimore
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Area code 410, 443, and 667 | |
Forest Park (and Howard Park) is a region of Northwest
East Arlington, Forest Park, Grove Park, Hanlon Longwood, Howard Park, Garwyn Oaks
, Purnell, West Arlington, West Forest Park, and Windsor Hills.
Developed as
African American region of Baltimore.[6] The neighborhoods in Forest Park and Howard Park are varied. Some have suffered urban decay and crime related to the city's job losses, while many continue to be suburban and upper-middle-class neighborhoods. Ashburton, for instance, is the home of former city mayor Catherine Pugh,[7] as well as past mayor Kurt Schmoke
and other prominent African-American political leaders.
Parks and recreation
Forest Park is home to Hillsdale, Hanlon, and Powder Mill parks in addition to the Forest Park Golf Course. It is also within proximity of the
Baltimore Zoo and Druid Hill Park
.
Gwynn Oak
The area in Baltimore County near Forest Park is known as Gwynn Oak and is located directly west of the Baltimore city line.
Roads
Garrison Avenue/Garrison Boulevard
Garrison Avenue starts as a one-way street from Greenspring Avenue, changes to
MD-26
) to Clifton Avenue.
Berwyn Avenue
Berwyn Avenue is a street from Liberty Heights Avenue to Garrison Boulevard, and a little street to the other side of Liberty Heights Avenue.
Forest Park Avenue
This street runs from Garrison Boulevard to Security Boulevard (crossing Baltimore County line) then splits off to
Forest Park Avenue
with a traffic light across from I-70, and ends at St. Agnes Lane.
See also
References
- ^ "Forest Park Population & Demographics, Median Income - Point2". www.point2homes.com. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "Forest Park neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland (MD), 21216 subdivision profile - real estate, apartments, condos, homes, community, population, jobs, income, streets". City-data. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ Tfiloh, Courtesy of Beth. "An Orthodox synagogue and a Black church search for shared history with a walk through a once-integrated neighborhood". The Forward. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ Heritage, Baltimore. "Black and Jewish Civil Rights Heritage by Bike". Baltimore Heritage Open Tours. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-2453-8.
- ^ "Baltimore City - 2011 Neighborhood Health Profile - Forest Park/Walbrook" (PDF). December 2011. p. 4.
The race and ethnicity distribution of Forest Park/Walbrook compared to Baltimore City overall (2010), Black or African American - 95.6%, White - 2.3%
- ^ "The Lady in Waiting". Baltimore Magazine. January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.