Baltimore City Council District 1
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Baltimore City Council's 1st District is a council district located in southern Baltimore, Maryland. In television series The Wire
, it is represented by Tommy Carcetti
.
, Butchers Hill, Canton, Fells Point, Greektown, Highlandtown
, Little Italy
, Patterson Park
, and Upper Fells Point
. The current member of the city council is James B. Kraft
.
The Wire (TV series)
The Wire is an American television drama series set and produced in and around Baltimore, Maryland. Created and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon, the series was broadcast by the premium cable network HBO in the United States...
, it is represented by Tommy Carcetti
Tommy Carcetti
Thomas J. "Tommy" Carcetti is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by Irish actor Aidan Gillen. Carcetti is an ambitious Baltimore politician who rises from a seat on the city council to the office of the Mayor of Baltimore, and to the office of the Governor of Maryland by the...
.
About the district
District 1 includes the neighborhoods of Brewer's HillBrewer's Hill, Baltimore
Brewers Hill is a neighborhood in the Southeast District of Baltimore, Maryland, United States.The neighborhood is bounded by Fleet Street to the north, Haven Street to the east, Dillon Street to the south, and Conkling Street to the west. Brewers Hill is south of the Highlandtown and east of the...
, Butchers Hill, Canton, Fells Point, Greektown, Highlandtown
Highlandtown, Baltimore
Highlandtown is a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, United States.The area currently known as Highlandtown was established in 1866 when the area known as "Snake Hill" was established as a village outside of the Baltimore city limits. The first settlers of the community were primarily Greek...
, Little Italy
Little Italy, Baltimore
Little Italy is a neighborhood located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.Situated just east of the Inner Harbor, it has one of the city's busiest restaurant districts. It is so named because of the large number of Italian immigrant families that moved into the area during the 20th century. The...
, Patterson Park
Patterson Park
Patterson Park is a public park in Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States. The park is bordered by East Baltimore Street on the north, Eastern Avenue on the south, South Patterson Park Avenue on the west, and South Linwood Avenue on the east...
, and Upper Fells Point
Upper Fells Point
Upper Fells Point is a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Located north of Historic Fells Point, originally the neighborhood was home to Baltimore's dock workers. By the 1880s canneries and factories provided employment to new immigrants, including Irish, Italians and Poles. In...
. The current member of the city council is James B. Kraft
James B. Kraft
James B. Kraft is a member of the Baltimore City Council representing the First Council District in Baltimore, Maryland. The First District covers Southeast Baltimore, including the neighborhoods of Little Italy, Butchers Hill, Fells Point, Washington Hill, Patterson Park, Canton, Highlandtown,...
.