Barclay, Baltimore
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The Barclay neighborhood, as defined by the Baltimore City Planning Department, is bounded by North Avenue, Greenmount Avenue, Saint Paul and 25th Streets. The neighborhood lies north of Greenmount West
, south of Charles Village
, west of East Baltimore Midway
, and east of Charles North. The district boundary between the Northern and Eastern police districts of Baltimore
, Maryland
runs through the community, cutting it roughly in half.
Though the area's houses, primarily late Victorian three story brownstones, were clearly built for the middle-class, it has, especially in the last generation, experienced severe economic decline, housing abandonment, crime and gang problems. Residents are primarily lower income African American
s. The area experienced significant gang violence between the local Young Gorilla Family gang and other gangs in 2006 and 2007. The gang violence issue appears to have settled down as the number of murders has dropped from ten in 2007 to one each year in 2008 and 2009.
The area is scheduled to undergo significant redevelopment as the Baltimore City Housing Department has granted development rights for over one hundred units of city owned property to Telesis Corporation. The community plan calls for market rate, subsidized, rental, and home ownership housing. Construction is scheduled to start in the spring of 2010. The western end of the neighborhood has also seen smaller scale development with two historic buildings converted into about eighty apartments in 2009.
Greenmount West, Baltimore
Greenmount West is a neighborhood in the state-designated Station North Arts District of Baltimore City. Its borders consist of Hargrove Alley to the west, Hoffman Street and the Amtrak railroad tracks to the south, the south side of North Avenue to the north, and Greenmount Avenue to the east...
, south of Charles Village
Charles Village, Baltimore
Charles Village is a neighborhood located in the north-central area of Baltimore, Maryland, USA. It is a middle-class area with many single-family homes that is in proximity to many of Baltimore's urban amenities. The neighborhood began in 1869 when of land were purchased for development...
, west of East Baltimore Midway
East Baltimore Midway, Baltimore
East Baltimore Midway is a neighborhood in the Eastern district of Baltimore, Maryland. 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,...
, and east of Charles North. The district boundary between the Northern and Eastern police districts of Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
runs through the community, cutting it roughly in half.
Though the area's houses, primarily late Victorian three story brownstones, were clearly built for the middle-class, it has, especially in the last generation, experienced severe economic decline, housing abandonment, crime and gang problems. Residents are primarily lower income African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
s. The area experienced significant gang violence between the local Young Gorilla Family gang and other gangs in 2006 and 2007. The gang violence issue appears to have settled down as the number of murders has dropped from ten in 2007 to one each year in 2008 and 2009.
The area is scheduled to undergo significant redevelopment as the Baltimore City Housing Department has granted development rights for over one hundred units of city owned property to Telesis Corporation. The community plan calls for market rate, subsidized, rental, and home ownership housing. Construction is scheduled to start in the spring of 2010. The western end of the neighborhood has also seen smaller scale development with two historic buildings converted into about eighty apartments in 2009.
External links
- Homicide locations map from the Baltimore Sun
- Description of the Barclay/Midway/Old Goucher Project
- North District Maps, Baltimore City Neighborhoods Portal