Hamilton, Maryland
Encyclopedia
Hamilton is a mixed density urban neighborhood located in northeastern Baltimore City, Maryland
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Generally speaking, Hamilton evolved into a mixed-race middle class throughout the 1970s and 1980s, with pockets of a bit more wealth within. With the shuttering of the Arcade Theater in the early 1980s, a large, community-oriented plaza and movie house was suddenly vacant, and urban blight began to creep into the commercial and cultural nexus of Hamilton, which runs from approximately Harford Road. and Echodale Avenue up to the intersection of Harford
and Old Harford Road
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Beginning in the early 2000s, the Harford road corridor has seen increased urban development with award winning restaurants (The Chameleon Cafe and Clementine), BBQ stop (Big Bad Wolf's) and tavern (Hamilton tavern). Two art galleries, a Peruvian/Mexican restaurant (Los Amigos), and the Hamilton Arts Collective can also be found along the stretch of Harford road that runs through Hamilton. The neighborhoods of Hamilton and Lauraville have both gained Mainstreet grants to support beautification and small business development along the Harford Rd. corridor. This neighborhood is a culturally diverse area that has a strong sense of inclusion and community involvement.
forming the northern boundary. The land is for the most part gently rolling hills, with some surprisingly steep sections for Baltimore City (for instance, Bayonne Avenue, east of Harford Road.) Herring Run
flows through the western edge of the neighborhood, and its immediate watershed is an urban greenspace which comprises Herring Run Park.
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...
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History
The neighborhood was originally farmland along the Harford Road corridor, which at the time was a major arterial route out of Baltimore City into the much more rural Harford County. The neighborhood began to be developed in the late 1910s and early 1920s and, for some areas, into the 1950s. Architecturally, most of the homes are similar to each other, and are larger, 1920s- and 1930s-era houses, with broad front porches and rather spacious yards, analogous to the larger suburban homes of today. Although, there are small pockets of the famous brick-faced Baltimore rowhouses scattered throughout the neighborhood, especially along Harford Road south of Echodale Avenue.Generally speaking, Hamilton evolved into a mixed-race middle class throughout the 1970s and 1980s, with pockets of a bit more wealth within. With the shuttering of the Arcade Theater in the early 1980s, a large, community-oriented plaza and movie house was suddenly vacant, and urban blight began to creep into the commercial and cultural nexus of Hamilton, which runs from approximately Harford Road. and Echodale Avenue up to the intersection of Harford
Maryland Route 147
Maryland Route 147 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Harford Road, the state highway runs from U.S. Route 1 in Baltimore north to US 1 and US 1 Business in Benson. MD 147 is an alternate route to US 1 between Baltimore and Bel Air, the county seat of Harford County...
and Old Harford Road
Old Harford Road
Old Harford Road, one of the oldest continuously-used rights-of-way in central Maryland, United States, is a southwest-northeast thoroughfare in northeast Baltimore and eastern Baltimore County....
s.
Beginning in the early 2000s, the Harford road corridor has seen increased urban development with award winning restaurants (The Chameleon Cafe and Clementine), BBQ stop (Big Bad Wolf's) and tavern (Hamilton tavern). Two art galleries, a Peruvian/Mexican restaurant (Los Amigos), and the Hamilton Arts Collective can also be found along the stretch of Harford road that runs through Hamilton. The neighborhoods of Hamilton and Lauraville have both gained Mainstreet grants to support beautification and small business development along the Harford Rd. corridor. This neighborhood is a culturally diverse area that has a strong sense of inclusion and community involvement.
Geography
The boundaries of Hamilton, like many urban neighborhoods are rather amorphous and hard to define, but is generally thought to include everything between Perring Parkway in the west, and across to Walther Avenue in the east, with Southern Avenue forming, fittingly, the southern boundary and Northern ParkwayNorthern Parkway (Baltimore)
Northern Parkway is a major road that runs west–east across the northern part of the city Baltimore. For most of the way, it is at least six lanes wide, and it is used by motorists for crosstown travel....
forming the northern boundary. The land is for the most part gently rolling hills, with some surprisingly steep sections for Baltimore City (for instance, Bayonne Avenue, east of Harford Road.) Herring Run
Herring Run
The Herring Run is an tributary of the Back River located in Baltimore, Maryland.-Geography:The watershed has its headwaters in Towson, Maryland, and flows through Baltimore and Baltimore County before discharging into the Back River, which empties into the Chesapeake Bay...
flows through the western edge of the neighborhood, and its immediate watershed is an urban greenspace which comprises Herring Run Park.