Broadway East, Baltimore

Broadway East
neighborhood statistical area
Broadway East
Coordinates: 39°18′30″N 76°35′21″W
Country	United States
State	Maryland
City	Baltimore
Area [1]
• Total	0.440 sq mi (1.14 km^2)
• Land	0.440 sq mi (1.14 km^2)
Population  (2009)[1]
• Total	6,629
• Density	15,000/sq mi (5,800/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	21213
Area code	410, 443, and 667

Broadway East is a neighborhood in the East District of Baltimore. Its boundaries are the south side of North Avenue, the west side of Milton Street, the east side of Broadway, and the north side of Biddle Street. The neighborhood lies east of Oliver, north of Middle East, south of Lake Clifton, and west of Berea.[1][2]

Though the area was once considered middle-class, it has in the 20th century experienced economic depression, housing abandonment, and increased crime. The neighborhood was affected by the Baltimore riot of 1968. Its residents are largely poor and working-class African Americans. A filming location for The Wire (TV series), a Baltimore-based HBO drama. The Broadway East community is undergoing a resurgence which includes the Mary Harvin Transformation Center and Senior Housing, the renovation of the American Brewery (building), the Baltimore Food Hub, and the Southern Streams Health and Wellness Center and Southern Views Multi-family Housing which is currently under construction and the development of affordable housing and mixed use property development cited in the East Baltimore Revitalization Plan adopted by the Baltimore City Planning Department in September 2018.

See also

List of Baltimore neighborhoods

References

1. "Broadway East neighborhood in Baltimore". City-data.com. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
2. "East District Maps". Baltimore City Neighborhoods Portal. City of Baltimore. Retrieved June 30, 2011.

External links

• Baltimore '68: Riots and Rebirth Overview. Langsdale Library Special Collections. University of Baltimore.
• "Clifton-Berea" (PDF). Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance. Jacob France Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-21.