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Baltimore's City Center

 
 
Baltimore's City Center Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 18, 2022
1. Baltimore's City Center Marker
Inscription. City Center, also known as Charles Center, was transformed in the 1950's to be Baltimore's central business district. City Center has been the fastest growing residential neighborhood since 2000. Learn more about the Resident Life at the City Center Residents Association.
 
Erected by GLC Properties.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 2000.
 
Location. 39° 17.548′ N, 76° 36.926′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of West Saratoga Street and Charles Street, on the right when traveling west on West Saratoga Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 N Charles St, Baltimore MD 21201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was
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once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Brown's Loft Apartments (here, next to this marker); Moving Up To Cathedral Hill: Three Centuries of Change (within shouting distance of this marker); Downtown (within shouting distance of this marker); Saint Paul's Parish (within shouting distance of this marker); Curry Copy Center (within shouting distance of this marker); Old St. Paul's (within shouting distance of this marker); Brown’s Arcade (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rectory of Old St. Paul’s Parish (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Old St. Paul's (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Baltimore's City Center Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 18, 2022
2. Baltimore's City Center Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 294 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 19, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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