Remington in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
24th St
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It's easy to believe that the landscape we have inherited cannot be changed.
But hidden rivers and hidden histories do not always stay buried. People have radically transformed the landscape and climate in just a handful of generations. 200 years ago there was no Remington, only rolling countryside dotted with farms, valleys, and streams. In 200 years, how will our cities look? How will our relationship to the land and water be different? How will we perceive and live with our fellow humans, plants, and animals?
Many cities are taking the radical step of unburying or "daylighting" parts of their underground streams. In 2005, Seoul, South Korea removed the highway covering Cheonggyecheon creek to create a hugely popular public park. Successful daylighting projects in Caldwell, ID, Seattle, WA, Yonkers, NY, and other cities have helped to revitalize neighborhoods as well as streams. Paris is working on an ambitious plan to partially unearth its long-buried Biθvre river. Although full daylighting may not be practical in dense neighborhoods like Remington, it remains an option for rivers that are not completely covered by occupied buildings.
In Baltimore many residents have called for the demolition of the I-83 expressway and the tunnel that entombs the Jones Falls river. Portions
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"All [the land] down through here was filled in. They brought all this [debris] up here from the great Baltimore fire with horse and buggies, because this was a valley down through here. And they just started and kept filling in and filling in until they couldnt put any more in and stopped."
Jack Norris, longtime contractor in Remington (interviewed in 2021)
Erected by Greater Remington Improvement Association. (Marker Number 10.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Natural Features • Roads & Vehicles • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 2005.
Location. 39° 18.971′ N, 76° 37.238′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Remington. It is on West 24th Street west of Huntingdon Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 W 24th St, Baltimore MD 21211, 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 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: 23rd St (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 26th St (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lorraine Ave
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 104 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 2, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
