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Community Development in Central Baltimore: A Timeline History

Created by Eli Pousson to support the Central Baltimore Partnership's Front and Center Plan.

Peabody Heights begins development

Goucher College builds campus in central Baltimore

Between 1885 and 1897 Goucher College, then known as Baltimore’s Women College, built twenty-two buildings. <a href="http://archive.baltimorecity.gov/Portals/0/agencies/planning/public%20downloads/SAPBarclay-Midway-OldGoucher.pdf">Barclay-Midway-Old Goucher Area Plan</a>

Public School No. 32 opens

Built in 1890, Public School No. 32, now better known as home to the Baltimore Montessori School, is a rare historic community school building, one of scores built in the late 19th century to support the city's rapidly growing population. <a href="http://explore.baltimoreheritage.org/items/show/15">Explore Baltimore Heritage</a>

Baltimore Heritage

Belt Line Tunnel authorized

The Belt Line Tunnel includes the railroad tracks that run above 25th Street.

Enoch Pratt Free Library opens the Saint Paul Street Branch

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Baltimore Heritage

Union Memorial Hospital established

North Avenue Market opens

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ubarchives/4702880517/

University of Baltimore

Goucher College moves to Towson

"The development of the Towson campus began in 1921 when President Guth purchased 421 acres of land in Towson, the county seat of neighboring Baltimore County. His desire was to move Goucher College from its location at St. Paul and 23rd Streets in Baltimore City to the newly acquired county land. However, it was not until 1938 under President Robertson that the college actually began the process of moving to the county campus. ... By 1954, Goucher had completely moved to Towson, ending over sixty years presence in Baltimore City." <a href="https://www.goucher.edu/the-library/special-collections-and-archives/exhibits/building-a-greater-goucher-the-history-of-the-towson-campus">Building a Greater Goucher: The History of the Towson Campus</a>

Barclay Elementary School opens

early 1960s

Benjamin Banneker Elementary School (Colored School No. 113) closes

Benjamin Banneker Elementary School on Greenmount Avenue is combined with the historically white School 32 on Guilford Avenue.

The Charles Villager published by Grace Darin

"Charles Village began as a plot, hatched on a sunny Sunday morning January 1967 when a few neighbors met by chance at the intersection of Lovegrove Alley and Petunia Lane, near 26th and Charles streets," she said in a 1975 Sun profile. "There was a general feeling that some promotional effort was necessary to turn the community around, to combat lethargy and defeatism, to build a positive image." <a href="http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2002-12-03/news/0212030252_1_copy-editor-charles-village-darin">Baltimore Sun, 2002</a>

Model Urban Neighborhood Demonstration Program

MUND establishes a headquarters at 2133 Maryland Avenue.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ubarchives/4703521134/

University of Baltimore

St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center incorporated

St. Ambrose was founded in 1968, incorporated in 1972, and moved offices to 300 block of E 25th in late 1970s. (Source: Karen Griffin, The St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center)

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Greater Homewood Community Corporation (GHCC) incorporated

The Greater Homewood Community Corporation is now known as Strong City Baltimore.

Charles Village Civic Association incorporated

Harwood Community Improvement Association established

The West Twenty (J. Van Story Branch, Sr. Apartments) opens

"Formerly The West Twenty, The J. Van Story Branch, Sr. Apartments [11 W. 20th Street], a 357-unit, 20-story building in the lower Charles Village area, opened for occupants in 1973. It occupies the former site of the North Avenue Market and is the tallest structure in the community. There is a game room, a lounge, two exterior patios, and a laundry room." <a href="http://www.baltimorehousing.org/public_housing.asp?rid=35">Baltimore Housing</a>

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Wyman House opens

"The Wyman House [123 W. 29th Street] is a mixed population building with 168 efficiency and one-bedroom units. Wyman House is located on the western edge of Charles Village at the intersection of Howard Street and 29th Street, two blocks west of Charles Street." <a href="http://www.baltimorehousing.org/public_housing.asp?rid=38">Baltimore Housing</a>

The Brentwood opens

"The Brentwood [410 E. 25th Street] is a 15-story mixed population development. The development is a solidly constructed brick building with a private parking lot adjoining the structure." <a href="http://www.baltimorehousing.org/public_housing.asp?rid=6">Baltimore Housing</a>

Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. Elementary School built

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Baltimore Heritage

Barclay Recreation Center built as addition to Barclay Elementary School

Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle School built

The new building replaced an existing school building on the same site.

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Baltimore Heritage

Charles Village-Abell Historic District designated

https://www.flickr.com/photos/baltimoreheritage/33393799853/

Midtown Community Benefits District incorporated

Charles Village Community Foundation incorporated

Village Learning Place incorporated

The mission of the Village Learning Place is to promote literacy, cultural awareness, and lifelong learning through access for all ages to information, resources, and educational programs.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/villagelearningplace/3712014960/

Village Learning Place

North Central National Register Historic District designated

Greenmount West Community Development Corporation incorporated

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Barclay - Midway - Old Goucher Area Master Plan approved

Station North Arts & Entertainment incorporated

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Central Baltimore Partnership incorporated

Charles North Vision Plan published

https://www.flickr.com/photos/baltimoreheritage/34771522293/

Greater Greenmount Community Association incorporated

Greenmount West Area Master Plan approved

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Greater Remington Improvement Association incorporated

https://www.flickr.com/photos/baltimoreheritage/34172940202/

Open Walls Baltimore

Waverly Main Street Master Plan published

Old Goucher Vision Plan

"In early 2013, members of the Old Goucher Community Association (OGCA) and Old Goucher Business Alliance (OGBA) joined together develop a vision for the neighborhood’s future and formulate the steps required to achieve that vision. The associations decided to focus our initial efforts on the physical structure of the area, as an element that overlaps all of the challenges and opportunities facing Old Goucher." From <a href="http://oldgoucher.org/vision-plan/">Old Goucher Vision Plan</a>.

Open Walls Baltimore 2

New Greenmount West Community Association incorporated

Charles North Community Association incorporated

Remington Historic District designated