Between Fells Point and Downtown (Baltimore: club, bus, cars)

[Elder18]

What is the area like between Fells Point and Downtown?

The reason I ask is because one night I was at a club in Fells Point and when I left the club (I was traveling alone) a woman (a prostitute I realized later) told me that if I waited for the bus I would get mugged.

So I simply walked all the way downtown, at night, alone and with a bag in my hands. Having never been in Baltimore before, I didn't know if this was a good idea or not.

When I got back to the parking garage, I saw that someone had broken into my car and stolen all of my favorite CDs I had with me for the trip.

This was my introduction to Baltimore and I'll never go back there again.

McNulty rules!

[Streetchie]

The general rule of thumb in Baltimore is to not leave anything in your car, ever. I've known people who've had car windows broken for a dollar in change and a bottle of water. A wallet of cd's wouldn't last 10 minutes.

As for walking the section between Fells and Downtown, you're probably ok, but you never know.

[tmorrisn]

As much as you post on the Pittsburgh site, I'm surprise you would visit a city without doing your homework! Fell's to downtown is the equivalent of walking from oakland to downtown in Pittsburgh (in danger level not distance) via the bluff/hill district. Is it safe? It depends on who you ask. I wouldn't do it.
Secondly Baltimore is notorious for breaking into cars - especially with out of state plates! It's like wearing a neon sign that reads "tourist - please steal from me." Degenerates target out of state cars b/c the likelihood of someone actually pressing charges is nil.
I'm sorry you had such a miserable experience here though. It really can be a fun place to hang out.