What you hate about Baltimore?

[james777]

Originally Posted by Northernest Southernest C

Actually the city is more famous for preserving historic neighborhoods rather than tearing them down. Also, consider most of the buildings that are scheduled for demolition are the vacant ones in the bad areas that are still standing only because the city cant afford to tear them down all at once. So there is still a chance some architecture could be saved if a miracle happened and turned around those areas that lack investment and gentrification.

1 in 3 Baltimore buildings is on the National Register of Historic Places, more than any other U.S. city.

The city counts about 65 National Register historic districts, with roughly half recognized since 2000
More than 65,000 properties, or roughly one in three buildings in the city, are now listed on the National Register, according to a recent report by the local chapter of the Urban Land Institute and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which examined ways to ease the repurposing of the city's historic buildings. That's more than any other city in the nation, it said.

Baltimore has a distinguished record on preservation and is home to some of the earliest National Register historic districts in the nation, including Fells Point (1969), Federal Hill (1970) and Mount Vernon Place (1971).



Historic Baltimore by the numbers

• National Register Historic Districts: 66
• Baltimore City historic districts: 33
• First National Register District: Fells Point
• Most recent National Register District: Brewers Hill and Berea-Biddle Street Historic District
• Baltimore has the most public monuments than any other city per capita in the country.

Washington Monument Restoration(Baltimore)

Some architecture could be saved and a miracle could happen if the thieves in city hall sold off all of those buildings that they want to demolish to investors and homeowners to fix them up. That would help the city, but they won't do that because they can't make money on it like they can tearing down buildings. City officials in Baltimore make money on misery, and the stupid people keep electing the same thieves so the misery continues.

Yes, Baltimore has more monuments per capita than any other city in the country. That is why for much of the twentieth century Baltimore's nickname was "the monumental city". That title sounds a lot better than the corny slogan "charm city". Baltimore also has more park land per capita than any other city in the country except for Washington, DC.

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