West Baltimore

West Baltimore is a huge section of notorious for violent and other drug-related crime, but also for its unique culture, endless streets of old Baltimore rowhouses with their marble stoops, and sprawling parklands.
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  • Type: informal region
  • Description: region of Baltimore, Maryland
  • Also known as: “ova west”, “over west”, and “W Baltimore”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Edmondson-Westside High School.

School
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is a public high school located in the southwest area known as of , Maryland, United States. The school is made up of two buildings, the Edmondson Building which is used primarily for Academic Studies…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westgate and West Hills.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the Southwest District of , located between Baltimore County and the city neighborhood of . Its boundaries are marked by Baltimore National Pike, Frederick Avenue, Rock Glen Avenue and Edmondson Avenue and the city line.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in the Southwest District of , located between the neighborhoods of , Franklintown and Hunting Ridge. Its boundaries are drawn by the Baltimore County line, Baltimore National Pike and North Franklintown Road.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in the southwestern section of Baltimore, Maryland, encompassing most of the Edmondson Avenue corridor in 21229. The area is made up of several smaller communities.

West Baltimore

Latitude
39.297° or 39° 17′ 49″ north
Longitude
-76.703° or 76° 42′ 11″ west
Open location code
87F577WW+QQ
Wiki­data ID
Q14205084
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Vietnamese—“West Baltimore” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “পশ্চিম বাল্টিমোর”
  • Catalan: “Baltimore occidental”
  • Hebrew: “בולטימור/מערב העיר”
  • Italian: “Baltimora ovest”
  • Slovenian: “West Baltimore”
  • Vietnamese: “Tây Baltimore”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Hunting Ridge and Ten Hills.

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