The Block
The Block is a group of buildings on the 400 block of East Baltimore Street in Baltimore, Maryland, containing several strip clubs, sex shops, and other adult entertainment merchants.Photo: Steelplug, Public domain.
- Type: Recreation area
- Description: ‘red light district’ along 400 block of East Baltimore Street in downtown Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Also known as: “The Block, Baltimore”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Baltimore City Hall and Municipal Museum of the City of Baltimore.
Baltimore City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Marylandstater, Public domain.
Baltimore City Hall is the official seat of government of the City of Baltimore, in the State of Maryland. The City Hall houses the offices of the Mayor and those of the City Council of Baltimore. Baltimore City Hall is situated 520 feet northwest of The Block.
Municipal Museum of the City of Baltimore
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Peale is a community museum in Baltimore, Maryland, which opened in 2022 after a 5-year renovation. It occupies the first building in the Western Hemisphere to be designed and built specifically as a museum. Municipal Museum of the City of Baltimore is situated 770 feet north of The Block.
War Memorial Plaza
Park
Photo: Groupuscule, CC BY-SA 3.0.
War Memorial Plaza is a public square, small park and space in Downtown Baltimore between City Hall and the War Memorial Building, between Holliday Street on the west, East Fayette Street on the south, North Gay Street on the east, and East Lexington Street on the north.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Baltimore and Inner Harbor.
Downtown Baltimore
Photo: sneakerdog, CC BY 2.0.
Downtown Baltimore is Baltimore's central business district and seat of the city government. While home to some iconic Baltimore architecture, and the city's economic heart, visitors, and even locals, tend to keep their distance from this often seedy and decidedly unloved city center, unless they are going to the Baltimore Arena, the Hippodrome Theatre, or visiting Poe's grave at Westminster Hall.
Inner Harbor
Photo: Jawed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Inner Harbor is the heart of Baltimore, and the standard-bearer of its industrial and maritime heritage. In the 1950s, the area became an industrial wasteland and the buildings were eventually replaced with parkland for public uses and events.
Jonestown
Neighborhood
Photo: KudzuVine, Public domain.
Jonestown is a neighborhood in the southeastern district of Baltimore. Established in 1732, three years after Baltimore was incorporated in 1729, it is one of the oldest places in the city.
The Block
- Categories: red-light district, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Baltimore, Central Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.28976° or 39° 17′ 23″ northLongitude
-76.60956° or 76° 36′ 34″ westOpen location code
87F579QR+W5OpenStreetMap ID
way 195422978OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=red_light_districtWikidata ID
Q7718624
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“The Block” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “巴爾的摩街區”
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Highlights include Baltimore Fire Station 26 and Charles L. Benton, Jr. Building.
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