List of streets in Baltimore

This is a list of notable streets in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

A

Street Route Communities Landmarks Notes
Abell Avenue East 30th is the southern terminus and East University Parkway is the northern end. Abell, Oakenshawe Abell Avenue, much like the neighborhood is named after Arunah Shepherson Abell, the owner and founding publisher of The Baltimore Sun. It was named in 1902.
The Alameda Harford Road north to Limit Avenue at city line (continues south as St. Lo Drive; continues north as Sherwood Road) Ramblewood
Wilson Park
Pen Lucy		 Baltimore City College Planned as a road through a park when constructed. Carries MD 542 from south end to Loch Raven Boulevard. Served by bus routes 3 and 36.
Aliceanna Street Boston Street west to dead end at Inner Harbor Inner Harbor East, Fells Point, Canton National Katyn Massacre Memorial Site of house where Frederick Douglass once lived as slave (not known by that name then). Furniture store that was seed to Hecht's department store first opened on this street in the 1850s. Has a traffic circle with President Street.
Aisquith Street East Baltimore Street is the southern most point, and Montpelier Street is the northern. C-H-M, East Baltimore Midway, Oliver, Johnston Square, Oldtown, Pleasant View Gardens, Jonestown The street was most likely named after William Aisquith father of Edward Aisquith, hero of the Battle of North Point.

B

Street Route Communities Landmarks Notes
Barney Street Webster Street in the east and Clarkson Street in the East South Baltimore, Riverside Riverside Park Named after Commodore Joshua Barney, a naval officer who served in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.
Barre Street South Paca in the South to McHenry Street in the north Barre Circle Named after Colonel Isaac Barré.
Bayard Street Travels east west from Warner Street to Herkimer Street Stadium Area, Carroll-Camden Industrial Area, Pigtown Horseshoe Casino, Carroll Park Named after James Asheton Bayard, Senator and American negotiator at the Treaty of Ghent which ended the War of 1812.
Bellona Avenue Travels north south, from the City/County line (where it continues as Bellona Ave.) to York Road Named after Bellona, the Roman goddess of war.
Benson Avenue Travels northeast, from the City/County line (where it continues as Benson Ave.) to South Caton Avenue Violetville Saint Agnes Hospital, Seton Keogh High School Named after Carville Dickenson Benson, Speaker of the House of Delegates, State Senator, and State insurance commissioner.
Bentalou Street Travels northwest from West Baltimore St., to Windsor Avenue. Named after Paul Bentalou calvery officer who served under Marquis de Lafayette in the American Revolutionary War.
Bessemer Avenue Travels east west from Broening Highway to Carlotte Ave. Broening Manor Named for Sir Henry Bessemer.
Biddle Street Park Biddle Avenue to East Chase Street Berea One-way pair (eastbound) with Preston Street. Named after Elizabeth Gordon Biddle. Once viewed as home of gentlemen, but now considered to be a run-down area. Former home of a railway station known as Biddle Street Station. Part of route of Bus Route 5.
Bonaparte Avenue Loch Raven Boulevard to Harford Road Named for the Baltimore Boneparts that began with Jerome.
Bond Street North south from Thames Street to East North Avenue Named for John Bond, one of the first residents of Fells Point.
Bouldin Street Runs north south from Toone Street to Leverton Ave. Named for Jehu Bouldin, Baltimore City's surveyor, who assisted Thomas H. Poppleton in drafting the first map of the city.
Brehm's Lane Erdman Avenue to Parkside Drive Belair-Edison Named for George Brehm, founder and owner of Brehm's Brewery.
Broadway
Broening Highway O'Donnell Street to Baltimore Beltway O'Donnell Heights Riverside Generating Station Former location of General Motors plant that closed in 2005 and the old Western Electric "Point Breeze" plant. In the county, it is maintained by the state as MD 695A.

C

Street Route Communities Landmarks Notes
Conway Street Runs east to west from Light Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Inner Harbor, Otterbein, Ridgely's Delight Camden Yards Named after Henry Seymour Conway, leader of the House of Commons in the 1760's.

D

Street Route Communities Landmarks Notes
Druid Park Lake Drive Druid Hill Avenue to I-83 (continues as 28th/29th Streets) Reservoir Hill Druid Hill Park (southern border) I-83 exit 7. Built in the 1940s as a barrier between Druid Hill Park and the neighborhoods to the south. Part of what was once planned as an interstate.

E

Street Route Communities Landmarks Notes
Eager Street Three discontinuous streets:
Park Avenue to Guilford Avenue
 Fallsway to dead end east of Collington Avenue
Madeira Street to alley between Linwood Avenue and Curley Street		 Collington Square One of three streets in Baltimore named after John Eager Howard. Had the only bridge not destroyed in the flood of 1854. Part of route of Bus Route 15.

F

Street Route Communities Landmarks Notes
Fallsway I-83 north to Guilford Avenue Jonestown Carries northbound traffic for part of Guilford Avenue that is one way. Built originally to accommodate railroad and subway lines. Construction later seen as a "mistake" by urban planners.
Federal Street Aisquith Street to Orville Avenue (shortly past Erdman Avenue) Collington Square Bus routes 5 and 6 operate on part of Federal Street
Another small section of Federal Street exists west of Green Mount Cemetery
Fleet Street President Street to Haven Street
Lehigh Street to Umbra Street		 Inner Harbor East
Fells Point
Highlandtown
Brewer's Hill
Greektown		 Formerly known as Canton Avenue. Part of route of Bus Route 31
Split by railroad and factory between Haven and Lehigh Sts.
Fremont Avenue Pennsylvania Avenue to Booth Street Upton
Sandtown-Winchester		 Interrupted by US 40, where there is no crossing over the former I-170 freeway. Former route of the Fremont Avenue Streetcar Line and Bus Route 102 (both now defunct).

G

Street Route Communities Landmarks Notes
Garrison Boulevard Greenspring Avenue to Clifton Avenue Pimlico
Forest Park		 Garrison Middle School
Langston Hughes Elementary School
 Part of route of Bus Route 91, formerly Garrison Boulevard Streetcar. Was original location of Beth Tfiloh Congregation.
Guilford Avenue University Parkway to Baltimore Street
(continues as South Street)		 Charles Village Copycat Building Exit 3 off southbound Jones Falls Expressway. Served by bus route 36. Major rail center from the 1850s to 1950s. Former location of the Guilford Avenue Elevated Streetcar Trestle Line.

K

Street Route Communities Landmarks Notes
Keith Avenue Haven Street to Broening Highway I-95 exit 56
Kelly Avenue Cross Country Boulevard to Falls Road Mt. Washington Mount Washington Arboretum Part of route of Bus Route 27. Prior to 1950, was not a road, but a streetcar track path. Was modified then in order to accommodate a change from streetcars to buses.

M

Street Route Communities Landmarks Notes
Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Howard Street south to I-395 Bolton Hill Once part of a planned interstate. Originally called "Harbor City Boulevard." Is the route of the annual Martin Luther King's Day Parade in Baltimore.

P

Street Route Communities Landmarks Notes
Patterson Park Avenue Sinclair Lane to Essex Street Collington Square
Butcher's Hill
Canton
McElderry Park		 Patterson Park Western boundary of Patterson Park. Part of route of bus routes 5, 7, and 13

R

Street Route Communities Landmarks Notes
Redwood Street various discontinuous sections between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and South Street Downtown Baltimore Old Saint Paul's Cemetery
University of Maryland at Baltimore
University of Maryland Medical Center		 There are three discontinuous sections of Redwood Street: one from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to a dead end just east of Penn Street, one from Greene Street to a dead end just east of Eutaw Street, and one from Charles Street to South Street. Formerly known as German Street, and before that Lovely Lane. Named after George Redwood, the first officer killed in France in World War I.

Numbered streets

Street Route Communities Landmarks Notes
25th Street Howard Street to Wolfe Street Remington This street serves as a two way east–west large thoroughfare into lower/southern Charles Village. Formerly known as Huntingdon Avenue (for the old village named along the Greenmount Avenue/Old York Road in the now Waverly residential neighborhood and commercial strip. A part of Huntingdon Avenue between 25th and 31st Streets in Remington still exists under that name.

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Clayton Coleman Hall, ed. (1912). Baltimore: its history and its people, Volume 1. Lewis Historical Publishing Co., New York. p. 446. the alamedabaltimore.
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