When Jeff moved away from here in April, 1987, the city was in perilous decline. Jeff's brother, Frank, described it as being "in the big swirl" and little hope was held out for the city to be anything more than a larger version of Camden, NJ. But, a miracle has taken hold since then.
Honest-to-John literate taxpayers with real jobs and aspirations for the future have moved to town. Canton, the "Harbor East" neighborhood, as it is chic-ly known now, is thriving.
Federal Hill, Locust Point, and the near south neighborhoods are quickly gaining ground, too. Talk about a Lazarus of a city! Baltimore still has 40,000 vacant rowhouses, and a serious drug and crime problem, but for the first time in 40 years, it has hope! Down, but not out, Baltimore is making a comeback.
Very nice to see from the cockpit of our boat.
Nice pictures, we've always wanted to spend time in Baltimore harbor, now it looks even more appealing.
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear your recent news. Thinking of you with Irene coming your way. Keep safe
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fun stop. Take care with Irene. We'll be traveling through your area next week; perhaps we can meet up.
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