Hidden-gem nominations
I still want nominations -- keep 'em coming HERE -- and particularly challenge suburbanites to offer up neighborhoods for the list. (Unless there are really only a couple of suburban neighborhoods with typical prices under $250,000 that any of you like living in?) City folks, you're all over this: splendid work. Though I'm sure there are a number of as-yet-unnominated Baltimore City neighborhoods in need of a spotlight, so don't stop now.
The amount of ardent support for your neighborhoods can't be contained in one top-ten list, or at least that's what I'm beginning to suspect. So -- which of you ardent supporters would like to get a little more soapbox time to say what you like about your communities? I'll line up Q&As (simple ones) for the blog, if enough of you raise your hands.
This will be in addition to the hidden-gems list I'm compiling, not instead of. And tell you what: no $250,000 ceiling on the Q&As.
Raising your hand is easy. Comment below. Just be sure to fill in the part that asks for email address.
Categories: Hidden-gem neighborhoods
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I would like to let everyone know about my neighborhood, Overlea. Situated in Northeast Baltimore (NeBo), there are many, many styles of housing, to fit everyone's budget and taste. There are Victorians and Dutch Colonials built in the late 1800's, split levels and Cape Cods built in the 1950's and modern day colonials with open floor plans. Covenient access to 695/95, Downtown, Towson and White Marsh. Nice size yards, typically about .25 acre. Quiet streets and very low crime rates (most are domestic issues or property crimes). I've been in the area for 15 years and a homeowner for 11. Plus we are right next door to Hamilton (Restaurant Row) and Lauraville. I would say the boundaries are (roughly) Northern Parkway and White Avenue and Harford and Belair Road..
Posted by: Bob Marousek | July 24, 2009 5:58 PM
I'd love to, for Columbia (either Long Reach or more broadly).
Posted by: SH | July 27, 2009 1:05 PM
I'd be happy to tell you all about Greenmount West in Station North!
Posted by: Marian Weaver | July 28, 2009 2:23 PM
I'm in for Greater Lauraville!
Glad to get the love for Hamilton and Lauraville restaurants from the Overlea guy, too (I used to work there, also in a basement, though as a web developer rather than a community developer).
Posted by: Mark Tough | July 28, 2009 7:57 PM
I would like to let everyone know about one of the most diverse communities in Baltimore. Glen is situated in the Upper Park Heights section of the city and offers a diverse sample from several different ethnic groups. Our vast housing stock also help to make us a diverse community. Glen has a mixture of single family colonials, ranchers, cape-cods, and many others. We also feature condos, luxury apartments, semi-detached and attached townhomes. Our award winning schools, spacey lots, tree lined streets, well manicured lawns, variety of religious institutions and shopping truely make Glen a great place to live, work, and play. Glen is also the home of the Public Safety Academy and is adjacent to the new towncenter concept for Wabash Avenue. Glen is also adjacent to the future home for the Social Security Administration.
Posted by: Glen Resident | November 13, 2009 5:28 PM
Hi, Glen Resident -- the hidden-gem nomination period is long over (the gems debuted today), but I'm working on a new feature to give residents a soapbox about their neighborhoods. Email me at jamie.smith.hopkins(at)baltsun.com if you'd like to participate.
Posted by: Jamie Smith Hopkins | November 13, 2009 10:37 PM