Cross Street stink
Federal Hill needs to hire one of the local fire departments to hose down both East and West Cross Streets by the market every Saturday and Sunday morning.
The sour stink from the night before is usually so strong that pinching your nose does nothing. Ever tried to walk to one of the boutiques there and been turned away by the smell?
Maybe if that section of Federal Hill wasn’t such a magnet for meatheads and immature drinkers, it wouldn’t have that problem. But every time I walk down those stretches of Cross Street on weekends, the smell persists. It gets even worse in the hot, sticky summer months.
It really shouldn’t be up to the fire department, but I can’t think of a more realistic solution. That crowd should be able to hold its beer and liquor, or not drink until they get sick in the street. But that’s like asking the sun to set in the east.
Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "
Comments
its especially gross when you are trying to go out for brunch- a real turn off.
i dont understand how the smell gets there. its not like tons of people are getting sick outside. do the bars just not clean up at the end of the night?
Posted by: Anonymous | May 16, 2007 3:12 PM
let's be serious. meatheads are taking over the city, but i have to disagree with the generalization that you attributed here. for the most meatheads per area/bar, canton is your place. at least federal hill has some sort of ambiance, canton is just roid rage, dundalk women, and stds. ...
in my opinion, the sour smell in federal hill most likely comes from the copious amounts of homeless people and crackheads that use the street as their personal toilets.
Posted by: Bill | May 17, 2007 4:29 PM