Penn-North, Baltimore

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Buildings on the 1300 block of West North Avenue by the intersection with Woodbrook Avenue in Penn-North, Baltimore
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Coordinates: 39°18′34″N76°38′38″W / 39.3094°N 76.6438°W / 39.3094; -76.6438 Coordinates: 39°18′34″N76°38′38″W / 39.3094°N 76.6438°W / 39.3094; -76.6438
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City Council District 7
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
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21217
Area Codes 410, 443, 667
Penn-North, Baltimore

Penn-North is a neighborhood in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is located southwest of Druid Hill Park, west of Reservoir Hill, north of Bolton Hill, and east of Mondawmin. It is bounded Northeast by the Druid Park Lake Drive, the West and Northwest by Fulton Ave., the South by North Avenue (U.S. Route 1), and East by McCulloh Street. It is contained in the 21217 ZIP code.

The neighborhood has a subway stop located at the corner of Pennsylvania Ave. and North Ave. [1] This is the Penn-North Metro Subway Station.

Some of the earliest records of the development of the area is the historical maps. One of these shows North Ave.'s intersection with Pennsylvania Ave. and the streets around it. [2] [3]

Proposed City Plans are available online. [4] [5] [6] [7]

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References

  1. "Home | Maryland Transit Administration". Mta.maryland.gov. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  2. "Photographic image of 1904 map of the Business Section of Baltimore" (JPG). Lib.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  3. "United States Historical City Maps – Perry–Castañeda Map Collection – UT Library Online". Lib.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  4. "Penn North Area Master Plan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  5. "Planning / Master Plans, Maps & Publications / Neighborhood Plans". Archive.baltimorecity.gov. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  6. "URBAN RENEWAL PLAN : PENN-NORTH TRANSIT STATION AREA" (PDF). Archive.baltimorecity.gov. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  7. "Planning / Master Plans, Maps & Publications / Urban Renewal Plans". Archive.baltimorecity.gov. Retrieved 2015-05-06.