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Greenmount West is a neighborhood in the state-designated Station North Arts District of Baltimore City. Its borders consist of Hargrove Alley to the west, Hoffman Street and the Amtrak railroad tracks to the south, the south side of North Avenue to the north, and Greenmount Avenue to the east. Its residents are a mix of low, middle and high income families, artists, commuters to Washington DC and working class Baltimoreans with the majority of residents of African-American descent. The neighborhood was one of many affected by the Baltimore riot of 1968. For years, the area suffered from urban decay, housing abandonment and crime, but in recent times the area has experienced a resurgence. Artists have created live/work space in the sprawling former Crown Cork and Seal factory buildings (commonly known as the Copycat Building) along the railroad tracks. Small developers are rehabbing the two and three story rowhouses for market rate homeownership. Pocket parks like McAllister Park, Hunters Lot and Brentwood Commons were created in the area, and the neighborhood's 2002 designation as an Arts and Entertainment District further catalyzed development. The real estate bubble of the 2000s caused Baltimore's housing prices to skyrocket, and drove home buyers seeking out cheaper areas on the upswing to the neighborhood. Housing sales in 2009 ranged between $169,000 - $320,000. ==Local attractions== Greenmount West is within walking distance to the Maryland Institute College of Art; Penn Station is directly south, providing walking-distance access to Amtrak, Light Rail and MARC commuter rail service (the latter being of particular interest to those commuting to Washington, D.C.). Mt. Vernon, Baltimore borders the neighborhood to the south. Historic Greenmount Cemetery, located at 1501 Greenmount Ave, is the final resting place of many famous and infamous Maryland and Baltimore figures (Enoch Pratt, John Wilkes Booth). The neighborhood was the early high school Baltimore home of the now deceased rapper Tupac Shakur. As part of the Station North Arts and Entertainment District, Greenmount West is also within walking distance of the commercial district on Charles Street. This area includes attractions such as the Charles Theatre, a popular art house multiplex, (The Station North Arts Cafe Gallery ), the Station North Arts Underground, The Metro Gallery, Tapas Teatro, Club Charles, The Strand Theatre, and Sofi's Crepes; one block away is the Charm City Art Space which serves as a Music Venue, and Art Gallery; Recently, the opening of Joe Squared Restaurant, Load of Fun Studios, Single Carrot Theatre, and The Wind Up Space (an arts venue and bar), have expanded development and revitalization onto North avenue. The Baltimore based HBO drama The Wire was filmed here. Baltimore Montessouri Public Charter School opened in the former Mildred Monroe Elementary School (The Wire's Primary School 32) in September 2008 and a graphic designer's letterpress now inhabits The Wire's "Bubbles Garage". City Arts, affordable housing for artists at 440 E. Oliver Street which includes a gallery space, opened in November 2010. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Greenmount West, Baltimore」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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