Penn-North, Baltimore Explained

Penn-North
Settlement Type:Neighborhood of Baltimore
Image Alt:Buildings on the 1300 block of West North Avenue by the intersection with Woodbrook Avenue in Penn-North, Baltimore
Pushpin Map:United States Baltimore#Maryland#USA
Pushpin Label:Penn-North
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Baltimore##Location within Maryland##Location within the United States
Pushpin Relief:yes
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2: Baltimore
Subdivision Type3:City Council
Subdivision Name3:District 7
Module:
Zoom:14
Unit Pref:US
Population As Of:2020
Timezone1:Eastern
Utc Offset1:−5
Timezone1 Dst:EDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:ZIP Codes
Postal Code:21217
Area Code Type:Area Codes
Area Code:410, 443, 667

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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home | Maryland Transit Administration . Mta.maryland.gov . 2015-04-30 . 2015-05-06.
  2. Web site: Photographic image of 1904 map of the Business Section of Baltimore . JPG . Lib.utexas.edu . 2015-05-06.
  3. Web site: United States Historical City Maps – Perry–Castañeda Map Collection – UT Library Online . Lib.utexas.edu . 2015-05-06.
  4. Web site: Penn North Area Master Plan. https://web.archive.org/web/20140819223353/http://archive.baltimorecity.gov/Portals/0/agencies/planning/public%20downloads/penn_n_area_master_plan.pdf . dead . August 19, 2014 . August 19, 2014 .
  5. Web site: Planning / Master Plans, Maps & Publications / Neighborhood Plans . Archive.baltimorecity.gov . 2015-05-06.
  6. Web site: URBAN RENEWAL PLAN : PENN-NORTH TRANSIT STATION AREA . Archive.baltimorecity.gov . 2015-05-06.
  7. Web site: Planning / Master Plans, Maps & Publications / Urban Renewal Plans . Archive.baltimorecity.gov . 2015-05-06.