Developed as suburban-type residential housing, it is an economically diverse area that was once the center of Baltimore's Jewish community as it moved from downtown.[3][4] During the Vietnam War era, however, the area experienced white flight, while it was 95% White in 1960, it became 95% Black in 1970.[5] It is now an almost exclusively African American region of Baltimore.[6] The neighborhoods in Forest Park and Howard Park are varied. Some have suffered urban decay and crime related to the city's job losses, while many continue to be suburban and upper-middle-class neighborhoods. Ashburton, for instance, is the home of former city mayor Catherine Pugh,[7] as well as past mayor Kurt Schmoke and other prominent African-American political leaders.
Forest Park is home to Hillsdale, Hanlon, and Powder Mill parks in addition to the Forest Park Golf Course. It is also within proximity of the Baltimore Zoo and Druid Hill Park.
Garrison Avenue starts as a one-way street from Greenspring Avenue, changes to Garrison Boulevard after Wabash Avenue, then makes a slight left after passing Liberty Heights Avenue (known as MD-26) to Clifton Avenue.
Berwyn AvenueEdit
Berwyn Avenue is a street from Liberty Heights Avenue to Garrison Boulevard, and a little street to the other side of Liberty Heights Avenue.
Forest Park AvenueEdit
This street runs from Garrison Boulevard to Security Boulevard (crossing Baltimore County line) then splits off to Forest Park Avenue with a traffic light across from I-70, and ends at St. Agnes Lane.
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^"Forest Park neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland (MD), 21216 subdivision profile - real estate, apartments, condos, homes, community, population, jobs, income, streets". City-data. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
^Tfiloh, Courtesy of Beth. "An Orthodox synagogue and a Black church search for shared history with a walk through a once-integrated neighborhood". The Forward. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
^Heritage, Baltimore. "Black and Jewish Civil Rights Heritage by Bike". Baltimore Heritage Open Tours. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
^Goldstein, Eric L.; Weiner, Deborah R. (March 28, 2018). On Middle Ground: A History of the Jews of Baltimore. JHU Press. ISBN978-1-4214-2453-8.
^"Baltimore City - 2011 Neighborhood Health Profile - Forest Park/Walbrook" (PDF). December 2011. p. 4. The race and ethnicity distribution of Forest Park/Walbrook compared to Baltimore City overall (2010), Black or African American - 95.6%, White - 2.3%
^"The Lady in Waiting". Baltimore Magazine. January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
forest, park, baltimore, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, ja. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Forest Park Baltimore news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Forest Park and Howard Park is a region of Northwest Baltimore Maryland located west of Reisterstown Road south of Northern Parkway and east of the Baltimore City County line In Baltimore the region is referred to by locals simply as Forest Park and includes the neighborhoods of Ashburton Callaway Garrison Central Forest Park Dolfield Dorchester East Arlington Forest Park Grove Park Hanlon Longwood Howard Park Garwyn Oaks Purnell West Arlington West Forest Park and Windsor Hills Forest ParkNeighborhood of BaltimoreForest Park Branch of the Enoch Pratt Free LibraryCountryUnited StatesStateMarylandCityBaltimoreElevation390 ft 120 m Population 1 Estimate 2019 1 374Time zoneUTC 5 Eastern Summer DST UTC 4 EDT ZIP code21216 2 Area code410 443 and 667Developed as suburban type residential housing it is an economically diverse area that was once the center of Baltimore s Jewish community as it moved from downtown 3 4 During the Vietnam War era however the area experienced white flight while it was 95 White in 1960 it became 95 Black in 1970 5 It is now an almost exclusively African American region of Baltimore 6 The neighborhoods in Forest Park and Howard Park are varied Some have suffered urban decay and crime related to the city s job losses while many continue to be suburban and upper middle class neighborhoods Ashburton for instance is the home of former city mayor Catherine Pugh 7 as well as past mayor Kurt Schmoke and other prominent African American political leaders Contents 1 Parks and recreation 2 Gwynn Oak 3 Roads 3 1 Garrison Avenue Garrison Boulevard 3 2 Berwyn Avenue 3 3 Forest Park Avenue 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksParks and recreation EditForest Park is home to Hillsdale Hanlon and Powder Mill parks in addition to the Forest Park Golf Course It is also within proximity of the Baltimore Zoo and Druid Hill Park Gwynn Oak EditThe area in Baltimore County near Forest Park is known as Gwynn Oak and is located directly west of the Baltimore city line Roads EditGarrison Avenue Garrison Boulevard Edit Garrison Avenue starts as a one way street from Greenspring Avenue changes to Garrison Boulevard after Wabash Avenue then makes a slight left after passing Liberty Heights Avenue known as MD 26 to Clifton Avenue Berwyn Avenue Edit Berwyn Avenue is a street from Liberty Heights Avenue to Garrison Boulevard and a little street to the other side of Liberty Heights Avenue Forest Park Avenue Edit This street runs from Garrison Boulevard to Security Boulevard crossing Baltimore County line then splits off to Forest Park Avenue with a traffic light across from I 70 and ends at St Agnes Lane See also EditList of Baltimore neighborhoodsReferences Edit Forest Park Population amp Demographics Median Income Point2 www point2homes com Retrieved February 27 2021 Forest Park neighborhood in Baltimore Maryland MD 21216 subdivision profile real estate apartments condos homes community population jobs income streets City data Retrieved February 27 2021 Tfiloh Courtesy of Beth An Orthodox synagogue and a Black church search for shared history with a walk through a once integrated neighborhood The Forward Retrieved February 27 2021 Heritage Baltimore Black and Jewish Civil Rights Heritage by Bike Baltimore Heritage Open Tours Retrieved February 27 2021 Goldstein Eric L Weiner Deborah R March 28 2018 On Middle Ground A History of the Jews of Baltimore JHU Press ISBN 978 1 4214 2453 8 Baltimore City 2011 Neighborhood Health Profile Forest Park Walbrook PDF December 2011 p 4 The race and ethnicity distribution of Forest Park Walbrook compared to Baltimore City overall 2010 Black or African American 95 6 White 2 3 The Lady in Waiting Baltimore Magazine January 9 2017 Retrieved January 10 2017 External links EditNorthwest District Maps 39 21 48 N 76 41 20 W 39 363236 N 76 688862 W 39 363236 76 688862 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Forest Park Baltimore amp oldid 1141553437, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
