Reclaiming a Neighborhood

The Revitalization of Baltimore's East Side

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Photos – Faces of East Baltimore

Quinetta Cooper, shown with her 4-year-old son, Daquante Peterking, recently moved into a rental home on Wolfe Street.

Photo by Jennifer Hlad.

Rosa Hart Burenstine grew up in a house on Jefferson Street, four blocks west of Hopkins.

Photo by Jennifer Hlad.

Chris Shea is the chief executive of the EBDI project.

Photo by Jennifer Hlad.

Sherry Ward lived in a home on Rutland Avenue for 14 years, and moved out in January, 2006. She hopes to move back to her old neighborhood as soon as possible.

Photo by Jennifer Hlad.

Rob English, a community organizer with Baltimoreans United for Leadership Development, points out landmarks in Oliver.

Photo by Graham Moomaw.

Cathy Miles is the principal of the new East Baltimore Community School.

Photo by Graham Moomaw.

About this Project

The Baltimore Urban Affairs Reporting class of the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism spent the semester reporting on renewal efforts in East Baltimore. The course is supported by the Abell Foundation. The Baltimore Sun provided class space and research materials.

Web design by Graham Moomaw.

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