Reclaiming a Neighborhood

The Revitalization of Baltimore's East Side

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Photos – The Old

The backs of vacant houses on Chase Street are visible from the vacant lot at the center of the project.

Photo by Graham Moomaw.

Doors are boarded up and windows hang open on Chase Street.

Photo by Graham Moomaw.

The 1000 block of N. Washington St. is completely abandoned.

Photo by Graham Moomaw.

A broken fence sags in front of overgrown backyards in Middle East.

Photo by Graham Moomaw.

The 1000 block of N. Castle St. stands eerily vacant.

Photo by Graham Moomaw.

The 1000 block of N. Castle St. stands eerily vacant.

Photo by Graham Moomaw.

On Chase Street, a few homes have been renovated, but many more are boarded up like this one across the street from EBDI’s community center.

Photo by Jennifer Hlad.

A few people still live on this block in Chase St.

Photo by Graham Moomaw.

Concrete has been put up where an old corner store used to stand on Chase St.

Photo by Graham Moomaw.

Students from the community school decorated this row of vacant houses.

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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