(BALTIMORE – October 23, 2023) – The Sandtown-Winchester Community is a lovely swath of 72 square blocks in Historic West Baltimore. From North and Monroe to North and Carey south to Lafayette Avenue – with a couple of tweaks. It is nestled between Matthew Henson Community to the west, Penn-North at the top, Druid Heights and Upton to the east, and Harlem Park to the south.
It is the Home of the Freeloaders Social Club, the Historic Sharon Baptist Church, Simmons Memorial Baptist, New Song Learning Center, Gilmor Homes, St. Gregory the Great, and St. Peter Claver Catholic Church. We are also home to Santa Maria’s Eatery and the Odyssey Lounge.
The last development occurred some 20+ years ago during the Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke administration. That was the last time we saw any movement.
When Freddie Gray unfolded here, we saw major entities collecting millions on our behalf, but we saw nothing.
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