Along Baltimore's waterfront, the Fells Point neighborhood has long been a popular destination for late night entertainment. New residential and commercial developments signal a rebirth of the historic neighborhood as a thriving urban community.
Recognized this year as one of America's great neighborhoods by the APA, it seems like the historic maritime community of Fells Point is finally having its moment in the spotlight, "[a]fter decades of waiting and unkept promises from past developers," writes Jacques Kelly.
"Residents told me they have seen the economics of the neighborhood
change, so that this fairly expensive exercise in new construction
dovetailed with a historic district is now possible," says Kelly. "They have also
observed tired, empty storefronts sit vacant for years. Retail
establishments such as Crabby Dick's and the 9th Life moved on. But now
expensive development has moved away from the ledge along the harbor and
settled into the heart of the South Broadway commercial corridor."
"In the past 12 years, I've watched the bars become restaurants, the
taverns become bars and hole-in-the-wall liquor stores become taverns,"
said attorney Arthur Perschetz, president of the Fell's Point Residents
Association.
"Fells Point is definitely drawing the empty-nesters and people who
really want the best of city life, who want to walk to their shopping,"
he said. "The Circulator bus has made a huge difference, too."
FULL STORY: The rebirth of Fells Point

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