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Lake Walker

Location

North - Walker Avenue

South - Lake Avenue

East - Chinquapin Parkway

West- York Road.

 

Description

Charming, affordable, beautiful neighborhood with an active community association. Located on the northern boundary of the city, just east of York Road. With its quiet, tree-lined streets, Lake Walker also includes the area known as Chinquapin Hollow on the even side of Chinquapin Parkway, overlooking the Chinquapin stream valley.

History

In 1900, most of what is now Lake Walker was part of the Fisher Farm. There were a few rather grand houses along Walker Avenue and York Road. At that time Lake Avenue extended no further eastward than York Road. The first major development was York Road in the late 20s, featuring two styles of cottages along Cedarcroft, Hollen and Highwood.

Contacts

Lake Walker Community Association
619 Hollen Rd
Baltimore, MD 21212
410.949.0012
Eileen Gwin, President
eileengwin@gmail.com 

Architects Row Community Association
6148 Chinquapin Parkway
Baltimore, MD 21239
443.874.8015
Ben Lefstein, President
blefstein@cavtel.net

Educational Resources

From pre-school to high school, Baltimore City’s schools serve students and families across more than 225 neighborhoods. Parents and students have numerous choices from public, private, parochial, and charter schools. Many elementary schools are zoned geographically, but are increasingly becoming schools of choice. All high schools are choice schools and all middle schools are becoming schools of choice in 2010-2011. This means students can apply to attend any school in the City regardless of their home address; some schools do have admission criteria. All charter schools and Transformation Schools have lotteries for admission.

Baltimore offers a wealth of opportunities when it comes to higher education at both the undergraduate, graduate and technical education levels. The seventeen colleges and universities within or near the City enroll more than 120,000 students. Through the Baltimore Collegetown Network, 16 area colleges cooperate and share resources, such as shuttle buses and libraries.

Amazing bungalow homes, great neighbors, events year round! We are like a big family!

-Nancy H.

Community Personality


  • Charming
  • Colorful
  • Friendly
  • Hip
  • Up and Coming

Resident Referral

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Homeownership Counseling


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Neighborhood Statistics and Resources


Average Home Sales
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Baltimore CityView
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Crime Mapping
Crime data by address from the Baltimore Police Department


Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance 
Census-based interactive mapping data