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Upton

Location

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Eastern border:  Madison Ave

Western border - Fremont Avenue

Northern border - Mosher Street

Southern border - Hoffman Street

 

Description

Upton has all of the ingredients to be a thriving, successful neighborhood: great housing, livable streets, proximity to employment and cultural centers, five train stations within a short walk or drive, a neighborhood commericial district and an extraordinary story to tell about its past. Most of all, Upton has a dedicated core of residents, many of whom have lived in the neighborhood for more than 30 years. These stake holders have refused to let go of their belief in Upton's potential and provided the momentum that moved this planning process forward.

History

The historically rich African American community of Upton is a focus of urban revitalization. Together with the Upton Planning Committee, six neighborhoods have created a family atmosphere while working to keep our community safe and clean. Shaped like a Christmas tree, Upton has zigzag boundaries which extend clockwise from Dolphin and Pennsylvania along Pennsylvania, Preston, -Druid Hill, Biddle, Argyle, Hoffman, Myrtle, Harlem, Brune, George, Fremont, Bloom, Division, Lafayette, McCulloh, and Dolphin. Notable residents of Upton include Chief Justice Thurgood Marshall, Furman Templeton, Judge Harry Cole and former Baltimore Mayor Kurt. L Schmoke.

Contacts

Upton Planning Committee - uptonneighborhood@yahoo.com Marble Hill Neighborhood Association Provident Neighborhood Association Upton-West Community Association Heritage Crossing Neighborhood Association

Parks and Recreation

  • Upton Boxing Center

Healthcare

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.

  • Furman L. Templeton Elementary (Edison Partnership)
  • Samuel Coleridge Taylor Elementary School
  • Bethel Christian School
  • Gardens of Hope

Places of Worship

  • Pennsylvania Avenue AME Zion Church
  • Union Baptist Church
  • Providence Inspirational Baptist Church
  • Immaculate Conception Church
  • Masjid Ul-Haqq
  • New Hope Baptist Church

Senior Care

  • Zion Towers Senior Apartments

Community Personality


  • Close-knit
  • Cultural
  • Historic
  • Up and Coming
  • Urban

Housing Types

To Buy

Historic Houses,New Construction,Rowhomes

To Rent

Apartments,Rental home

Resident Referral

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Homeownership Counseling


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Neighborhood Statistics and Resources


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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 
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