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Visited Baltimore Maryland for the first time
Posted on 5/13/25 at 4:53 pm
Posted on 5/13/25 at 4:53 pm
I gotta say I’m not sure where all the stereotypes are coming from
We didn’t stay in West Baltimore by any means and downtown was pretty cool - we’re taking in a baseball game tomorrow at Camden Yards which should be fun.
What do you guys think of Baltimore?
We didn’t stay in West Baltimore by any means and downtown was pretty cool - we’re taking in a baseball game tomorrow at Camden Yards which should be fun.
What do you guys think of Baltimore?
Posted on 5/13/25 at 4:55 pm to Branny Jammie
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What do you guys think of Baltimore?
It’s the most boring of all the old New England cities
Posted on 5/13/25 at 4:56 pm to Branny Jammie
They keep the main part okay most of the time. But it's a dying city with very little hope of a true revival.
Posted on 5/13/25 at 4:56 pm to Branny Jammie
I lived there for 3 years. I worked all around downtown. There are places I would go at night that I wouldn’t go in Shreveport during the day.
Posted on 5/13/25 at 4:57 pm to Branny Jammie
I have family outside in Ellicott city. Been several times.
The outskirts are awesome. The hills and small towns. The city is like every other big city.
The outskirts are awesome. The hills and small towns. The city is like every other big city.
Posted on 5/13/25 at 4:57 pm to Branny Jammie
you went to Camden and Inner Harbor. That's like going to the Garden District and saying you don't understand how there is crime in New Orleans.
Posted on 5/13/25 at 4:57 pm to Branny Jammie
Only been a couple times but stayed down by the harbor and that area is fine. Had some good food and felt fine walking around.
A shame how the entire city has turned out but some really cool, old architecture downtown.
A shame how the entire city has turned out but some really cool, old architecture downtown.
Posted on 5/13/25 at 4:58 pm to Branny Jammie
Go check out Annapolis
You can walk into the naval academy
Great town
You can walk into the naval academy
Great town
Posted on 5/13/25 at 4:59 pm to HeadCall
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It’s the most boring of all the old New England cities
Geography not your thing?
Posted on 5/13/25 at 4:59 pm to Branny Jammie
I was there for the first time last April, caught a game.
Go a little early to the park and right around the corner there are markers on the street is the Babe Ruth Birthplace/Museum. Its small, inexpensive and takes less than a 1/2 hour but I enjoyed it.
Go a little early to the park and right around the corner there are markers on the street is the Babe Ruth Birthplace/Museum. Its small, inexpensive and takes less than a 1/2 hour but I enjoyed it.
Posted on 5/13/25 at 4:59 pm to Branny Jammie
you sound like a tourist in nola that thinks its the greatest city in the world, but hasn't ventured outside of the French quarter.
Posted on 5/13/25 at 5:00 pm to Branny Jammie
There is a lot of very old money in Baltimore, yet the city is in a death spiral.
Posted on 5/13/25 at 5:00 pm to Branny Jammie
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I gotta say I’m not sure where all the stereotypes are coming from
The Wire
Posted on 5/13/25 at 5:01 pm to Branny Jammie
Go say hi to my buddy Frank down at the docks

Posted on 5/13/25 at 5:03 pm to Branny Jammie
Ft. McHenry is a great place to visit.
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Posted on 5/13/25 at 5:11 pm to Branny Jammie
I would not relocate there personally. If I had to move there, I'd definitely move to one of the nicer suburbs west of the city or closer to Annapolis.
My wife's grew up near Baltimore in the Severna Park/Glen Bernie area. She and her family don't speak to highly of Baltimore. They seemed to prefer Annapolis for obvious reasons. That's where they did their shopping, etc. growing up. Her folks moved to south Louisiana when they retired. Maryland is a high tax area with a high costs of living, so it made sense for them to relocate.
For the record, they claim that their area is south of the Mason-Dixon line, but it looks and feels very Yankee to me. Solid seafood game, but the dirty little secret is that some of their most iconic restaurants sources a lot of their crab meat from the gulf coast.
Personally - I found Camden Yards to be great, and the inner harbor is very nice. But it's one of America's worst towns if you get outside of that bubble. It's a shame because it's got the bones to be a great place. It's just going to struggle with it's own demographics and with being so close to both Philadelphia and DC. It doesn't really offer anything that those two don't have more of.
There are some very good suburbs though, but some really ratty ones too. Overall I'm not a big fan of Maryland in general, but it's definitely in a solid location for weekend entertainment and amenities.
Was surprised at how rough the area around University of Maryland was in College Park (I know it's closer to DC). Annapolis, the eastern shore, etc are all very nice. A lot of the overlapping suburban areas between DC and Baltimore are past their prime, but some are still pretty nice.
My wife's grew up near Baltimore in the Severna Park/Glen Bernie area. She and her family don't speak to highly of Baltimore. They seemed to prefer Annapolis for obvious reasons. That's where they did their shopping, etc. growing up. Her folks moved to south Louisiana when they retired. Maryland is a high tax area with a high costs of living, so it made sense for them to relocate.
For the record, they claim that their area is south of the Mason-Dixon line, but it looks and feels very Yankee to me. Solid seafood game, but the dirty little secret is that some of their most iconic restaurants sources a lot of their crab meat from the gulf coast.
Personally - I found Camden Yards to be great, and the inner harbor is very nice. But it's one of America's worst towns if you get outside of that bubble. It's a shame because it's got the bones to be a great place. It's just going to struggle with it's own demographics and with being so close to both Philadelphia and DC. It doesn't really offer anything that those two don't have more of.
There are some very good suburbs though, but some really ratty ones too. Overall I'm not a big fan of Maryland in general, but it's definitely in a solid location for weekend entertainment and amenities.
Was surprised at how rough the area around University of Maryland was in College Park (I know it's closer to DC). Annapolis, the eastern shore, etc are all very nice. A lot of the overlapping suburban areas between DC and Baltimore are past their prime, but some are still pretty nice.
Posted on 5/13/25 at 5:13 pm to TigerintheNO
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Go a little early to the park and right around the corner there are markers on the street is the Babe Ruth Birthplace/Museum. Its small, inexpensive and takes less than a 1/2 hour but I enjoyed it.
The Edgar Allen Poe birthplace is unfortunately not in an area you'd want to visit at night. Or during the day for that matter.
Babe Ruth was born in a nicer section LOL
This post was edited on 5/13/25 at 5:16 pm
Posted on 5/13/25 at 5:13 pm to HeadCall
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Baltimore
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New England

Posted on 5/13/25 at 5:17 pm to yellowfin
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You can walk into the naval academy
i did this a few years ago. i'm a runner and there's a route you can run around the base, see some really cool stuff. it was great
except i'm old and was running among a bunch of 19 yr old naval recruits. i swear one guy lapped me twice during the 3-4 mile loop. it was pretty humbling

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