Greektown, Baltimore

Greektown is a neighborhood located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

The neighborhood is bounded by Lombard Street to the north, South Haven to the west, and I-895 to the east. A long stretch of Eastern Avenue runs through the neighborhood.

History

Greektown has been home to a thriving Greek American community since the 1930s. Once known simply as The Hill, during the 1980s its residents petitioned the Baltimore City Council to change the name of the neighborhood to Greektown.

Today

A thriving self-contained residential and business community consisting of single family town houses, Greektown is noted for its many restaurants, authentic Greek coffee houses, bakeries and small businesses of many types. It is a diverse community of largely blue-collar people of numerous ethnic derivations. Greektown is mostly Greek and other European descendants, but also includes large numbers of people of Indian, Asian, African-American and Hispanic ancestry living in a low crime environment.

The neighborhood is home to many Greek restaurants, and to the Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. It is home to the annual Baltimore Greek Festival and Parade.

External links

* [http://www.livebaltimore.com/nb/list/greek/ Live in Baltimore - Greektown]

* [http://www.greektownmd.org/ Greektown Community Development Corporation]

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