Broadway East, Baltimore

Broadway East is a neighborhood in the Eastern district of Baltimore, Maryland. Its boundaries are the south side of North Avenue, the west side of Milton Avenue, the east side of Broadway, and the north side of Biddle Street. The neighborhood lies East of Oliver, North of Middle East, South of Lake Clifton, and West of Berea. Though the area was once considered middle-class, it has in the last century experienced economic depression, housing abandonment, crime, and racial rioting. Its residents are largely lower income African Americans. It was a filming location for the Baltimore based HBO drama The Wire.

External links

* [http://censusprofile.bnia.org/Broadway%20East%20Demographic%20Profile.pdf Demographics from Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance]
* [http://www.baltimorecity.gov/neighborhoods/east Neighborhood Information from Baltimore City Website]
* [http://www.ubalt.edu/bnia/resources/community.html#24 List of Resources from the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance]
* [http://www.ubalt.edu/template.cfm?page=1634 Baltimore '68: Riots and Rebirth]
* [http://www.citypaper.com/special/story.asp?id=11846 Wish You Weren't Here: A Guided Tour Of The Wire's East Baltimore]