Mt. Vernon in Baltimore's midtown is my favorite neighborhood anywhere. It also has some of the best architecture you'll find anywhere as well, especially in its many churches. I snapped these photos today, but please excuse the poor quality of some of the photos. I was forced to use my old camera which only has one zoom setting. Enjoy.
I saw this when I stepped out of my car....
Corner of Cathedral and Read St., I believe.
Skyscrapers across the street from Mt. Vernon's Basilica of the Assumption
St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. It was too tall to fit in my camera, so I got the middle potion of the steeple. Oh well.
Facades
Grace and St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Another church across the street from Grace and St. Peter's. I forgot the name of this one.
Same church as above, closer up.
Baltimore School For The Arts
Mt. Vernon stoops
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Interesting office building
More facades
The Stafford and other buildings
Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church
Peabody Court Hotel
Washington Monument
Around Mt. Vernon Place
Peabody Court Hotel again...
Facades
Walters Art Gallery
Looking down Charles St from Mt. Vernon Place
Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church again
More facades
North on Charles St. with the Belvedere Hotel emerging on the horizon
Vandalism in Mt. Vernon Place. Hopefully this will get fixed soon...
Around Mt. Vernon Place
Peabody Music Students take a break in Mt. Vernon Place
The Stafford again...
This last picture I didn't take, but it's of the Basilica of the Assumption in Mt. Vernon. It's the nation's first Catholic Cathedral It's currently undergoing a $32 million renovation, so it's completely engulfed in scaffolding, so I didn't photograph it. For those interested, during the renovation they just uncovered four wall-sized frescos painted in 1865, but hidden behind an earlier renovation. Hopefully they'll leave them exposed. My great-grandfather's signature was found on two of the frescos, so I'm especially eager to see them.
I saw this when I stepped out of my car....
Corner of Cathedral and Read St., I believe.
Skyscrapers across the street from Mt. Vernon's Basilica of the Assumption
St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. It was too tall to fit in my camera, so I got the middle potion of the steeple. Oh well.
Facades
Grace and St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Another church across the street from Grace and St. Peter's. I forgot the name of this one.
Same church as above, closer up.
Baltimore School For The Arts
Mt. Vernon stoops
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Interesting office building
More facades
The Stafford and other buildings
Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church
Peabody Court Hotel
Washington Monument
Around Mt. Vernon Place
Peabody Court Hotel again...
Facades
Walters Art Gallery
Looking down Charles St from Mt. Vernon Place
Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church again
More facades
North on Charles St. with the Belvedere Hotel emerging on the horizon
Vandalism in Mt. Vernon Place. Hopefully this will get fixed soon...
Around Mt. Vernon Place
Peabody Music Students take a break in Mt. Vernon Place
The Stafford again...
This last picture I didn't take, but it's of the Basilica of the Assumption in Mt. Vernon. It's the nation's first Catholic Cathedral It's currently undergoing a $32 million renovation, so it's completely engulfed in scaffolding, so I didn't photograph it. For those interested, during the renovation they just uncovered four wall-sized frescos painted in 1865, but hidden behind an earlier renovation. Hopefully they'll leave them exposed. My great-grandfather's signature was found on two of the frescos, so I'm especially eager to see them.