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I posted something about Howard Street in a different thread, and thought I would start another based on the idea. I also posted a thread about Howard Street on the Baltimore Sun forums that was mostly hijacked by anti-Baltimore people who take any opportunity to trash Baltimore.
Anyway, here is what I posted on the Sun board. I'd love to know what everyone's thoughts are here:
What are your thoughts?
Here is the Sun thread for reference...
http://talk.baltimoresun.com/showthread.php?t=262135&highlight=howard+street
Anyway, here is what I posted on the Sun board. I'd love to know what everyone's thoughts are here:
Later on in that thread I said that Howard Street could be similar to Crescent Street in Montreal -- or even Lincoln Road in Miami if the street was closed to car traffic.Why is Howard Street still a ghost town?
The light rail runs right up/down it. You'd think that in the age of smart growth that there would be some trendy shops and some good restaurants with outdoor seating all up and down the entire street. But nope. Aside from a Subway, 7-11, Dunkin Donuts and Rite Aid, there's your usual poverty retail: Dollar Stores, Cell Phone stores, Bail Bonds, Shoe stores...
I'm not saying there is anything wrong with that, but Howard Street could be a bustling tree-lined avenue. Maybe things would have changed if the whole west-side redevelopment plan that was going on circa 2005...kept going, but with a down economy, I guess we'll just have to keep looking at Howard Street and thinking about "what it could be".
What are your thoughts?
Here is the Sun thread for reference...
http://talk.baltimoresun.com/showthread.php?t=262135&highlight=howard+street