Poppleton Historic Survey

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Title

Poppleton Historic Survey

Subject

Neighborhoods
Baltimore
Row houses
Stores

Description

This exhibit presents text and selected images from the Poppleton Historic Survey, conducted in 1975 by Phoebe B. Stanton for the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development. Items in this exhibit are from the Greater Baltimore Committee Records.

Dr. Stanton (1915-2003), an architectural historian and chair of the art history department at Johns Hopkins University, assembled a survey team that included: William Potts, Susanne Moore, and Catharine Black, with volunteer assistance from Vivian Klein and Joyce Maclay.

The final report of the Poppleton Historic Survey is included in this exhibit, along with property inventory sheets and corresponding images of Poppleton businesses, churches, and homes. 105 images have been selected out of 600 negatives associated with the survey. 38 inventory sheets from the survey are also included in the exhibit. All materials are arranged by block and lot numbers. Corresponding street addresses have been included, when available.

At the time of the survey, the Poppleton area was bounded by two urban road construction projects that displaced residents and stirred public controversy: City Boulevard [1] (now Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) and Interstate 170 [2] (which sought to connect I-70 with I-95).

[1] Dilts, James D. "Residents Face Fact of Boulevard." The Sun (1837-1987), Nov 17, 1975. http://search.proquest.com/docview/538676018.

[2] "High, Low Roads Coming through." The Sun (1837-1987), Feb 12, 1975. http://search.proquest.com/docview/540600626.

Date

1975

Rights

Use of these images is governed by U.S. copyright law. The University of Baltimore Special Collections and Archives makes digital surrogates of collections accessible if they are in the public domain, the rights are owned by the University of Baltimore, the Special Collections and Archives has permission to make them accessible, or there are no known restrictions on use. Due to the nature of archival collections, rights information is not always discernible. The Special Collections and Archives is eager to hear from any rights owners wishing to provide accurate information. Upon request, material will be removed from view while a rights issue is addressed. Contact the Special Collections and Archives for more information regarding this image.

Format

image/jpeg
text/pdf

Language

English

Type

Still image
Text

Identifier

R0046-GBC

Date Created

2019-09

Extent

143 items

Collection Items

Block 154 Report
Narrative summary and block inventory sheets

Block 154, Lot 19
300/302 North Carrollton Street

Block 154, Lots 20-37
304-338 North Carrollton Avenue

Block 154, Lots 47/48
Interior of block

Block 155 Report
Narrative summary and block inventory sheets

Block 155, Lots 1-11
1100-1120 West Saratoga Street

Block 155, Lot 66
Falling-in garage behind 1121 Sarah Ann Street

Block 155, View North
Trash spilling out of 1131 West Mulberry as seen from rear of home on Sarah Ann Street

Block 156 Report
Narrative summary and block inventory sheets

Block 156, Lots 48-26
1010-1054 West Saratoga Street

Block 156, Lots 53-61
312-328 North Schroeder Street

Block 157 Report
Narrative summary and block inventory sheets

Block 157, Lots 1-7
303-315 North Schroeder Street

Block 157, Lots 60-71
936-956 West Saratoga Street

Block 157, View South
Looking at Poe Homes public housing, 901-905 West Saratoga Street

Block 158 Report
Narrative summary and block inventory sheets

Block 158, Lots 59/67-47
302-326 North Fremont Avenue

Block 168 Report
Narrative summary and block inventory sheets

Block 168, Lots 22-37
208-238 North Carey Street

Block 169 Report
Narrative summary and block inventory sheets
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