A Walking Tour of Baltimore's Downtown West

By Doug Gelbert

There is no better way to see America than on foot. And there is no better way to appreciate what you are looking at than with a walking tour. Whether you are preparing for a road trip or just out to look at your own town in a new way, a downloadable walking tour from walkthetown.com is ready to explore when you are.

Each walking tour describes historical and architectural landmarks and provides pictures to help out when those pesky street addresses are missing. Every tour also includes a quick primer on identifying architectural styles seen on American streets.

Baltimore west of Park Avenue has long been a center of commerce. The Lexington Markets has been operating since th edays of the Revolutionary War. In the1800s the great department stores moved into the neighborhood to join the bustling factories and warehouses down by the harbor.

Our walking tour will start in the middle of Baltimore’s retail district at the intersection of Lexington and Howard streets...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Doug Gelbert
• Release date: Jan 11, 2010
• ISBN: 9781452307947

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Look Up, Baltimore! A Walking Tour of Downtown - West

a walking tour in the Look Up, America series from walkthetown.com

by Doug Gelbert

published by Cruden Bay Books at Smashwords

Copyright 2013 by Cruden Bay Books

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Baltimore west of Park Avenue has long been a center of commerce. The Lexington Markets has been operating since the days of the Revolutionary War. In the1800s the great department stores moved into the neighborhood to join the bustling factories and warehouses down by the harbor.

Our walking tour will start in the middle of Baltimore’s retail district at the intersection of Lexington and Howard streets...

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Stewart’s

northeast corner of Howard and Lexington streets

Samuel Posner was a longtime Baltimore merchant whose run in the town ended after he constructed this white retail palace in 1900. He was rescued from his financial distress caused by its construction late