Baltimore was originally settled by the Susquehannock Native Americans. Europeans established Baltimore in 1706 as a tobacco trading port; they established the Town of Baltimore in 1729. Baltimore’s proximity to Washington, D.C. makes it an important city – and made it a target during the War of 1812. The city’s heroic defeat of the British fleet at Ft. McHenry is memorialized in the U.S. national anthem, Francis Scott Key’s “Star-Spangled Banner.”
The galleries in this section were shot in June, 2021, primarily in Baltimore’s Downtown/Inner Harbor district. Baltimore’s nickname is “Charm City,” but to be honest, I didn’t feel charmed. For starters, my wife and I stopped in at the MTA Transit Store on East Baltimore Street and asked for bus route maps: a clerk snapped that they didn’t have any. Then, as we walked out, we discovered a big rack of the maps (that they didn’t have). In a decade of exploring cities on foot, this is the first place where we did not feel safe. Throughout our one-week stay, we saw homeless people cursing, threatening, and even throwing garbage at passers-by.
- Wikipedia: Baltimore, Maryland
- Official Website: baltimorecity.gov
- Tourism Website: Visit Baltimore (Baltimore.org)
- Google Map
- Related: Baltimore City Landmarks
- Related: Baltimore Heritage
- Related: Baltimore National Register Properties
- For Your Bookshelf: A Guide to Baltimore Architecture
The table below lists all Baltimore, MD locations in the KenGrantPhoto archive. You can scroll through the list or use the search bar: type the street address, building name, or keyword/s to find structures. Some buildings may have alternate addresses or names.
| Location | Description | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| 1 North Charles Street | The 30-story Blaustein Building, 1 North Charles Street, is an office tower in downtown/Inner Harbor Baltimore. | 1 North Charles Street, 1962, Blaustein Building, Inner Harbor, North Charles Street, architecture, downtown, international style, office building, offices, postmodern |
| 1 South Street | One South Street is a 31-story office skscraper in downtown Baltimore, built in 1992, formerly Commerce Place and Alex Brown Building. | 1 South Street, 1992, Alex Brown Building, Alexander Brown & Sons Building, Baltimore, Commerce Place, Geraldine Pontius, Inner Harbor, Maryland, One South Street, South Street, architecture, downtown, office building, offices, postmodern, skyscraper |
| 2 North Charles Street | Mercury and "Progress of Industry" adorn arched entry to B&O Building, now Hotel Monaco. The 13-story Beaux Arts structure was the railroad's headquarters after Baltimore's Great Fire. | 2 North Charles Street, B&O Building, B&O RR, B&O Railroad, Baltimore, Beaux Arts, Hotel Monaco, Inner Harbor, Maryland, architecture, downtown, hotel, limestone |
| 10 Light Street | 10 Light Street, a landmark office building, was converted to apartments. Formerly Bank of America Building, Baltimore Trust Company Building. | 10 Light Street, Baltimore, Baltimore Trust Company Building, Bank of America Building, Inner Harbor, Maryland, architecture, art deco, blue hour, historic, landmark, night, residential conversion |
| 11 South Charles Street | Hansa House (Hansa Haus) was designed for a German shipping agent in 1911. More than a century later, it's still used for shipping! | 11 South Charles Street, Baltimore, Hansa Haus, Hansa House, Inner Harbor, Maryland, South Charles Street, architecture, brick, downtown, half-timbered, stucco |
| 21 South Eutaw Street | Bromo Seltzer Tower, was once topped by revolving 30-foot bottle of Bromo Seltzer. Remodeled in 2007 to house studios, renamed Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower. | 21 South Eutaw Street, Baltimore, Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower, Bromo Seltzer Tower, Inner Harbor, Maryland, architecture, downtown, historic, landmark |
| 22 South Greene Street | University of Maryland Medical Center, Homer Gudelsky Building, South Entrance. | 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, Homer Gudelsky Building, Inner Harbor, Maryland, University of Maryland Medical Center, architecture, civic, downtown, hospital, postmodern |
| 31 Hopkins Plaza | George H Fallon Federal Building, 31 Hopkins Plaza. The dense window grid gives a pixelated reflection. | 1967, 31 Hopkins Plaza, Baltimore, George H Fallon Federal Building, Hopkins Plaza, Inner Harbor, Maryland, architecture, civic, downtown, government, international style, office building |
| 36 South Charles Street | Black on Black: Black granite Sun Life Building reflected in black glass Charles Center South, on South Charles Street in Baltimore's downtown/Inner Harbor district. | 20 South Charles Street, 36 South Charles Street, Charles Center South, Inner Harbor, Sun Life Building, architecture, commercial, downtown, glass, granite, mirror glass, office building, postmodern, reflection, reflective |
| 36 South Paca Street | Rosenfeld Building, aka Inner Harbor Lofts Apartments, is one of 13 buildings of Loft Historic District North. | 36 South Paca Street, Baltimore, Inner Harbor, Inner Harbor Lofts Apartments, Maryland, Rosenfeld Building, apartments, architecture, conversion, downtown, historic, landmark, lofts, residential, restoration |
| 100 East Pratt Street | 100 East Pratt Street | 100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Inner Harbor, Light Street, Maryland, architecture, blue hour, commercial, night, office building |
| 100 Holiday Street | Baltimore City Hall, at 100 Holiday Street, was built in 1875 in Renaissance Revival style. | 100 Holiday Street, 1875, Baltimore, Baltimore City Hall, City Council, George Aloysuis Frederick, Holiday Street, Inner Harbor, Maryland, National Register of Historic Places, Renaissance Revival, architecture, civic, downtown, government, historic, landmark, mayor's office |
| 100 Light Street | Transamerica Tower resembles the World Trade Center - though the former is more than 100 feet taller and has four sides, not five. AKA Legg Mason Building, USF&G Building. | 100 Light Street, Baltimore, Inner Harbor, Legg Mason Building, Maryland, Transamerica Tower, USF&G Building, office building, offices, skyscraper |
| 101 North Gay Street | The War Memorial, 101 North Gay Street, honors all Maryland war veterans. It was designed by Lawrence Hall Fowler; sea horses by Edmond R. Amateis. | 101 North Gay Street, Baltimore, Baltimore National Heritage Area, Baltimore War Memorial, Edmond R. Amateis, Inner Harbor, Lawrence Hall Fowler, Maryland, architecture, downtown, veterans |
| 101-111 South Calvert Street | The Gallery at Harborplace contains a shopping mall and Renaissance Harborplace Hotel. | Baltimore, East Lombard Street, East Pratt Street, Inner Harbor, Maryland, Renaissance Harborplace Hotel, South Calvert Street, South Street, The Gallery at Harborplace, architecture, blue hour, hotel, night, shopping center, shopping mall |
| 103 South Gay Street | The Appraisers' Building, 103 South Gay Street. The former federal office building is now rental apartments. | 103 South Gay Street, 1929, Appraisers' Building, Baltimore, Inner Harbor, Taylor and Fisher, apartment building, apartments, architecture, art deco, brick, carved limestone, downtown, eagle, residential conversion |
| 111 South Calvert Street | The Gallery at Harborplace: Self-reflecting blue glass tower facade. | 1988, Baltimore, East Pratt Street, Inner Harbor, Legg Mason Tower, Maryland, Renaissance at Harborplace Hotel, The Gallery at Harborplace, glass, hotel, multi-use, postmodern, reflection, reflective, retail |
| 201 West Baltimore Street | Royal Farms Arena, aka Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore Arena, 1st Mariner Arena, located at 201 West Baltimore Street. | 1st Mariner Arena, 201 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Baltimore Arena, Baltimore Civic Center, Inner Harbor, Maryland, Royal Farms Arena, architecture, arena, concert venue, downtown, sports venue |
| 217 East Redwood Street | Redwood Tower is cantilevered over the four-story landmark Vickers Building on East Redwood Street and over a six-story garage on Water Street. | 217 East Redwood Street, Baltimore, East Redwood Street, Inner Harbor, Maryland, Redwood Tower, Vickers Building, cantilever, commercial, downtown, office building, postmodern |
| 250 South President Street | Scarlett Place Residential Condominiums is located opposite Pier Six at 250 South President Street on Baltimore's Inner Harbor. The 18-story high-rise was completed in 1989. | 250 South President Street, Baltimore, Columbus Park, Inner Harbor, Maryland, Patapsco River, Scarlett Place Residential Condominiums, apartments, condominiums, harborfront, residential, riverfront, waterfront |
| 300 West Lombard Street | Camden Court Apartments, 300 West Lombard Street, high-rise building near the Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower in downtown Baltimore. | 300 West Lombard Street, Baltimore, Camden Court Apartments, Hord Coplan Macht Architects, Inner Harbor, Maryland, apartments, architecture, downtown, residential |
| 301 East Pratt Street | US Coast Guard Lightship Chesapeake, one of the Historic Ships in Baltimore maritime museum at Harborside in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. | 301 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Coast Guard, East Pratt Street, Harborside, Historic Ships In Baltimore, Inner Harbor, Maryland, USCG Lightship Chesapeake, historic, lightship, maritime museum, tourist attraction |
| 301 West Camden Street | Camden Station, originally a B&O terminal, with re-constructed tower and cupolas. 301 West Camden Street | 301 West Camden Street, B&O RR, B&O Railroad, Baltimore, Camden Station, Inner Harbor, Italianate, Maryland, Niernsee and Neilson, architecture, downtown, rail station, terminal |
| 400-410 East Fayette Street | Baltimore Fire Department HQ and Zion Church of the City of Baltimore are so closely built they could be mistaken as one building. | 400 East Fayette Street, 410 East Fayette Street, Baltimore, Baltimore Fire Department Headquarters, E Fayette Street, Inner Harbor, Maryland, Zion Church of the City of Baltimore, architecture, church, civic, downtown |
| 401 East Pratt Street | The five-sided World Trade Center dominates the waterfront at Harborside. The tower includes a visitor center and Top of the World Observation Level. | 401 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Inner Harbor, Maryland, Top of the World Observation Level, World Trade Center, observation deck, tourist attraction, visitor center |
| 414 Light Street | 414 Light Street is a 44-story luxury high-rise apartment building in Baltimore's Inner Harbor district. | 2018, 414 Light Street, Baltimore, Inner Harbor, Light Street, Maryland, Solomon Cordwell Buenz, apartments, glass and steel, postmodern, rental apartments, residential, skyscraper, waterfront |
| 500 East Pratt Street | Lockwood Place, 500 East Pratt Street, viewed from Harborplace. | 500 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, East Pratt Street, Inner Harbor, Lockwood Place Office Building, Maryland, architecture, commercial, glass, mixed-use, modern, retail |
| 501 East Pratt Street | Baltimore National Aquarium occupies Pier Three (501 East Pratt Street) on Baltimore's Inner Harbor. | 501 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Baltimore National Aquarium, East Pratt Street, Inner Harbor, Maryland, Patapsco River, architecture, marine life exhibits, postmodern, tourist attraction |
| 550 Light Street | Royall Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore. | Baltimore, Inner Harbor, Light Street, Maryland, Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore, brick, hotel, waterfront |
| 601 East Fayette Street | Baltimore City Police HQ, aka Bishop L. Robinson, Sr. Police Administration Building, at 601 East Fayette Street. The dense window grid gives a pixelated reflection. | 601 East Fayette Street, Bishop L. Robinson Sr. Police Administration Building, E Fayette Street, Inner Harbor, Maryland, architecture, civic, downtown, government, postmodern, reflection, reflective |
| 701 East Pratt Street | Columbus Center, 701 East Pratt Street, is University of Maryland's Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET), on Pier Five. | 701 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, IMET, Inner Harbor, Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, Maryland, Pier 5, Pier Five, University of Maryland, waterfront |
| 711 Eastern Avenue | Pier Five Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton, 711 Eastern Avenue, viewed from the Marine Mammal Pavilion of the National Aquarium on Pier Four. | 711 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, Hilton, Inner Harbor, Maryland, Pier Five, Pier Five Hotel, harborfront, hotel, riverfront, waterfront |
| 731 Eastern Avenue | MECU Pavilion, aka Pier Six Concert Pavilion, is a 4,600-seat event venue on Baltimore's Inner Harbor. In the background are Avalon apartments, Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, and Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore. | 731 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, East Coast Greenway, Harborplace, Inner Harbor, MECU Pavilion, Maryland, Pier Six, Pier Six Concert Pavilion, event venue, live music, permanent tent, waterfront |
| Canton | USNS Gordon, a roll-on/roll-off vehicle cargo ship assigned to the Military Sealift Command and maintained at Canton, Baltimore - accross the East Channel from Fort McHenry. | Baltimore, Canton, East Channel, Inner Harbor, Military Sealift Command, Patapsco River, USNS Gordon, cargo ship, roll-on/roll-off |
| Fort McHenry-2400 East Fort Avenue | Orpheus with the Awkward Foot is a monument dedicated to Francis Scott Key and the soldiers and sailors who took part in the Battle of North Point and the defense of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. | Baltimore, Fort McHenry, Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Inner Harbor, Maryland, Orpheus with the Awkward Foot, Star-Spangled Banner, Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail, architecture |
| Harborplace | Part of the Harborplace complex. | Baltimore, Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, East Coast Greenway, Harborplace, Inner Harbor, Maryland, Transamerica Building, park, restaurants, tourist attraction |
| Inner Harbor | Looking north into downtown from Harborplace, part of the East Coast Greenway. | Baltimore, East Coast Greenway, Inner Harbor, Maryland, downtown, harborplace, park, tourist attraction |
| Pier 4 | United Railways & Electric Company Power Plant on Pier 4 is now home to Phillips Seafood and Hard Rock Cafe. | Baltimore, Hard Rock Cafe, Inner Harbor, Maryland, Patapsco River, Phillips Seafood, Pier 4, Power Plant, architecture |
| Pier 5 | Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse, originally located at the mouth of the Patapsco River on Chesapeake Bay, is now part of the Historic Ships in Baltimore collection. | Baltimore, East Pratt Street, Historic Ships in Baltimore, Inner Harbor, Maryland, National Register of Historic Places, Patapsco River, Pier 5, Pier Five, Seven Foot Knoll Light, Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse, historic, landmark, maritime museum |
| 21 South Eutaw Street, 301 West Lombard Street | Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower is across the street from the former Holiday Inn Baltimore - Inner Harbor. | 21 South Eutaw Street, 301 West Lombard Street, Baltimore, Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower, Holiday Inn Baltimore - Inner Harbor, Inner Harbor, Maryland, architecture, art studios, downtown, historic, hotel, landmark |