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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I lived in Fells Point for over 15 years - and loved it. I loved the architecture, the markets, The sense of neighborhood-iness, the restaurants and food....and I really miss living there. What I miss the most is living in a place where people “speak”. DC used to be like that when I was growing up, some areas of NYC were like that when I lived there, and some areas of  Baltimore still are.

African American female, worked in East Baltimore for JHH community based program. [/quote]

Thank you for this and I appreciate your note on neighborliness.  Maybe deep down that’s what I feel I am missing here inDC and couldn’t put my finger on it. You’re no longer in Fells Point but you’d definitely recommend is what I gather?[/quote]

I would definitely recommend it.  I loved living in Fells Point -- although it's a bit more gentrified now than it was when I lived there, I'd still live there in a heartbeat.  I'd also live in Canton.  I had friends who were very happy living in Federal Hill and Bolton Hill, and others who wanted a different type of lifestyle who lived in Roland Park, Mt. Washington and Lauraville.  Baltimore has neighborhoods that range from Cross Keys -- to the beautiful restored mill town of Dickeyville.

In Baltimore there really is a sense of neighborliness.  There's a much slower pace sometimes, and I've learned to appreciate that.  I loved shopping at neighborhood businesses-- which grew to include a comfortable familiarity that's hard to find in DC today. I think there's still a Southern-ness and a blue collar-ness to Baltimore that I truly -- and surprisingly -- grew to love.  It's possible to shop at a Polish market where they speak Polish with many of the customers -- and say things like; " Are you SURE you want to buy that much?" And: "Here, have a taste, see which one you want."  I lived in a waterfront neighborhood, and what I miss the most is going to sleep to the sounds of train whistles and boat horns, and waking up to the sounds of water birds.  Like any place, it's about fit. And Baltimore neighborhoods are so very different from each other that, for me, it's about picking the right neighborhood for yourself over an above deciding whether or not you'd like to live in the city.

I'll check back, and if there are any specific questions you have that you think I could answer, I'd be happy to try.

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