Ednor Gardens-Lakeside, Baltimore

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Coordinates: 39°19′52″N 76°35′42″W / 39.331, -76.595

Ednor Gardens-Lakeside is a large community in northeast Baltimore, Maryland. Its bounded on the south by 33rd street and the east by Lake Montebello. The community association is named the Ednor Gardens-Lakeside Community Association. The homes range from large single family homes to semi-detached and townhouses in a number of different styles. A majority of homes are owner-occupied.[1]

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[edit] Demographics

According to the 2000 US Census, 5,070 people live in Ednor Gardens-Lakeside with 81.3% African-American and 16% White. The median family income is $54,358 and 94% of the houses are occupied and 84.5% of those are occupied by the home's owner. [2]

[edit] History

The land that is now Ednor Gardens-Lakeside was once part of the 500 acre estate of General Samuel Smith, Revolutionary War hero, Congressman, Senator and Mayor of Baltimore. General Smith fought beside the French during the American Revolution and admiring their spirit, he renamed his home "Montebello" in honor to their victory at the Battle of Montebello in 1800. The lake east of Hillen Road retains the name.

Most of General Smith’s estate was acquired by John W. Garrett, President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and later Ambassador to England. During Garrett’s ownership, Montebello included a private racetrack and extensive stables.

[edit] Ednor Gardens

Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium

Close by Montebello was a stone quarry and Hertel’s Brickyard which provided bricks for an early generation of Baltimore rowhomes. The brickyard gave way to a wooden and earthen stadium in the 1920's which in turn was replace by Memorial Stadium, built in 1954. Once the ball teams moved to their new home downtown, the Memorial Stadium was replaced with a YMCA, a community playground and the award winning design of Stadium Place, an affordable retirement community. Ednor Gardens was a development of Edward G Gallagher and his sons Edward and Norman (hence Ednor). Building began after World War I and continued until the 1950s.[1]

[edit] Lakeside

Lakeside Avenue at Tivoli Avenue
Lakeside Avenue at Tivoli Avenue

Lakeside, geographically, named for nearby Lake Montebello, consists of individual homes in a rich blend of styles. There are also many semi-detached and row homes of colonial and traditional designs.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b Ednor Gardens-Lakeside. Live Baltimore Home Center. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  2. ^ Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: Ednor Gardens-Lakeside. Baltimore City Planning Department. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
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