Mount Washington, Baltimore

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Mount Washington is an area of northwest Baltimore, Maryland. Historically, Mt. Washington was a small area. However, residents and businesses of many other nearby neighborhoods in the 21209 zip code where the neighborhood is located refer to their location as Mt. Washington. Though mostly within the Baltimore city limits, some of these areas are within Baltimore County

The actual Mt. Washington are is mostly residential, though it has two small commercial areas:

• Mount Washington Village, located off the west side of the Jones Falls Expressway near the Kelly Avenue bridge, containing several restaurants and stores, as well as the Baltimore Light Rail's Mount Washington Station.
• Mount Washington Mill, a refurbished textile mill now housing a Whole Foods, Starbucks, and other stores and offices, located off the east side of the Jones Falls Expressway near the Kelly Avenue bridge.

These two areas were at one time viewed as a single area, but since the construction of Interstate 83, these areas have been separated, and travel over a longer distance is required between them.

[edit] Major Roads in Mt. Washington

Some of the main roads that run through the Mt. Washington area are:

Immediate:

• Interstate 83, also known as the Jones Falls Expressway(JFX)
• Falls Road
• Kelly Avenue
• Smith Avenue

Extended:

• Greenspring Avenue
• Cross Country Boulevard
• Pimlico Road
• Northern Parkway
• Lake Avenue

Other communities located near Mt. Washington include:

• Village of Cross Keys (south)
• Cheswolde (west)
• Pimlico (west)
• Rodgers Forge (east)
• Ruxton (north)

[edit] Public Transportation

Mt. Washington is well known for its public transportation operated by the Maryland Transit Administration. This, most notably, includes the Central Light Rail line. It has one stop located in historic Mt. Washington Village, and another that is closer to the Mt. Washington Mill at the nearby Robert E. Lee park, known as the Falls Road stop. Light Rail service operates to downtown Baltimore, Hunt Valley, and BWI Airport every 10-15 minutes at most times.

Currently, MTA also operates two public bus lines in Mt. Washington Village: The No. M-10 Line, which runs from the Reisterstown Plaza Metro Subway Station in Northwest Baltimore to Villa Julie College, and the No. 27 Line, which runs from the Reisterstown Plaza Metro Subway Station via a different route from the No. M-10 Line and to downtown Baltimore and Cherry Hill. MTA has proposed in the near future to replace to No. 27 Line with service from the Nos. 64 and M-5 Lines.

[edit] Schools

The zoned local public schools are Mount Washington Elementary, Roland Park Middle, and Northwestern High School, although most of the children in the community who pursue their education in the Baltimore City public school system do so at either of the magnet schools, City or Poly.

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