Fells Point
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Broadway
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| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| City | Baltimore |
| Settled | 1670 |
| Incorporated | 1729 |
| Founded | 1732 |
| Named for | William Fell |
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Fell's Point Historic District
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Storefronts along the Belgian blocks of Thames Street
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| Location | Bounded on the NORTH by Eastern Avenue, on the EAST by Chester Street, on the SOUTH by the Patapsco River and Harbor, and on the WEST by Central Avenue, southeastern Baltimore, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39°16′59″N 76°35′34″W / 39.28306°N 76.59278°WCoordinates: 39°16′59″N 76°35′34″W / 39.28306°N 76.59278°W |
| Area | 75 acres (30 ha) |
| Built | 1763 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Greek Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 69000319 |
| Added to NRHP | March 28, 1969 |
Fell's Point is a historic waterfront neighborhood, established in about 1763, in the southeastern area of the City of Baltimore, in Maryland, along the north shore of the Baltimore Harbor and the Northwest Branch of the Patapsco River. There are many shops, including antique stores, restaurants, coffee bars, music stores, a municipal markethouse with individual stalls, and over 120 pubs. Located just east of the famous "Inner Harbor" (formerly referred to as "The Basin") adjacent to Baltimore's downtown central business district and the Jones Falls stream (which splits the city, running from northern Baltimore County), Fell's Point has a maritime past and the air of a seafaring town. It also has the greatest concentration of drinking establishments and restaurants in the city.
The neighborhood has also been historically the home of large immigrant populations of Germans, Polish, and other East European nationalities such as the Ukrainians, Russians, Czech/Bohemians, and the Slovaks, along with one of the earliest immigrants, the Irish, throughout its 250-year-old history. Since the 1970s, a steadily increasing number of middle to upper middle income residents has moved into the area, restoring and preserving historic homes and businesses. Upper Fell's Point to the north along Broadway has gained a sizable Hispanic population, made up primarily of recent waves since the 1980s of Mexican and Central American immigrants and is sometimes now called "Spanish Town".
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