Westport
About Westport
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Westport is a neighborhood in south Baltimore. It borders the Middle Branch River on the east, Cherry Hill and Lansdowne to the south, Hollins Ferry Road to the west, and I-95 to the north. The Baltimore Washington Parkway runs through the middle of Westport and intersects with I-95.
The neighborhood is mostly brick row homes built in the 1920′s. The neighborhood consisted of mostly blue-collar workers who worked at nearby businesses such as the Carr Lowrey Glass Company and the BGE Westport Plant. Over the years, the industrial core of Baltimore faded and many residents moved to the suburbs, leaving neighborhood’s like Westport to fall into disrepair. According to an article in the Baltimore’s Department of Planning, in 2000, 22% of the homes in Westport were abandoned.
When the Carr Lowrey Glass company went out of business, the 16-acre property was purchased by Inner Harbor West LLC for $6.82 million. The prior year, Inner Harbor West LLC purchased the 12-acre power plant from Constellation Energy Group. The Carr Lowrey factory was leveled and there are plans for water-front development with a park. Westport has a picturesque view of the historic Hanover Street Bridge and the Baltimore skyline. As a result of the development, housing prices in Westport rose significantly.
Westport is served by Baltimore’s Light Rail system. The Westport stop is just south of the Hamburg Street stop, which serves M&T Bank Stadium, and north of the Cherry Hill stop. The state’s MTA bus line also run along Baltimore/Annapolis Boulevard, MD Route 648.