Forest Park, Baltimore

Forest Park (and Howard Park) is a region of Northwest Baltimore, Maryland located west of Reisterstown Road, south of Northern Parkway, and east of the Baltimore City/County Line. In Baltimore, the region is referred to by locals simply as "Forest Park" and includes the neighborhoods of Ashburton, Callaway-Garrison, Central Forest Park, Concerned Citizens of Forest Park, Dolfield, Dorchester, East Arlington, Forest Park, Grove Park, Hanlon Longwood, Howard Park, Garwyn Oaks, Purnell, West Arlington, West Forest Park, and Windsor Hills.

It is an economically diverse area that was once the center of Baltimore's Jewish community. During the Vietnam War, the area experienced White Flight however and became an almost exclusively African American region of Baltimore. The neighborhoods in Forest Park and Howard Park are varied as many have experienced urban decay while many appear as suburban and upper middle class neighborhoods.

Parks/Recreation

Forest Park is home to Hillsdale, Hanlon, and Powder Mill Parks in addition to the Forest Park Golf Course. It is also within proximity of the Baltimore Zoo and Druid Hill Park.

Known as Gwynn Oaks

The area in Baltimore County near Forest Park is known as Gwynn Oak, Maryland.

External links

* [http://www.ci.baltimore.md.us/neighborhoods/northwest.html Forest Park/Howard Neighborhoods]
* [http://censusprofile.bnia.org/Forest%20Park%20Demographic%20Profile.pdf Demographics from Baltimore Neighbohoord Indicators Alliance]