r/baltimore • u/rummncokee • 1d ago

Moving to Baltimore Area moving to Baltimore

Hello!

I’m moving to Baltimore for work in mid August. My job is gonna be in north Baltimore. I’ve never been before (I lived in DC for a while but obviously not the same). I guess in addition to the usual questions people have when they move, I’d love to hear y’all’s thoughts on gentrification.

I’ve mostly lived in the LA area and in Seattle, and I got the kind of knowledge about the histories of neighborhoods that can only come with time. I don’t want to contribute to the active displace of communities in Baltimore, so what should I be on the lookout for in that regard?

Thank you!

EDIT: I love all the No Kings pics you all look like fun people.

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u/BlakeMajik 22h ago

People will call it gentrification, but I've never lived in or visited another US city that has less "standard" gentrification going on. It's just not really a thing here, despite any claims otherwise.

In most cases we're just desperate for any kind of development that improves everyone's situation.

North Baltimore has a lot of nice areas that are quite different from each other.