Walbrook

Walbrook is a neighborhood that is located in the west section of the city, near Coppin State University. Gwyenns Falls Parkway, Poplar Grove Street, West North Avenue and Denison Street, generally form the borders of this neighborhood. The neighborhood has a mixture of attached and detached single and multifamily homes. Homes here are below average to average in their maintenance status. There also is a commercial component as well to Walbrook.

Dedicated green space can be found at the Poplar Terrace Park on Poplar Terrace as well as the nearby Gwynns Falls Park. The only school here is the Ymaryland-Emily Price Jones Head Start School on Windsor Avenue, so many families with children will need to explore schools in other neighborhoods. Dining and shopping options are very limited as well. Residents wishing to worship will find Gospel Tabernacle Baptist Church here. There are a number of bus stops scattered throughout the neighborhood for those wishing to take advantage of mass transportation.

Like many neighborhoods in large cities, crimes against people and property can occur at any time and crime rates can vary from street to street and day to day. As always, check recent crime statistics to make an informed decision on any neighborhood you are considering living in or visiting.

There may be a deal or two available on a home here in Walbrook. If you are interested in investing the time and money into renovating a home here, this may be the place for you. I am going to give this neighborhood a pass for now.

Walbrook is a predominantly African American neighborhood in western Baltimore. Like so many other communities within the city limits, it suffers from a perfect storm of poverty, racial tension and violence.
In many ways, the racial tension of the late 1960s was what began Walbrook’s descent into the pit. Prior to that time it was a lower middle income neighborhood that catered to working class singles and families. However, the riots that rocked much of the country following the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. destroyed most of the community’s businesses and extensively damaged homes. Fears of further trouble drove residents out of the area and into the newly integrating Baltimore suburbs.
There is little left in Walbrook today accept a few small businesses, most of which have bars over their windows and doors, as well as some homes that have been similarly outfitted. Many of the buildings in the community have been abandoned and stand boarded up year after year until they finally collapse.
The one thing recommending Walbrook is its excellent bus service. In fact, its is the central hub of the Maryland Transit Administration and thus connects with many bus services around the area.
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