Gwynn's_Falls,_Baltimore

Gwynn's Falls, Baltimore

Gwynn's Falls, Baltimore

Neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Gwynn's Falls is a neighborhood in the Southwestern District of Baltimore, located between Irvington (west) and Gwynns Falls Leakin Park (east). Frederick Avenue (Maryland Route 144) marks the neighborhood's boundary to the north; Wilkens Avenue (Maryland Route 372) draws its southern edge. Caton Avenue separates it from Irvington to the west.[1]

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Before 1977, the neighborhood was known as Carroll Station, for a station of the Pennsylvania Railroad formerly located here.[1] Also known as the Frederick Road station, Carroll Station took its name from Charles Carroll of Carrollton, whose family previously owned the property now occupied by the Gwynn's Fall neighborhood.[2]

Significant landmarks

Maryland Brush Company, located at 3221 Frederick Avenue in the Gwynn's Falls neighborhood, has been an employee-owned business since 1990. Founded in 1851, the company manufactures engineered and standard industrial brushes.[3]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Gwynns Falls". Live Baltimore. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
  2. [2]
    Jacques Kelly (November 10, 2012). "In Gwynns Falls, taking charge of a neighborhood's destiny". The Baltimore Sun. p. 3.
  3. [3]
    "Maryland Brush Company An Engineered Solutions Company for the 21st Century". Maryland Brush Company. Retrieved November 10, 2012.

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