Kresson, Baltimore

Kresson is a neighborhood of Southeast Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[1]

Kresson
Neighborhood of Baltimore
Rowhouses on South Kresson Street
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CityBaltimore
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)EDT
ZIP code
21224
Area code410, 443, and 667

The area currently known as Kresson is primarily an industrial district, though a small section contains a residential neighborhood. Residents of Kresson often refer to their neighborhood as Highlandtown, a larger, adjacent residential neighborhood. Kresson's boundaries are defined by Pulaski Highway (U.S. Route 40) to the north, East Lombard and East Pratt Streets to the south, Haven Street (north and south portions) to the west and rail tracks to the east.[2]

The residential neighborhood in Kresson is architecturally, like much of Baltimore, composed of rowhouses. These row houses were constructed around the year 1900. The 2000 census determined its residents to be racially diverse, though predominantly lower-income. The neighborhood of 395 people was 75.9% white, and 20.3% African American.[3] The neighborhood is currently plagued by drug (mostly heroin) trafficking and the addicts dependent on that trafficking.

Kresson Street, which runs through the heart of the Kresson neighborhood, from East Lombard Street to East Monument Street (0.1 miles outside Kresson) is a section of MD 150.[4]

The north-south streets are arranged in consecutive order alphabetically, so to the west of Kresson lie Baylis, Conkling, Dean, Eaton, Fagley, Grundy, Haven, Iris and Janney, while those to the east are named Lehigh, Macon, Newkirk, Oldham, Ponca, Quail, Rappolla, Savage, Tolna and Umbra.

References
  1. "Baltimore Neighborhoods - Southeast Planning District". Baltimore City Government. Archived from the original on 2007-02-16. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  2. "Baltimore Neighborhood Map" (PDF). Live Baltimore Home Center, Inc. June 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  3. Baltimore City Department of Planning. "Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000, Neighborhood Statistical Area: KRESSON" (PDF). Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 13, 2006. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  4. Pruett, Mike. "MDRoads: Routes 140-159". Mike Pruett. Retrieved 2007-08-02.

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