This tour is a walk through Downtown Baltimore's traditional business
district. This is a nice walk for architecture buffs. You can see structures
built over the last hundred years since the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904.
Different parts of downtown are examples of the various stages of
Baltimore's rebuilding process over the last century

Mile 0 - Begin at the  NE corner of Pratt and Light Streets (In front
of the Jos A Bank Clothier). Walk east down Pratt Street.
    This part of downtown has been redeveloped since the late 1970's.
    Harborplace on your right opened in 1980 and has been much of
    the catalyst for the Inner Harbor redevelopment  and movement of
    downtown to the east you can see in the distance.
Mile .35 - Left on Market Place
Mile .50 - Left on Water Street
    The next part of the trip until Charles Street takes you past many
    fine early twentieth century buildings.
Mile .65 - Right on South Street

Mile .70 - Left on Redwood Street
    The imposing red brick structure on the northeast corner of Calvert
    and Redwood Streets is on of the few to survive the Great
    Baltimore Fire of 1904
Mile .90 Right on Charles Street
    The left side of Charles Street is lined by  Charles Center,
    Baltimore's first major urban renewal project built in the 1960's and
    70's. It was the important predecessor to the more famous Inner
    Harbor renewal project
Mile 1.2 Right on Saratoga Street
    Old St. Paul's Church at this corner is one of the oldest structures
    in downtown Baltimore, built in 1852.
Mile 1.25 Right on St. Paul Place

Mile 1.3 Left on Lexington Street

Mile 1.4 Right on Calvert Street
    The area here is War Memorial Plaza. The tall monument at the
    south end is a memorial to the Battle of Baltimore in 1814.The
    buildings surrounding the plaza are Baltimore's main courthouses.
Mile 1.7 Journey ends Back at Harborplace


Downtown
Distance 1.7 miles
Change in Elevation 65 feet
Moderate