FOREST PARK/HOWARD, BALTIMORE

'Forest Park/Howard' is a region of Northwest Baltimore, Maryland located west of Reisterstown Road, south of Northern Parkway, and east of the Baltimore City/County Line. In Baltimore, the region is referred to by locals simply as "Forest Park" and includes the neighborhoods of Ashburton, Callaway-Garrison, Central Forest Park, Concerned Citizens of Forest Park, Dolfield, Dorchester, East Arlington, Forest Park, Grove Park,Hanlon Longwood, Howard Park, Garwyn Oaks, Purnell, West Arlington, West Forest Park, and Windsor Hills.
It is an economically diverse area that was once the center of Baltimore's Jewish community. During the Vietnam War, the area experienced White Flight however and became an almost exclusively African American region of Baltimore. The neighborhoods in Forest Park/Howard are varied as many have experienced urban decay while many appear as suburban and upper middle class neighborhoods.

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Parks/Recreation

Education

External Links

Parks/Recreation

Forest Park is home to Hillsdale, Hanlon, and Powder Mill Parks in addition to the Forest Park Golf Course. It is also within proximity of the Baltimore City Zoo and Druid Hill Park.

Education

The Forest Park neighborhoods are home to Forest Park High School and it's feeder middle and elementary schools.

External Links

★ Forest Park/Howard Neighborhoods

★ Demographics from Baltimore Neighbohoord Indicators Alliance