Perkins Homes, Baltimore
The Perkins Homes are a public housing development in Southeast Baltimore located in between Fells Point and Little Italy bounded by Pratt Street on the North, Eden Street on the West, Dallas Street on the East, and Bank Street to the South. The community is located within the East Harbor Empowerment Zone of the Fells Point area and has been one of longest standing Housing Projects in Southeast Baltimore. The housing projects is about 91% African American, 7% Puerto Rican, and 2% White.[1]
City Springs Elementary School is located at South Caroline and East Pratt Streets. Lombard Junior High School, and First Apostolic Institution Church
In the media
In Homicide: Life on the Street, fictional detective Al Giardello was raised in the Perkins Homes, as it was the neighborhood inhabited by his mother's side of the family. Giardello's father's side of the family was from the neighboring Little Italy. The Perkins Homes are also mistakenly shown as the now-demolished Flaghouse Homes.
References
- ↑ 2010 Census
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Coordinates: 39°17′16″N 76°35′46.7″W / 39.28778°N 76.596306°W