Middle East, Baltimore | |
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Neighborhood of Baltimore | |
 Row homes in Middle East in June 2014 | |
  Middle East, Baltimore | |
| Coordinates: 39°17′55.68″N 76°35′16.08″W / 39.2988000°N 76.5878000°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State | Maryland |
| City | Baltimore |
| ZIP Code | 21205 |
| Area code(s) | 410, 443, and 667 |
Middle East is a neighborhood in the heart of East Baltimore, Maryland.
It is the site of a conflict between residents and the city's plans for creating a biotech park to serve nearby Johns Hopkins Hospital. The neighborhood has suffered from extensive urban decay and housing abandonment, increased crime, and the effects of the Baltimore riot of 1968. Its residents are mainly lower income African Americans.
The neighborhood was a filming location for the Baltimore-based HBO drama The Wire. Middle East is also noteworthy as being a location for the filming of scenes of the television series Homicide: Life on the Street and the 1991 film Homicide featuring Joe Mantegna. The swath of land between Johns Hopkins Hospital and Frank C. Bocek Park, which includes much of Middle East, is often referred to as the "Down the Hill" neighborhood by local residents.[1]
- ^ "D. Watkins Finds Stories in the Streets". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2019-05-17.