Better Waverly | |
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neighborhood statistical area | |
  Better Waverly | |
| Coordinates: 39°19′43″N 76°36′11″W / 39.3284955°N 76.602951°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| City | Baltimore |
| Area | |
| • Total | .207 sq mi (0.54 km2) |
| • Land | .207 sq mi (0.54 km2) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 2,301 |
| • Density | 11,000/sq mi (4,300/km2) |
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| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 21218 |
| Area code | 410, 443, and 667 |
Better Waverly is a neighborhood in the North District of Baltimore, located between the neighborhoods of Charles Village (west) and Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello (east). Its boundaries are marked by East 33rd Street (north), Exeter Hall Avenue (south), Greenmount Avenue (west) and Loch Raven Road (east).[2]
The neighborhoods of Better Waverly (south of 33rd Street) and Waverly (north of 33rd Street, also known as Waverly-north) take their names from the Sir Walter Scott's first novel, Waverly.[3] The Better was added in the 1970s as community members asked "how to make Waverly better".[4]
Baltimore's former Memorial Stadium was originally located on the opposite side of East 33rd Street from Better Waverly, until the structure was demolished on February 15, 2002. At Mile 22, also known as the "Eddie Murray Mile", the Baltimore Marathon passes through Better Waverly.[5]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
ACSwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Map". Better Waverly Community Organization. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ^ "Waverly's History". Waverly Improvement Association. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^ Rao, Sameer (March 31, 2021). "19th-century charm, contemporary commerce coexist in North Baltimore's Better Waverly neighborhood". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "Better Waverly". Live Baltimore. Retrieved February 17, 2015.