A Place Called Poppleton walking tour

875 Hollins St,Baltimore MD 21201

26 June, 2021

Description

Join us for a walking tour of the Poppleton neighborhood of Baltimore! A Place Called Poppleton documents the history and culture of the Poppleton neighborhood of Southwest Baltimore. In spring 2021, UMBC students produced a StoryMap digital walking tour of the neighborhood with a focus on the area’s African American history and places lost or endangered due to redevelopment. We sought to document and share engaging stories of the past and present through archival research and listening to those who live, work, and are connected to Poppleton. The project is a collaboration between Nicole King’s Preserving Places, Making Spaces in Baltimore course and Bill Shewbridge’s Media Production fellows. King’s American Studies students researched the history of Poppleton and Shewbridge’s students produced short films from interviews in the field on the history of Poppleton and how local stakeholders feel about the neighborhood’s changes related to redevelopment. For more info see: https://baltimoretraces.umbc.edu/poppleton/ The Orser Center at UMBC fosters innovative collaborations among scholars, students, and local community organizations. The Center seeks to put humanities research to work as a creative response to problems, challenges, and issues identified by communities in the greater Baltimore region.