Known for his Beaux-Arts masterpieces the Pratt Library’s central branch and the Scottish Rite Temple on Charles and 39th Streets, architect Clyde Friz also was behind a number of the grand apartment houses in the Tuscany Canterbury neighborhood. Join us and our tour guides architect Jillian Storms and historian Charlie Duff on a walking tour to learn about, and go into, several of Friz’s wonderful Tudor and Italian Renaissance style apartment buildings, and learn about the architect and the neighborhood along the way.

Union Square grew out of the former estate of Baltimore’s second mayor, Thorowgood Smith, into a vibrant neighborhood centered on Victorian rowhouses and the thriving Hollins Market. Join long time resident and Baltimore Historian professor Betsy Nix on a walking tour to learn how summer concerts, a competitive gardening scene for window boxes and tree wells, and the imminent start to re-opening H.L. Mencken’s house are helping this historic neighborhood revitalize.

From Cab Calloway to Redd Foxx, Pennsylvania Avenue has long been a center for Baltimore’s arts and entertainment scene. Today Pennsylvania Avenue is on its way to becoming the newest designated Arts and Entertainment District and would be the city’s only one focusing on black artists. Join us and our guides who have been leading the effort to get Pennsylvania Avenue designated as an Arts and Entertainment District as we walk through “The Avenue” exploring its history and its future.