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www.mylocustpoint.orgLocust Point Civic Association
P.O. Box 27097Baltimore, MD 21230
(443) 987-6468
To join the LPCA email distribution list, send email to: [email protected]
Upcoming Meeting:Wednesday, May 10,2017 at 7:30pm Francis Scott Key School
Port to Fort 6K - April 22, 2017
Earth Day Clean Up– Saturday, April 22Rainy Day Cleanup began after the Race. Soggy volunteers pose near piles of trash that was pulled
from the curbs and gutters of Locust Point.
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Important Contact InformationMaryland State Senate
Senator Bill Ferguson, District 46, Baltimore CityMiller Senate Office Building, 2 West Wing, 11 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 841-3600/(301) [email protected]
Maryland House of Delegates
Brooke Lierman, District 46, Baltimore CityHouse Office Building, Room 311
(410) 841-3319 or 1-800-492-7122, ext. 3319 (toll free)[email protected]
Luke Clippinger, District 46, Baltimore CityHouse Office Building, Room 350
(410) 841-3303 or 1-800-492-7122, ext. 3303 (toll free)[email protected]
Robbyn Lewis, District 46, Baltimore City House Office Building, Room 241
(410) 841-3772 or 1-800-492-7122, ext. 3772 (toll free)[email protected]
Baltimore City OfficialsMayor Catherine Pugh
City Hall, Room 250, 100 N. Holliday St., Baltimore, MD 21202(410) 396-3835
Council Pres. Bernard C. YoungCity Hall, Rm 400, 100 N. Holliday St. Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 396-4804 [email protected]
Community Liason Liam Davis: [email protected]
Councilman Eric T. CostelloRoom 527, City Hall, 100 N. Holiday St. Baltimore MD 21202
Mayor’s Office of Neighborhoods100 North Holliday Street, Room 250, Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: 410-396-4735Mr. Linzy Jackson, III
Linzy JacksonLiaison, Southern Neighborhoods, Youth and Education Specialist
Baltimore City PoliceSteve Ward, Southern District Police Commander
410-396-2499Southern District Police Neighborhood Service Unit, 10 Cherry Hill Rd.
LPCA Board of DirectorsPresident: Greg Sileo
Vice President: Harry Stinefelt
Corresponding Secretary: Ginny Rajnes
Recording Secretary: Justin Grossman
Treasurer: Sarah Swiger
Board of Directors:Caroline Baker Matt FarcoskyWill Jovel Kate McCominskyJamie Kelly Brian McHaleDamian O’Connor Caitlin ReganJohn Shea Beth Terry
Contact us:Locust Point Civic AssociationP.O. Box 27097(443) 987-6468www.mylocustpoint.org
To join the LPCA neighborhood email list, please send an email to [email protected]
COMMITTEES
Safety -Greg Sileo [email protected]
Membership - Caitlin [email protected]
Communications – Ginny [email protected]
Design & Review –Will [email protected]
Social – Shannon Keedy & Caitlin [email protected]
Dog Park – Amanda [email protected]
Newsletter – Damian O’[email protected]
Parks and Beautification – [email protected]
To the Point is delivered to about 1500 homes and businesses each issue. There is also an online edition which displays in color. If you are not in our delivery area or just want to see the current or past issues, go to the LPCA web page (Google search on : LPCA-Baltimore or My Locust
Point). Click on News and then Newsletters. Newsletters are in PDF format - pages can be viewed or printed.
To the Point welcomes submissions of articles and photos that may be of interest to Locust Point readers.
Damian O’Connor, Editor [email protected]
May/June 2017
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FSK #76 – The Middle Years Francis Scott Key Elementary has had a few different homes over the years. At one point Locust Point had only the Female
Grammar School #16 in 1866. A new school which included boys was built on Hull and Clement Street. This building was called FSK School #76, possibly to link the spirit of 1776 with its historical location near Fort McHenry. This school burned down in 1921 and a new building was constructed on Fort and Decatur Streets in the addition to Latrobe Park.
This building was intended to provide vocational training for students that “will fit them for
work in the industrial plants … and regular scholastic courses.” A 1921 newspaper story reports that the new building will… have mechanical shops that will teach shipyard trades, auto repairing, woodworking and sheet metal work. Also included will be domestic science labs, playrooms for small children and special provisions for backward children. Finally, it will include a gymnasium, assembly hall and a dispensary. The school would train the “head, the hand, and the heart”. The two older photos could be from any time between the 1920s and possibly the 1940s. A few clues are the car
parked on the street and the dress of the children playing next to the building.
At this point in history, the elementary school was the only school many city residents attended before starting work and later a family. In 1934 the school added the junior high grades. This school lasted until 1987 and the building was torn down. Students then moved to the current building. These two photos were probably taken closer to the late 1970s when the old school was being replaced. Notice the “Dispensary” sign over the smaller attached building. Community dispensaries for medica-tion were a bigger part of city life in the past.
Possibly many current Locust Point residents attended this school.
Eric Sargent, the Baltimore Orchard Project Planting Coordinator, and I recently took a look at the forested berm area at the south end of the Latrobe Park. The berm is awash in Callery pear trees, mulberry trees, black locusts, alders and a willow oak. On the west end there is a grove of black walnut trees and a syca-more.
This area was the exact environment that is per-fect for the native tree plantings available from the Baltimore Orchard Project. Eric recommended five tree species for our park: Paw-Paw, American Hazel-nut, Service Berry, American Persimmon, and Black Locust.
We were able to make use of the LPCA mini-grant program to get some funding to help pay for the trees and consulting assistance from the Orchard Project. On April 29, 2017 volunteers from the US Air Force, the Burns and Wilcox Insurance Group and the Ma-rines assisted in digging holes, adding compost, plant-
ing the trees, adding stakes and netting. The trees will have to be pruned and allowed to
flourish for 2 to 4 years before they are ready to bear edible fruit. At that point, if you can pick it you can eat it. Bon Appéti
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Latrobe Park Has an Orchard!by Ellen Worthing
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Then and Now in Locust Point : Cooksie StreetIt is hard to tell what year this photo was taken, possibly the
1940s or 1950s. Cooksie Street at the time extended down to the water front. This view is just inside the street from Fort Avenue. The men in the foreground may be two sailors returning to their ship. The street is narrow with no parking permitted on either side but appears to have some steady foot traffic. A car is double parked on the right side of the road.
The same street in 2017. The first house on the left is now for sale. The distinctive cornice is still intact but the shutters are gone. The railings on the steps in the houses on the left are sturdier. Some of their cornice work is gone The streetlamp has moved up the street . One thing that seems to never change in Locust Point is there will always be cars double parked, hunched up on the sidewalks
Springtime in Locust Point
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To the Point is always interested in old photos of storefronts, business houses and recognizable landmarks from the earlier days of LP. The pictures of the old FSK building in this edition were from a long time local resident.
To the Point Editorial Office
Community NewsLocust Point Festival Fundraising Happy Hour!Thursday, May 18th, 4:30 p.m. – 7p.m.The Port Public House (Formerly known as JRs)
It’s that time of year again! Join us for our kickoff happy hour benefitting the Locust Point Festival. Mingle with your neighbors, get up to date festival information, and sign up to vol-unteer, and enjoy food and drink specials! $5 donations will be taken at the door. Thank you! Francis Scott Key News - • FSK continues to support Reading Partners and needs enthusiastic volunteers to help tutor. For information, contact hapduffey @ msn.com. • FSK also encourages shoppers at Harris Teeter to link your VIC card to the school. Contact John Shea at [email protected] for information.
This photo was labeled, Locust Point Voter Registration 1912. Is that a Locust Point house? Who are these men? Is the man on the left in police uniform? How did voter registration work in those days? Please share any information you have.
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