Canton is where some of my relatives live. It is solidly blue-collar, an old neighborhood that used to have corner bars and people connecting with their neighbors by sitting outside on the "stoops" and socializing. It has run down quite a bit in recent times. Federal Hill is an up-and-coming yuppie area. Parts of it can be pretty expensive. He'd be close to the harbor, Cross Street Market - a lot of interesting restaurants and shops are starting to spring up there. Fells Point is excellent. LOTS of restaurants and bars, a super music store, a superior coffee shop, little trendy stores. It has gone through some bad times but has started to really turn around. There's also a Whole Foods in the area, and you're right on the harbor.
I hear that Locust Point is getting yuppified, but I haven't been there to check it out. I don't know anything about Butcher's Hill.
One thing about B'more - he'll want to really check out the area before taking a place. "Good" and "Bad" areas are layered there, and wandering just one block over can put you in a whole new world, so to speak.
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Date: 2006-08-15 07:50 pm (UTC)Federal Hill is an up-and-coming yuppie area. Parts of it can be pretty expensive. He'd be close to the harbor, Cross Street Market - a lot of interesting restaurants and shops are starting to spring up there.
Fells Point is excellent. LOTS of restaurants and bars, a super music store, a superior coffee shop, little trendy stores. It has gone through some bad times but has started to really turn around. There's also a Whole Foods in the area, and you're right on the harbor.
I hear that Locust Point is getting yuppified, but I haven't been there to check it out. I don't know anything about Butcher's Hill.
One thing about B'more - he'll want to really check out the area before taking a place. "Good" and "Bad" areas are layered there, and wandering just one block over can put you in a whole new world, so to speak.