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19-720: Howard Street may refer to: Howard Street (Baltimore) , a major street in Downtown Baltimore, Maryland Howard Street Tunnel fire , a disaster that struck the freight railroad tunnel under Baltimore's Howard Street in 2001 Howard Street (Sheffield) , a short street in Sheffield, England Howard Street (Chicago) , a major street in the Chicago metropolitan area Howard Street Apartment District in Omaha, Nebraska Howard Street, London ,

38-464: A 19th-century carriage trade store, which closed in 1954. Despite much redevelopment in Central Baltimore, these blocks of Howard have been largely abandoned for 40 years or more. Notable landmarks on or near Howard Street include: In the downtown area, a tunnel owned by CSX Transportation runs below Howard Street. This tunnel was first proposed in the 1880s and built in the 1890s as part of

57-574: A demolished street in London Howard Street (San Francisco) , a street in Soma and the Mission districts of San Francisco Howard Street (novel) , by Nathan Heard, 1968 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Howard Street . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to

76-496: A method to determine the color the bridge should be painted. On November 17, 2011, Occupy Baltimore protesters marched on the Howard Street Bridge. The bridge was chosen by the protesters because they said it was a symbol of the city's decaying infrastructure and the need to get Americans back to work. During the 1980s, a series of decorative arches were installed along the downtown part of Howard Street in order to add

95-613: A unique style to the area and its shops. However, when light rail construction began, most of these arches had to be removed because trains would not have been able to pass underneath. On July 18, 2001, a freight train in the tunnel below Howard Street derailed , causing a chemical fire that raged for six days and did damage to Howard Street and the light rail that took several months to repair. 39°17′44″N 76°37′11.35″W  /  39.29556°N 76.6198194°W  / 39.29556; -76.6198194 Stewart%27s (department store) The Stewart's Department Store structure

114-471: The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad . Antique Row is a cluster of antique shops along the 800 block of North Howard Street in downtown. It dates back to the late 19th century as a cabinetmaking center. In the 1950s Antique Row was at its height, and there were over 50 shops. In the 1960s, the expansion of Maryland General Hospital eliminated those on the west side of the street. Antique Row declined further when

133-472: The Inner Harbor . The lack of activity on Howard Street has resulted in an increase in crime and fewer visitors. In turn, the decline in customers is causing shop owners and dealers to move in search of better business; the owners of one long-time shop downsized and moved to a stall. Antique Row is known for its contribution to the community as well as its vast collection of antiques. The neighborhood supports

152-448: The J. E. Greiner Company to replace an earlier 19th-century iron arch bridge, the 979-foot-long (298 m) bridge begins shortly after the Mt. Royal Avenue underpass, and continues to the intersection at North Avenue . At times, there has been debate over what colors to paint the bridge. Request has been made from citizens to get involved in making the decision. Polling has been used as

171-406: The 19th and early 20th centuries were founded by German-Jewish immigrants, Stewart's was a non-Jewish owned department store, although the original founders Samuel and Elias Posner were Jewish. Stewart's opened its first suburban store in 1953. The 110,000-square-foot (10,000 m ) store on York Road was located near the city/county line. Built on two levels and surrounded by parking, the store

190-650: The arts, and became a home to the Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center at 847 N. Howard Street in 2000. It is hoped that the opening of other art institutions will aid in the revival of Antique Row. One of Howard Street's unique features is the twin steel arch-style bridge that crosses the Jones Falls Expressway , the CSX and Northern Central Railway (and currently the light rail), and Falls Road . Built between 1937 and 1939 by

209-516: The central part of the city of Baltimore, Maryland . About 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (4 km) long, the street begins at the north end of I-395 near Oriole Park at Camden Yards and ends near Johns Hopkins University , where it splits. To the right, it becomes Art Museum Drive , the one-block home of the Baltimore Museum of Art . To the left, it becomes San Martin Drive , which winds road along

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228-531: The department stores along Howard Street closed, the last one, Hutzler's, in 1989. The construction of the Baltimore Light Rail beginning that same year also slowed down business for the shops for three consecutive years. Once construction was complete, light rail brought more people to Antique Row, although it hasn't regained its former popularity. Antique Row has also had to battle the increased interest in other downtown attractions such as Fells Point and

247-404: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Howard_Street&oldid=1015032698 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Howard Street (Baltimore) Howard Street is a major north–south street through

266-603: The western perimeter of the Johns Hopkins University campus and ends at University Parkway . Howard Street is named in honor of former Maryland governor John Eager Howard . Two other streets in Baltimore, John and Eager Streets , are also named after him. At one time, Howard Street was a two-way street throughout its entire route. In 1989, when construction began on the Central Light Rail line , Howard Street

285-402: Was designed in 1899 by Charles E. Cassell and is a six-story brick and terra cotta steel-framed building detailed in a highly ornate Italian Renaissance Revival style. It features an exuberant ornamental detail includes fluted Ionic and Corinthian columns, lion heads, caryatids, wreaths, garlands, cartouches, and an elaborate bracketed cornice. The Stewart's Department Store Building

304-556: Was designed to “blend into the suburban area around it.” The design included broad expanses of glass from floor to ceiling, “screened by Fiberglas curtains containing 600 square yards of materials.” Elaborate murals of Homewood House, the Washington Monument and the Federal Hill skyline decorated walls in the store, and a restaurant with a Chesapeake Bay theme became a destination for northern shoppers. Four other stores followed in

323-460: Was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. The downtown flagship store was closed in 1978. Stewart's began in 1901 when Louis Stewart acquired the building of Posner's Department Store on the northeast corner of Howard and Lexington Streets. The chain was a founding member of Associated Dry Goods or ADG . While many of Baltimore's downtown department stores during

342-469: Was made one-way in a northbound direction between Pratt Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard ; as such, southbound traffic now uses Eutaw Street , one block to the west. The light rail runs along Howard Street within this area, which is most of Downtown Baltimore , and near Howard Street for much of the remainder of its route in the downtown area. Howard Street around Lexington and Clay Streets

361-432: Was the center of upscale department and specialty store shopping until decline and eventual store closures in the 1970s, with Hutzler's , Stewart's , Hecht's and Hochschild Kohn all located on or facing Howard. Three of the four had side entrances on Lexington Street, which was lined with smaller shops. Lexington connected to Charles Street which was lined with boutiques, jewelers and linen shops nearby O'Neill & Co.,

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