Short Overview: A few blocks north of the Washington Monument is a building that for many years was known as MacGillivray's Pharmacy. The Belvedere Square that we know today got its start in 1986, but it can really trace its roots back to the 1940s.

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A few blocks north of the Washington Monument is a building that for many years was known as MacGillivray's Pharmacy. The Belvedere Square that we know today got its start in 1986, but it can really trace its roots back to the 1940s. They transformed a street into a park and stopped the construction of a highway on/off ramp in their neighborhood.

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  • A few blocks north of the Washington Monument is a building that for many years was known as MacGillivray's Pharmacy.
  • The Belvedere Square that we know today got its start in 1986, but it can really trace its roots back to the 1940s.
  • They transformed a street into a park and stopped the construction of a highway on/off ramp in their neighborhood.
  • With its leafy streets and inviting architecture, Hunting Ridge is a fabulous pocket of the city to explore.
  • Baltimore is home to some of the most beautiful and well-preserved mill buildings in the United States.

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