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3300 Greenmount Avenue

On the 3300 block of Greenmount Avenue, you'll meet store clerks and restaurateurs from all over the globe - Pakistan, Mali, Korea, China, Thailand, Eritrea, and the Ukraine. You'll also meet born & bred Baltimore entrepreneurs, bar-flies, and street corner preachers. Click the Headphones Icon at the top left of the image to hear the story. Listen to Susan ZhengListen to Zeeshawn KashmiListen to DmitriListen to LaShawn Glasgow and Tiffany ThomasListen to Roger DorseyListen to Rishan H.Listen to Officer Charles FaulknerListen to Mr. BillyListen to James CarterListen to Jada Watson Listen to Elder GrissomListen to DK Transcripts LaShawn Glasgow and Tiffany ThomasZeeshawn…
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6300 Reisterstown Road

The 6300 block of Reisterstown Road is tucked just inside the Northwest Baltimore city limit. Orthodox Jews from Russia and Iran operate kosher eateries, and Nepali Hindus run carry-outs and gas stations. Add to the mix a public library branch, a used-car dealership, and a home-security expert who specializes in cracking safes, and you get an idiosyncratic cast of characters who all manage to share a stage in the theater of city life. Click the Headphones Icon at the top left of the image to hear the story. Listen to Yitzy Childress, Tov PizzaListen to Uriel Golfeiz, A to Z…
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4700 Eastern Avenue

4700 Eastern Avenue is in Southeast Baltimore's Highlandtown neighborhood. Over the past fifty years, the story of the American Dream has been written and rewritten in this community, as two distinct waves of immigrants have taken their turns settling in and opening up shop. Click the Headphones Icon at the top left of the image to hear the story. Listen to George AvgerinosListen to Vasilios PhillipouListen to Johani DiazListen to Spiro KranisListen to Spiro AsmeniosListen to John AvgerinosListen to Nitsa MorekasListen to Nick RigopolisListen to James MorganListen to Gus ZissimosListen to Mary Hernandez & RitaListen to Steve PenningtonListen to George…