An African American man with a striped golf shirt and a ballcap cleans the grill in a kitchen.

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…