 Little Italy's Pratt Street in February 2007 | |
 Interactive map of Pratt Street | |
| Owner | City of Baltimore |
|---|---|
| Location | Baltimore |
| Postal code | 21201, 21202, 21223, 21224, 21231 |
| West end | Frederick Avenue |
| East end | Patterson Park Avenue |
Pratt Street is a major street inBaltimore,Maryland, United States. It forms aone-way pair of streets withLombard Street that run west–east throughdowntown Baltimore. For most of their route, Pratt Street is one-way in an eastbound direction, and Lombard Street is one way westbound. Both streets begin in west Baltimore atFrederick Avenue and end inButcher's Hill atPatterson Park Avenue. Since 2005, these streets have been open to two-way traffic from Broadway until their end atPatterson Park.[1] Although Lombard is also a two-way street from Fulton Avenue to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Pratt is still one-way eastbound in this area.
To the east of Patterson Park, both Pratt and Lombard Streets start again. Pratt continues as aside street from Linwood Avenue untilHaven Street.
Pratt Street has historic significance as the location of theBaltimore Riot of 1861. Today it is known for being an important gateway into theInner Harbor, connecting it with theBaltimore Light Rail line. It is for the latter reason that the city decided to redesign the street and surrounding area to be more pedestrian-friendly.
Pratt Street is named forCharles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden a supporter ofCivil liberties in the 18th century, and not the noted BaltimoreanEnoch Pratt (1808–1896). Pratt Street appears on maps of Baltimore as early as 1801.[2]
Pratt Street was ranked the 33rd "most expensive city street" in the United States.[3]
Notable landmarks on or near Pratt Street include:
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