Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore is a sister city of these municipalities:. (as of June 5, 2005). See:Baltimore City Public School System. To poke fun at this nickname, they wear foam triangles made to look like cheese on their heads, which further re-enforces the "cheesehead" designation. List of Baltimore neighborhoods. Packers fans are commonly known as "cheeseheads," presumably because Wisconsin is known for its cheese production. Out of the total population, 30.6% of those under the age of 18 and 18.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The Packers also draw the largest national TV audiences for the NFL's Monday Night Football telecasts.

22.9% of the population and 18.8% of families are below the poverty line. For this reason, it is not unusual for fans to designate a recipient of their season tickets in their wills. The per capita income for the city is $16,978. That is, someone who entered their name on the waiting list for Packers season tickets in 1970 is just now coming to the top of the list in 2004. Males have a median income of $31,767 versus $26,832 for females. The current wait time for season tickets is approximately 35 years. The median income for a household in the city is $30,078, and the median income for a family is $35,438. No matter how good or poor the season, Lambeau Field has been a sellout every game for years; the Packers have one of the longest waiting lists for season tickets in professional sports.

For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 82.9 males. In recent decades, the Packers have found themselves with an extremely dedicated fan base. For every 100 females there are 87.4 males. The Super Bowl trophy was ultimately named the Vince Lombardi Trophy in recognition of his and his team's accomplishment. The median age is 35 years. Green Bay won the first two Super Bowls. In the city the population is spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who are 65 years of age or older. Coach Vince Lombardi took over a last-place team and built it into a juggernaut, winning five league championships over a seven-year span.

The average household size is 2.42 and the average family size is 3.16. The Green Bay Packers of the 1960s were one of the most dominant NFL teams of all time. 34.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. They are also the only professional football team to win three straight titles, which they did twice (1929, 1930, 1931, and 1965, 1966, 1967). There are 257,996 households out of which 25.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.7% are married couples living together, 25.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 43.0% are non-families. The Packers have won more league championships (twelve, including three Super Bowls) than any other professional football team. 1.70% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. The balance of the committee is sitting gratis.

The racial makeup of the city is 31.63% White, 64.34% Black or African American, 0.32% Native American, 1.53% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.67% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. The president is the only officer who receives compensation. There are 300,477 housing units at an average density of 1,435.8/km² (3,718.6/mi²). The board of directors in turn elect a seven-member Executive Committee (officers) of the corporation, consisting of a president, vice president, treasurer, secretary and three members-at-large. The population density is 3,111.5/km² (8,058.4/mi²). As a means of running the corporation, a board of directors is elected by the stockholders. As of the census² of 2000, there are 651,154 people, 257,996 households, and 147,057 families residing in the city. No shareholder is allowed to own more than 200,000 shares, a safeguard to ensure that no one individual is able to assume control of the club.

in every census up to the 1980 census. Presently, 111,507 people (representing 4,748,910 shares) can lay claim to a franchise ownership interest. Shares of stock include voting rights, but the redemption price is minimal, no dividends are ever paid, the stock cannot appreciate in value, and there are no season ticket privileges associated with stock ownership. S. Priced at $200 per share, fans bought 120,010 shares during the 17-week sale, which ended March 16, 1998. It was among the top 10 cities in population in the U. It added 105,989 new shareholders and raised more than $24 million, monies which were utilized for the Lambeau Field redevelopment project. In the 1830, 1840, and 1850 censuses of the United States of America, Baltimore was the second largest city in population. Another stock sale occurred late in 1997 and early in 1998.

The major highways serving the city are I-695 (the Baltimore Beltway), I-95, I-83 and I-70 (its eastern terminus is just beyond the city limits). In 1956, area voters approved the construction of a new stadium, which would later be called Lambeau Field. Additionally, MARC commuter rail connects Washington, DC's Union Station with the city's two rail stations, Camden Station and Penn Station. In 1950, the Packers held a stock sale to again raise money to support the team. Baltimore City has many bus routes, and a light rail and a subway system. The beneficiary was changed from the Sullivan-Wallen Post to the Green Bay Packers Foundation on the basis of a shareholder vote at the November 1997 meeting. Public transit in Baltimore City is provided by the Maryland Transit Administration. Based on the original 'Articles of Incorporation for the (then) Green Bay Football Corporation' put into place in 1923, if the Packers franchise was sold, after the payment of all expenses, any remaining monies would go to the Sullivan-Wallen Post of the American Legion in order to build "a proper soldier's memorial." This stipulation was enacted to ensure that the club remained in Green Bay and that there could never be any financial enhancement for the shareholder.

The city has a humid subtropical climate, moderated by the warming influence of the bay and nearby ocean, with hot summers, cool winters, and moderate precipitation. The Packers did not move their entire home schedule to Green Bay until 1995. The total area is 12.240% water. However, the Packers have long had a large following throughout the state of Wisconsin; in fact, for decades, the Packers played several home games each year in Milwaukee. 209.3 km² (80.8 mi²) of it is land and 29.2 km² (11.3 mi²) of it is water. By comparison, the typical NFL football city must be populated in the millions to support a team. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 238.5 km² (92.1 mi²). The typical scenario is a team owned by one person; thus, a "team owner." It has been speculated that this is one of the reasons the Green Bay Packers have never been moved from the city of Green Bay, a city of just over 100,000 people.

Baltimore is in the north central part of the state of Maryland, on the Patapsco River, not far from the Chesapeake Bay. It is on the western edge of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, with low hills rising in the western part of the city. The Packers are now the only publicly owned company with shares to buy and sell and a board of directors in American professional sports. The headquarters of the Social Security Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are located in Woodlawn, just outside the city limits. The financial backers, known as the "Hungry Five," formed the Green Bay Football Corporation. On November 2, 2004, Dixon won re-election in a two-way contest; Joan Floyd, a Green Party candidate, was the only challenger; the Republicans did not field a candidate. The Packers found new backers the next year and regained the franchise. Sheila Dixon is the current Council President. Financial troubles plagued the team and the franchise was lost the same year.

The Baltimore City Council is now made up of 14 single member districts and one elected at-large Council President. The Packers became a professional franchise in 1921. A coalition of union and community groups, organized by ACORN, backed the effort. This color scheme leads to the common Packers nickname, "The Green and Gold". Grassroots pressure for reform, voiced as Question P, restructured the City Council in November of 2002, against the will of the Mayor, the Council President, and the majority of the Council. The colors where later changed to the current green and gold/yellow. For a full list of mayors that served the city, see: List of Baltimore Mayors. Lambeau, a Notre Dame alum, chose the teams' colors of blue and gold/yellow from his alma mater.

His ambition to run for Governor of Maryland is well known. Although the Indian Packing Company only supported the team through part of its first season, the Green Bay football club has always been known as the Packers. Despite being a conservative Democrat in a city with a deep progressive history, O'Malley has maintained a high approval rating through both of his terms in office. Curly Lambeau, the team's founder, solicited funds for uniforms from his employer, the Indian Packing Company. The current Mayor of Baltimore is Martin O'Malley. The Green Bay Packers were founded on August 11, 1919. For most governmental purposes under Maryland law, Baltimore City is treated as a "county"-level entity. The Green Bay Packers are a National Football League team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Baltimore is an independent city; in other words, not part of any county. Note: Basketball teams from Chicago and Anderson once used the name Packers as well.. Water levels rose some 20 feet in areas, flooding underground parking garages and displacing thousands of cubic yards of trash and debris. Tony Bennett. Many places were flooded including the sports center ESPN Zone, the Baltimore World Trade Center (The World Trade Center remained closed for approximately a month during cleanup efforts) and most of the Inner Harbor. Vince Workman. Also in 2003, Baltimore was affected by Hurricane Isabel from flooding as a result of tidal surge, affecting primarily the Fells Point community and the Inner Harbor and surrounding low areas. Chris Jacke.

The City of Baltimore hopes to have it finished and opened by 2005 or 2006. John Brockington. The hotel is expected to be built near the Baltimore Convention Center. Sterling Sharpe. In 2003, the Baltimore Development Corporation announced that three hotel projects were being reviewed. Eugene Robinson. Three weeks later, manhole covers flew into the air as underground explosions along West Pratt Street followed due to residual explosive chemicals from the fire left in the sewers. Bryce Paup.

The derailment sparked a chemical fire that raged for six days and virtually shut down the downtown area until the heat caused a water main to rupture, largely extinguishing the fire but also causing significant flooding in the streets above. Steve McMichael. A 60-car train derailment occurred in a tunnel in Baltimore on July 18, 2001. Don Majkowski. The concept has been highly successful, and numerous other American municipalities have since implemented the practice. Dorsey Levens. On October 2, 1996, Baltimore became the first city in the United States to adopt 311 as a non-emergency "hot line" telephone number, in order to reserve the use of 911 for genuine emergencies. Mark Lee.

In 1992, the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball moved downtown to Oriole Park at Camden Yards, and six years later the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League moved next door into the newly renamed M&T Bank Stadium, formerly known as PSINet Stadium until PSINet went bankrupt. Jerry Kramer (author of Instant Replay). In 1979 the Baltimore Convention Center was opened and was subsequently renovated and expanded in 1996. Harborplace, a modern urban retail and restaurant complex, was opened on the waterfront in 1980, followed by the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland's largest tourist destination, in 1981. Sean Jones. In recent years, efforts to redevelop the downtown area have led to a revitalization of the Inner Harbor. Tim Harris. Many movies such as Hairspray, scenes from 12 monkeys and the film Hardball were filmed there, in fact many scenes from the 1972 cult classic film Pink Flamingos were shot in the city's Waverly section (the film was made by John Waters, a Baltimore native). Additionally, television shows such as NBC's "Homicide: Life on the Street" and HBO's "The Wire" have also been filmed in the city. Antonio Freeman.

Baltimore has become a prime city for filming movies and television. Lynn Dickey. The buildings were eventually demolished in 2001. Mark Chmura. In 1955 Flag House Courts, public housing project made up of 3 12-story buildings was built. Chuck Cecil. Baltimore is also the location of Pimlico Race Course, the home of the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. The Preakness has been run since 1873. LeRoy Butler.

Baltimore is the location of the Baltimore World Trade Center, the world's tallest equilateral five-sided building (the five-sided JPMorganChase Tower in Houston, Texas is taller, but has unequal sides). Robert Brooks. The Great Baltimore Fire on February 7, 1904 destroyed over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours. Edgar Bennett. After the riot, Union troops occupied Baltimore and Maryland came under direct federal administration — in part, to prevent the state from seceding — until the end of the war in April 1865. 2005 Aaron Rodgers. Pro-Southern sentiment led to the Baltimore riot of 1861 when Union soldiers marched through the city. 2004 Ahmad Carroll.

Many, if not most, people in Baltimore at the time were sympathetic to the Confederacy. 2003 Nick Barnett. During the Civil War, Maryland was officially part of the Union but kept slavery legal. 2002 Javon Walker. Baltimore became an independent city in 1851, being detached from Baltimore County at that time. 2001 Jamal Reynolds. The city is also the site of the first architectural monument honoring George Washington, a 178 foot doric column erected in 1829 and designed by Robert Mills, who later designed the Washington Monument in Washington D.C. 2000 Bubba Franks.

Baltimore's harbor is the location of Fort McHenry, which came under attack by British forces in the War of 1812 and whose defense inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem, "The Star-Spangled Banner," which furnishes the lyrics to the United States national anthem. 1999 Antuan Edwards. The relatively shorter distance between Baltimore and the Caribbean colonies allowed swift transport and minimized the spoilage of flour. 1998 Vonnie Holliday. The profit from sugar encouraged the maximum possible cultivation of cane and the importation of food. 1997 Ross Verba. Baltimore grew swiftly in the mid-late 18th century as the granary for sugar producing colonies in the Caribbean. 1996 John Michels.

During the 17th century, various towns called "Baltimore" were founded as commercial ports at various locations on the upper Chesapeake Bay. The present city dates from July 30, 1729 and is named after Cęcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore who was the first Proprietary Governor of the Province of Maryland. 1995 Craig Newsome. Because there is also a Baltimore County adjacent to (but not including) the city, it is sometimes referred to as Baltimore City when a clear distinction is desired. 1994 Aaron Taylor. The city is a major part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area and a major U.S.seaport. 1993 Wayne Simmons and George Teague. It is the largest city in Maryland, named after the founding proprietor of the Maryland Colony, Cęcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. 1992 Terrell Buckley.

As of July 1, 2002, the population is 638,614, and the population of the Baltimore-Washington Metroplex as of 2000 is 7.6 million, up from 6.7 million in 1990. 1991 Vinnie Clark. state of Maryland. 1990 Tony Bennett and Darrell Thompson. Baltimore is an independent city located in the U.S. 1989 Tony Mandarich. Frank Zappa. 1988 Sterling Sharpe.

Montel Williams. 1987 Brent Fullwood. John Waters. 1986 Traded away. Johnny Unitas. 1985 Ken Ruettgers. Anne Tyler. 1984 Alphonso Carreker.

Anne Truitt. 1983 Tim Lewis. Tupac Shakur. 1982 Ron Hallstrom. Pam Shriver. 1981 Rich Campbell. Babe Ruth. 1980 Bruce Clark and George Cumby.

Cal Ripken, Jr. 1979 Eddie Lee Ivory. Adrienne Rich. 1978 James Lofton and John Anderson. Edgar Allan Poe. 1977 Mike Butler and Morris Brown. Jada Pinkett-Smith. 1976 Mark Koncar.

Michael Phelps. 1975 Traded away. Nancy Pelosi. 1974 Barty Smith. Jim Palmer. 1973 Barry Smith. Ric Ocasek. 1972 Willie Buchanon and Jerry Tagge.

Mo'Nique Imes-Jackson. 1971 John Brockington. Kweisi Mfume. 1970 Mike McCoy and Rich McGeorge. Mencken. 1969 Rich Moore. H.L. 1968 Fred Carr and Bill Lueck.

Jim McKay. 1967 Bob Hyland and Don Horn. Thurgood Marshall. 1966 Jim Grabowski and Gale Gillingham. Laura Lippman. 1965 Donny Anderson and Larry Elkins. Barry Levinson. 1964 Lloyd Voss.

Francis Scott Key. 1963 Dave Robinson. William Henry Cardinal Keeler. 1962 Earl Gros. Johns Hopkins. 1961 Herb Adderly. Billie Holiday. 1960 Tom Moore.

David Hasselhoff. 1959 Randy Duncan. Dorothy Hamill. 1958 Dan Currie. Philip Glass. 1957 Paul Hornung and Ron Kramer. Johnny Gill. 1956 Jack Losch.

Drew. 1955 Tom Bettis. Charles R. 1954 Art Hunter and Veryl Switzer. Elijah Cummings. 1953 Al Carmichael. Ben Carson. 1952 Babe Parilli.

Cab Calloway. 1951 Bob Gain. David Byrne. 1950 Clayton Tonnemaker. Charles Joseph Bonaparte. 1949 Stan Heath. Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues. 1948 Earl "Jug" Girard.

Eubie Blake. 1947 Ernie Case. Carmelo Anthony. 1946 Johnny Strzyalski. Baltimore Thunder - (National Lacrosse League) - moved to Pittsburgh, then D.C.; now Colorado. 1945 Walt Schlinkman. Baltimore Skipjacks - (American Hockey League, Eastern Hockey League, Southern Hockey League). 1944 Merv Pregulman.

Baltimore Clippers - (American Hockey League). 1943 Dick Wildung. Baltimore Bandits - (American Hockey League). 1942 Urban Odson. Baltimore Blades - (World Hockey Association ). 1941 George Paskvan. Baltimore Bays - (North American Soccer League). 1940 Hal Van Every.

Baltimore Bayrunners - (International Basketball League). 1939 Larry Buhler. Baltimore Claws - (American Basketball Association). 1938 Cecil Isbell. Baltimore Bullets - (National Basketball Association). 1937 Ed Jankowski. Baltimore Colts - (National Football League). 1936 Russ Letlow.

Baltimore Stars - (United States Football League). Reggie White #92 (While Reggie White's jersey has been retired since 1999, his number will be retired at halftime ceremonies during the September 18, 2005 game, commemorating his untimely death on December 26, 2004.) [1] (http://www.packers.com/news/releases/2005/05/31/1/). Baltimore Stallions - (Canadian Football League ). Ray Nitschke #66. 2005-2006 ABA Expansion Team. Bart Starr #15. Baltimore Blast - (Major Indoor Soccer League). Don Hutson #14.

Baltimore Bayhawks (Major League Lacrosse). Tony Canadeo #3. Baltimore Ravens (National Football League). Zac Woodfin. Baltimore Orioles (Major League Baseball). Walt Williams. Westminster Hall and Burying Ground. Corey Williams.

Walters Art Museum. Chaz Williams. USS Constellation. Will Witticker. Star Spangled Banner Flag House and 1812 Museum. Chris White. Pimlico Race Course. Scott Wells.

National Museum of Dentistry. Donnell Washington. National Aquarium in Baltimore. Javon Walker. Maryland Science Center. Marviel Underwood. Lacrosse Foundation Hall of Fame Museum. R-Kal Truluk.

Harborplace. Leigh Torrence. Fort McHenry National Monument. Andrae Thurman. Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum. Ray Thompson. Dime Museum. Joey Thomas.

B&O Railroad Museum. Mark Tauscher. Blacks In Wax Museum. Ben Steele. Baltimore Maritime Museum. Chris Samp. Baltimore Museum of Industry. Grey Ruegamer.

Baltimore Museum of Art. Mark Roman. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption. Aaron Rodgers. Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum. Chris Robertson. American Visionary Art Museum. Brady Poppinga.

Ashkelon, Israel. Kenny Peterson. Xiamen, China. JT O'Sulivan. Pireaus, Greece. Matt O'Dwyer. Odessa, Ukraine. Hannibal Navies.

Alexandria, Egypt. Craig Nall. Luxor, Egypt. Terrence Murphey. Kawasaki, Japan. Michael Montgomery. Genoa, Italy. sean McHugh.

Gbarnga, Liberia. David Martin. Enoch Pratt Free Library. Roy Manning. University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB). Nick Luchey. University of Baltimore (UB). Ryan Longwell.

Morgan State University. Earl Little. Coppin State University. AJ Lindsay. Baltimore City Community College (BCCC). Paris Lenon. Sojourner-Douglass College. James Lee.

Peabody Institute. Vonta Leach. Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). Adrian Klemm. Loyola College in Maryland. Aaron Kampman. Johns Hopkins University (JHU). Chris Johnson.

College of Notre Dame of Maryland. Cullen Jenkins. Baltimore International College (BIC). Grady Jackson. Baltimore Hebrew University. Cletidus Hunt. Martin State Airport - (general aviation), located in Baltimore County. Jason Horton.

Baltimore-Washington International Airport - Located in neighboring Anne Arundel County. Atlas Herrion. William Henderson. Mike Hawkins. Al Harris.

Ahman Green. Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila. Arturo Freeman. Todd Franz.

Bubba Franks. Mike Flanagan. Tony Fisher. Robert Furguson.

Brett Favre. Donald Driver. Na'il Diggs. Patrick Dendy.

Rob Davis. Najeh Davenport. Brenan Curtan. Garrett Cross.

Junius Coston. Nick Collins. Colin Cole. Chad Clifton.

Antonio Chatman. Ahmad Carroll. Kurt Campbell. Vince Butler.

Craig Bragg. Bryce Benekos. Brad Bedell. kevin Barry.

Nick Barnett. Brooks Barnard. Willie Wood. Emlen Tunnell.

Jim Taylor. Jan Stenerud. Bart Starr. Jim Ringo.

Ray Nitschke. Mike Michalske. John (Blood) McNally. Vince Lombardi.

James Lofton. Earl (Curly) Lambeau. Walt Kiesling. Henry Jordan.

Don Hutson. Cal Hubbard. Paul Hornung. Clarke Hinkle.

Arnie Herber. Ted Hendricks. Forrest Gregg. Len Ford.

Willie Davis. Tony Canadeo. Herb Adderly.