The spots in Fells Point are pretty walkable- Homicide HQ, Orlando's club (it's a nudie bar so 13 yr olds in tow may not be the best idea). While nearly the whole of the drug gang plot lines theoretically take place in West Baltimore, only the first season was extensively shot here. Herc lost a surveillance camera here as well. Just past Eastern Ave, look on the right for the old Carcetti Campaign Headquarters, which proudly displayed the campaign signs long after David Simon's film crew had moved on. The streets of Baltimore, MD form the decor of the HBO series "The Wire". It doesn't go so well, as the students feel uncomfortable and have no idea how to act in this new environment. The only other thing you might find useful to bring is a camera to capture some of the more interesting surprises you'll find along the way. Werner's is back and better than ever. Take a left on Commerce St to find City Hall, used extensively on the show. Why is this relevant? Turn left on Conkling and go down to O Donnell. Afterwards, keep heading up Ellwood all the way to the Pulaski Hwy (US-40) and turn right to head to the far east of the city. Thanks for putting it up. Several blocks down at 1268 E North Ave on the left you will pass by a location of the oft-filmed New York Fried Chicken franchise. Once you reach North Ave, look right for Pearson's Florist, where Bodie headed into "the back room" to get his gangsta flower arrangement for D's funeral. A left on Oliver St takes you to Broadway, turn right. This was the location of the infamous Bodymore Murdaland graffiti. Bring your car. Stringer Bell’s copy shop is just a few doors down at 510 S. Broadway. Mark this place down for a later point in your trip—it's a true local favorite and for good reason. The building in the background was abandond at the time but now is a part of the museum. Go back to Fort Ave and turn left, heading all the way to Light St, and turn right. Look right down the alley for Bubbles' garage in the later seasons. This is a driving itinerary, as there simply is no other realistic way to tour the various filming locations—Baltimore's system of public transport is lacking, and furthermore there are parts of this trip where it is safer and more comfortable to avoid traveling on foot, particularly in West and East Baltimore, as well as the eastern portion of the North Central section. McNulty's strolls were less successful, as he fell down the hill drunk while failing to exercise his police authority by stopping some kids from vandalizing public property. Learn how to create your own. Just before the end of the road, turn left onto a little side street to find the ramshackle Major Crimes Unit HQ, used starting at the beginning of Season Two. At 901 Druid Park Lake Dr, at the corner of Linden Avenue, is the Riviera Apartments building, the site of Monk's residence and the exterior shooting location of the infamous Season 5 gunfight between Omar and his accomplice Donnie (played by Donnie Andrews who was the inspiration for the character of Omar Little) and the forces of Marlo Stanfield, namely Chris Partlow, Snoop Pearson, and their protégé, Michael Lee. One last stop! Turn right, then left on Chase St, and then left again onto N Charles St. If the interior looks familiar, it should, as there was a great little Baltimore scene at the main picnic table, where Wee-Bey piled the potent horseradish on his pit beef sandwich. If you haven't watched it yet, many major news organizations and arts and entertainment journals have called it the greatest TV series of all time, on par with great literature. There are plenty of other good dishes, though, so make sure to eat here! The market is less of a market and more of a Johns Hopkins Hospital crowd food court. The grain facility was converted into high end apartments and the fence where the scene was shot are now big row houses (eluded to in the last episode of season 2). Published in VPRO Gids 50, 13 December 2008 Evening and Saturday tours by appointment, business office closed Sunday and holidays. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=636+harvey+st+21230&hl=en&ll=39.267007,-76.587989&spn=0.006878,0.013454&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=56.856075,110.214844&vpsrc=6&hnear=636+Harvey+St,+Baltimore,+Maryland+21230&t=m&z=17&layer=c&cbll=39.266935,-76.587845&panoid=50jF_oEWhI8GrwbfkDjFPw&cbp=12,342.17,,0,-0.07. The ambitious and ruthless Marlo Stanfield met in this secluded park near Chase and Bond Streets. Pat yourself on the back and reward yourself with a drink by the Harbor, at the Brewer's Art, or in historic Fells Point! A Wire tour! One of the major venues for the Barksdale crew were the Pit and the Tower, based on the McCollough Homes on the west side and other similar projects such as the Poe Homes and Lexington Terrace. Portions of this tour are easily visited on foot, particularly those Downtown and by the Inner Harbor, but this will leave you picking and choosing among a select few of the filming locations, and you will not be able to complete the grand tour. Thanks for posting. To get a good view of the building check out 923 S. Robinson St. Now an apartment building called Canton Flats. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Owing to the Afghan connection, the franchise found itself in the early years of the 21st century investigated for terrorist connections, but fear not the chicken—the investigation was baseless and yielded nothing. Marlo met them here a couple of times as well. The directors found East Baltimore's relatively treeless streets much easier to film in, as they could film throughout at least three of the seasons without losing seasonal continuity. Hop out of the car and into the square (Faith Ln) to take some pictures if you like, but bear in mind that this is a legitimately rough neighborhood. This quintessential Bauhaus building designed by Mies van der Rohe, used as the location for the Baltimore City police headquarters, was part of the original Charles Center redevelopment project in the early 1960s. Los fans de The Wire crean wikis con los escenarios de Baltimore | Noticias Transmedia, Passed Through Baltimore for a Quick The Wire Tour | The Deets, Las esquinas de Baltimore ¿y las de Madrid? Turn left on Lombard and left again onto Gilmor St to get back to Lexington St. You will pass by beautiful Union Square on the right, with the HL Mencken Fountain in the center. It was very nostalgic to see this picture from The Wire. Get back onto Clinton St and turn left, then bear left onto Haven St, which will turn into Keith Ave. To the right is Seagirt Marine Terminal, a giant port where the Sobotkas and the stevedores union worked throughout Season Two. It's tough doing this having never been to Baltimore in my life and relying on Google Maps. Make a left on Saratoga St and then a right onto Arlington Ave. Turn right on Water St, and then right onto Gay St up to a left on Lexington St. On the right is the exceptionally famous Hollywood Diner (currently closed), known to The Wire fans as the diner where drunken McNulty could, um, "get anything he wants." The northeast corner of Barclay and Lanvale should be instantly recognizable as Bodie's Corner, where he ultimately met his end. I’d love to know where they filmed all the docks scenes in series two. Additionally, you may be more likely to become the victim of petty crime (like someone running off with your phone) in the less residential neighborhoods. It would take about three and a half hours without stopping at the sights, but to properly do the tour, you'll want to make stops for photos, food, and general gaping. Really interesting site, nice work. This stretch of Lexington Avenue runs through what was supposedly Hamsterdam. Just don't take a page from his drinking and driving handbook—not only is it immoral, but also rest assured that the police look hard for this type of thing in bar-heavy neighborhoods. The homes in this area have been demolished and the blocks are now open space. Head straight back up to North Ave, and turn right and that's all for North Central! Here, thanks to Google Maps and "street view", are some key locations used by characters of "the street". Baltimore never actually had “free zones” with open drug markets, as envisioned by Bunny Colvin. It is properly ordered rare. It was called the Clement Street Cafe. The outdoor shots were shot behind St. Brigid’s in Canton. This map was created by a user. From its corners to its classrooms to the corridors of power, the city was the prism through which issues and themes were refracted. At the intersection of North and Gay, the Rim Source, with its windows distinctively outlined with blue neon lights, was one of Marlo’s meeting spots. That was shot off of Fort Avenue right as you’re about to get on the bridge over the rail lines to Ft Mchenry. Just past it, you'll come to the so-called Port of Philadelphia (remember that all scenes were in fact filmed in Baltimore), a.k.a. Coming out of the cemetery, turn right up Greenmount, left back onto Federal St, and then right on Barclay St. While not a filming location, it's worth a short drive down this street to get a sense of history. USA "The Wire" und die Realität von Baltimore. Light St will turn into Calvert St and take you into Downtown. Carcetti loved to take strolls around the place to get away from politics and clear his head. Pingback: Los fans de The Wire crean wikis con los escenarios de Baltimore | Noticias Transmedia, Pingback: Passed Through Baltimore for a Quick The Wire Tour | The Deets, Pingback: Las esquinas de Baltimore ¿y las de Madrid? A couple rounds at a Fells Point faux-Irish pub would be a classic McNulty-esque end to the day. West Baltimore, and the entire city, has been in the light for the past decades from the hit HBO series “The Wire” to the high crime and poverty rates of the Baltimore ghetto to the well publicized police brutality and political corruption. I googled wire sites in Baltimore and found this map. Bad move—he cried from the pain! Once you get to O Donnell St, you'll see an overpass. Anyway, turn right onto Charles and head north back to the Brewer's Art. Past Holabird Ave, start looking on the right for The Greek's Diner (Johnny's Restaurant). If you have watched the Wire, this was where the crime was taking place! Copyright © 2018 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. Granted, chances are fairly slim that anything bad would happen to you, but if you are unfamiliar with the city and walking around snapping photos in areas that wouldn't dream of being a tourist destination, prepare to feel extremely visible, stared at, and uncomfortably out of place! Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore City in order to distinguish it from surrounding Baltimore County. Turn right on Fayette and go down all the way past Charles St to find the fictional location of the Police Headquarters on the right, which is in actuality an office building. Shot on location during its five-year run on HBO, Baltimore was more than a backdrop and setting for The Wire. There used to be an old grain pier to the old ADM grain facility in Locus Point. Nearly all of Baltimore’s high-rise housing projects were demolished years ago. The southeast corner of the building on Linden is where Omar made his spectacular leap from the balcony when his ammo ran dry and improbably disappeared from sight to the utter astonishment of his attackers. West Baltimore (Druid Hill Park, Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park, Pimlico) Infamous West Baltimore. (Good News. As you drive through West Baltimore, keep a lookout for the famous horse cart fruit vendor (known locally as an Arabber) in good weather—he's very much real, and quite the living legend. Further out of the downtown area covered by the tour but still very much within the city limits is Reservoir Hill. This is a meandering and complicated itinerary through many of the city's lesser known streets. Granted most of these spots are pretty shady but by car you should be fine. It's hard to see from the street, but The Pit, where D'Angelo plied his product is just behind the fourth building on the right. Head north on Charles past Penn Station, where Herc made his abortive arrest of Marlo, and its giant Male/Female Statue. Look right down Redwood—it's a one way street so you won't be able to turn right, but note that at the end of the block is the one-time location of Werner's Diner, a famous old Art Deco Downtown diner, and a recurring filming location to show the politicians meeting up to talk shop. Nice post I had been wondering where a lot of these spots were! Please do not disturb the residents. Go back up to Fort Ave and turn right to get into Locust Point, home to the Sobotkas. Part restaurant and part wine store, this is a great place for an upscale, but reasonably priced dinner. I like how you can see a deal going down with the green Taurus in the shot of Lanvale & Barclay. It was closed for a year then reopened. Turn right on Park Ave, go up to Saratoga St, turn right, and follow it back to Calvert St and turn left again. When you reach Lafayette Ave, turn right and look immediately on your right for the church where Bubbles attended AA Meetings. You all right, McNulty." (The Rim Source has since relocated to the northeast of the city.) They briefly show the car and people running away on Covington Street right by the American Visionary Art museum. Everyone thinks I've got a hard-on for Marty because we battled over "The Wire," whether it was bad for the city, whether we'd be filming it in Baltimore. Are “The Wire” tours still available in Baltimore? (A slight detour to 1400 Jackson St at the corner of Clement and Jackson will put you at a house that served as the location for Delores' Bar frequented by the longshoremen.). Text is available under [http://wikitravel.org/shared/Copyleft Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0] images are available under [http://wikitravel.org/shared/How_to_re-use_Wikitravel_guides various licenses], see each image for details. If you want something to eat before you start, Lexington Market is just east of MLK Jr Blvd on the western edge of Downtown. The place where his body washes ashore is the Port Covington dock facility ( I think) in Locus Point. Welcome to the Baltimore google satellite map! Do not reenact this scene. The benches face away from the street, but they had rotated them to face eastwards when filming. The below street shot is present day close to where it was shot. Founded in 1729, Baltimore is the largest U.S. seaport in the Mid-Atlantic and is situated closer to major Midwestern markets than any other major seaport on the East Coast. You should take a look at some of the locations found on http://digital-tours.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-wire-locations-streetview-tour.html as there are a few that you missed. Pingback: Monday Morning Links Round-Up – August 10th Edition. They run about $18 each, so for a cheaper Bawlmer option, you could try a coddie, a $2 codcake sandwiched between saltines with mustard. Turn right down Riverside Ave, left on Cross St, and then right onto the Key Hwy. At the end of the block, turn left onto Patterson Park Ave. Head way down Patterson Park Ave all the way past Patterson Park and turn left onto Eastern Ave. Look left for that crazy pagoda. Follow the Key Hwy to Webster St and turn right, then left onto Fort Ave. Just before going over the Key Hwy again, turn right onto Ludlow St to reach the Wine Market. If you still haven't eaten dinner, remember the Brewer's Art from the North Central Portion of the tour? Chaps is generally considered to have Baltimore's best pit beef, a sort of local "barbecue" producing a very soft roast beef sandwich, which begs for onions and horseradish. Baltimore Area Map. Orlando’s strip club on South Broadway was the base of operations for Avon Barksdale’s crew during the first seasons of The Wire, until ambition got the better of Orlando. I work for Baltimore city schools so I think I will visit for a tour just to reminisce. Turn left on Federal St, then turn right on Greenmount Ave to get to the entrance of Greenmount Cemetery on your left. Brilliant TV series, watch it over and over. At the end of the street turn left on Clement and then immediately right on Andre St. Coming up on the right is the gigantic Grainery, which Nick remarked would soon be turned into upscale harbor-side condos to mark the end of blue collar Locust Point. They liked them too—"Faidley's? ... Over the years, Baltimore has carried a less-than-stellar reputation for safety, perpetuated by crime-heavy HBO series "The Wire." There is far superior food coming up, though, at Chaps Pit Beef, so better to wait until you get there. It is a driving tour 54 miles long (87km) past 54 filming locations. Your grand tour is over! Turn right on Clinton St to head south along the harbor, into the territory of The Greek. Head back out to North Ave and make a U-turn to start heading back east. Yes, this is the location where McNulty, drunk driving, to the tune of the Pogues' Transmetropolitan, somehow managed to crash his car twice in the same place. Keep going and once you pass Lanvale, the Tilghman Middle School from Season Four will be on your right, now a Montessori school. I live in Baltimore and was looking up the locations for visitors from out of town. Also I think … https://wikitravel.org/wiki/en/index.php?title=The_Wire_Tour&oldid=2496950. Do these types of ads work? The scene was filmed on Lexington on the block just to the left. That was the museum of Industry off of Key highway. Anyway, turn right and keep going west through the split around Canton Square, a gentrifying area full of crowded bars. 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