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List of Baltimore Operating Divisions (1900-2005)

Key: Red-Rail, Blue-Bus, Green-ETB, Yellow-Other

I/O: I - Indoor, O - Outdoor, B - Both

Division I/O Location First Use Last Use Notes/Fate
Back River I Eastern Av. @ Beltway Exit 1895 1933 Razed
Belvedere B Belvedere & Cordelia 11-30-07 2-13-60 Site of Supermarket, Senior High Rise
Belvedere B Belvedere & Cordelia 7-2-33 2-13-60 Site of Supermarket, Senior High Rise; One Side Wall remains
Brooklyn I Hanover St. @ I-895 1893 1-13-07 Closed for 14 years
Brooklyn I Hanover St. @ I-895 7-5-21 11-24-29 Razed
Bush St.-Carroll Park O Washington & Monroe 1-1-39 2-14-54 All ETBs from Retreat after this date until conversion of Retreat to bus storage.
Bush St.-Carroll Park O Washington & Monroe 8-57 6-20-59 ETB System disc'td.
Bush St.-Carroll Park B Washington & Monroe 10-8-33 ACTIVE  
Charles Street I Charles nr. Lafayette 7-21-15 10-7-33? Charles Theatre
Columbia Avenue I Washington & Ostend 1893 1901 Residential Development
Cromwell O B&A Blvd. & Dorsey Rd. 1998 ACTIVE Used for Storage only - Operators do not report to work at this location.
Cumberland Street I Cumberland & Penna. Ave. 1896 5-15-49 Site of Pratt Library
Darley Park I Harford & Holy Cross Ln. 1885 1913 Survives - Difficult to Discern.
Druid Hill Avenue I Druid Hill & Retreat 1891 1920?? Building Survives
Druid Hill Avenue I Druid Hill & Retreat 4-1-25 7-2-33? Burnt Down in 1980's
Eastern Avenue O Eastern & Oldham ?? ?? Storage only, Site now used for Bus Division
Eastern Avenue O Eastern & Oldham 5-9-48 ACTIVE
Eastern & 8th I Eastern & Haven 1881 3-15-47 Commercial Site; Barn also known as "Highlandtown"
Eastern & 8th I Eastern & Haven 1-1-34 5-22-37 Commercial Site, Walgreens
Eastern & 8th O Eastern & Haven ca. 1940 5-15-48 Portion of Streetcar base used for ETB storage.
Edmondson & Bruce I Edmondson nr. Fulton 1881 1907 Razed
Edmondson Avenue I Edmondson & Franklintown 5-19-07 9-30-54 Razed for Shopping Center, 2004
Falls Road I Falls & Springhouse Path 1897 ca. 1928 Site of Apartments
Fleet Street I Fleet & Eaton 4-1-25 5-22-37  
Gardenville O Belair nr. Arizona ca. 1917 11-2-63 Site of Park & Ride Lot
Gwynn Oak I Gwynn Oak & Silver Hill 1894 1919 Site of Apartments; also known as "Howard Park"
Highlandtown I Lombard & Haven 7-1908 8-30-58 Building in Use: Senior Apartments; also known as "Lombard Street"
Irvington I Frederick & Collins 1899 11-2-63 Side wall remains only, site of shopping center
Kirk Avenue O Kirk & Curtain 1-4-48 ACTIVE
Lake Avenue O Roland & Lake 6-22-47 1-28-50 Not an official division - storage for 24 car (5687); it is documented that operators reported to York Road for assignment.
Liberty Road I Liberty nr. Washington 11-1-22 2-20-31 Officially Richland Carhouse. Building used for Auto Shop
Light Street I Light & Heath 1906 6-20-48 Razed, Site used for School
Madison Avenue I Madison & Cloverdale 1893 1-28-39 Buiding Remains
McMechen Street I McMechen & Mt.Royal 1895 1908 Razed
Montebello B Harford & Montebello 1913 6-16-56 Converted to Bus Division; Later razed
Montebello B Harford & Montebello 11-56 1-25-87 Site of Safeway Market
North Ave. & Gay I North & Gay 10-6-07 10-13-46 Portion of building remains
North Av. Light Rail O N.C.R.R. R-O-W @ North Av 4-6-92 ACTIVE
Northwest I Mt. Hope & Metro Drs. 1-26-87 ACTIVE
Oak Street I Howard & 25th 1885 6-21-47 Building highly concealed in Current Auto Dealership.
Owings Mills I Reist. Rd. @ W.M.R.R. 1897 7-2-32 Building and Powerhouse remain.
Park Terminal I Fulton & Druid Hill 1910 6-7-52 Building used for City utility depot.
Pikesville I Location Unsure 1934 1938 Leased property for storage of Route M buses.
Potomac Street I Preston & Potomac 1897 1938 Building survives
Potomac Street I Preston & Potomac 3-6-38 10-5-46 Building survives
Potomac Street I Preston & Potomac 5-23-37 1-3-48 Building survives
Preston Street I Preston & Clifton Place 1881 1910 Industrial Use of Site
Putnam Street O West of Carroll Park Shops 7-2-33 12-31-38 Industrial development
Retreat Street O Retreat & Francis 1893 7-1-33 Site used for Residential Development
Retreat Street O Retreat & Francis 8-15-48 6-21-57 Converted to Bus Division, Site used for Residential Development
Retreat Street O Retreat & Francis 6-22-57 6-19-82 Site used for Residential Development
Roland Park B Upland & Long Lane 1896 4-20-46 Site used for Apartments
Rolling Road O Edmondson & Rolling 9-19-54 6-18-55 Not an official division, old loop track used for storage of three #9 line cars (5706, 5745, 5748). Operators reported to Irvington for their assignment.
Smallwood Street I Baltimore & Smallwood 1893 5-8-48 Building remains as Mrs. Ihrie's Potato Chip plant (abandoned);
razed in 2003,
now Seniors Apartments
Wabash Avenue O Wabash & Northern Pkwy. 11-21-83 ACTIVE  
Waverly I York & 35th Street 1863! 1908 Largely Burnt to Ground in Fire on 1-10-06
York Road I York Road nr. 43rd St. 1908 11-2-63 Public Storage Site
For more detailed information on Streetcar and Bus divisions, consult the booklet The Architecture of the Baltimore Streetcar System, by David Ditman and Bernard Sachs, available from the Baltimore Streetcar Museum, and also check out the three part series on Baltimore in Motor Coach Age 7/88 - 3/89, possibly still available from the Motor Bus Society. They were invaluable tools in compiling this listing. This is Revision #4, dated January 1, 2005