Once a post-Civil War industrial hub of waterfront businesses, blue-collar housing, and immigrant workers, Canton has become the hip place for young professionals to live and play.
Once a post-Civil War industrial hub of waterfront businesses, blue-collar housing, and immigrant workers, Canton has become the hip place for young professionals to live and play. Although the area still retains a grittier feel than other Baltimore neighborhoods, the new generation of homeowners is slowly revitalizing the area. Canton Square, the community's small commercial center, is already filling up with trendy bars and restaurants.
The neighborhood has several attractions to offer visitors, including the Canton Waterfront Park & Fishing Pier, two marinas, a public boat launch, and the DuBurns Soccer Arena, as well as close proximity to interesting neighborhoods like Fell's Point, Little Italy, Highlandtown, and Greektown. A few surviving remnants of the area's past give visitors a glimpse into Canton's industrial history, including the J. S. Young Licorice Extract Company's plant and licorice wharf, the American Can Company building, and several blocks of brick rowhouses and stone churches that made up the central hub of Canton's working class.
