The Downtown Cumberland Historic District, also referred to as the Downtown Cumberland Mall, is the main shopping and dining district for the city of
Cumberland, Maryland
Cumberland is a city in Allegany County, Maryland, United States, and its county seat. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 19,075. Located on the Potomac River, Cumberland is a regional business and comm ...
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Location
The district is located in the heart of the downtown area along Baltimore Street, the formerly the main thoroughfare through the city. Baltimore Street is now a brick pedestrian mall. The street is lined with large multistory commercial buildings, most of which were built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
These buildings, which were formerly banks, hotels, and department stores, are relics of the city's former wealth and importance during the industrial age. They now contain tourist oriented businesses such as sidewalk cafes, antique stores, boutiques and art galleries. Baltimore Street hosts some of the city's biggest sidewalk festivals and block parties. In the warmer months the weekly Farmers Market will draw hundreds downtown and often evenings there will be activities such as outdoor dining with live music or block parties.
Downtown buildings
Image:Rosenbaum deptment store.jpg , M&T Bank: Rosenbaum
Image:Cumberland Maryland city hall.jpg , City Hall
See also
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Canal Place
Canal Place is a heritage area located in Cumberland, Maryland at the western terminus of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
Overview
The park includes the station plaza, a picnic area, a canal boat replica, a pedestrian bridge to George Washi ...
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Country Club Mall
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Cumberland YMCA
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CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation , known colloquially as simply CSX, is a Class I freight railroad company operating in the Eastern United States and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Operating about 21,000 route miles () of track, it is the lead ...
References
External links
Downtown CumberlandDowntown Cumberland Business Association*, including photo from 2002, at Maryland Historical Trust
Buildings and structures in Cumberland, Maryland
Cumberland, Maryland
Downtown Cumberland, Maryland
Historic districts in Allegany County, Maryland
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
Places located in Cumberland, MD-WV-PA
Shopping malls in Maryland
National Register of Historic Places in Allegany County, Maryland
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