Many words have been written about Fells Point. it's a picturesque community and entertainment district with a colorful historical going back 300 years. People will tell you that Edgar Allen Poe died here (that's a known lie, but they still say it). It has low crime (Only 5 shooting deaths this year, the other 5 shooting victims lived).
It was the home of hippies, beatniks and artists until the yuppies and the real estate prices drove them all out and it morphed into a place for affluent white people and the people who cater to them. The good part is that you can get some really good beer. The bad part is that the residents tend to really suck.
You can see an interesting history of fells point here
http://www.fellspointoutoftime.us/. My suggestion would be to skip the film and just read the transcript of the interview with Steve Bunker interview with Steve Bunker. He does a nice job of explaining how a great neighborhood turns to shit.
There are, fortunately, still havens for deviants. Broadway hosts a wonderful little strip of two bars, Rodos and Mobys, next to a remarkably good pizza place called Hot Tomatos. They're easy to find because of the constant police presence whenever they're open. It's always been a given that the police in Fells Point won't get involved unless there's an ambo involved but those bars get special treatment. Probably because they play a lot of baltimore club music and cater to black people.
Contrast that with the now defunct Fletchers, where underage drinking was rampant and you buy cocaine from the staff.
David Lynch showed that evil lives in the water pipes. Fells Point is next to the Baltimore Harbor - need I say more?
We'll get to the details of that in time, but there's a lot of material to cover.
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