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News around the neighborhood
Overlea Community President’s Message
This is my first message to the community as president of the OCA, so I should probably introduce myself. You may have seen me (a man with a long ponytail) loitering around the Natural History Society lot on farmer’s market days bouncing from vendor to vendor. I am a longtime (22 years) Overlea resident with a love for volunteering.
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Friends of the Overlea Turnaround
The Overlea Waiting Station was built in 1917 at the turnaround of the Number 15 Belair Road streetcar line. The Station served passengers and crews through the end of the streetcar era, and continued on as a bus turnaround after the streetcars were eliminated from Baltimore life. Waiting Stations were found on nearly all suburban streetcar lines but most are gone.
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Update on 7201 Belair Road
The Overlea Community has endured almost three years of looking at the burnt out building on the corner of Belair Road and E. Elm Ave.
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New Overlea Community Sign
The Overlea Community Association was able to secure funding from a Maryland State Safety Grant to replace the community sign at East Northern Parkway and Walther Avenue.
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Muriel’s Grateful Garden Homestead
Growing up in a three-generation family of nine, Muriel Cruickshank’s family would have struggled with food insecurity if it were not for the bounty from her mother’s garden.
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Summer 2024: OCA President's Message
This is my last address to you as president of the community association and it has been an honor to act in this role. I will continue serving on our board, working diligently for the betterment of this community.
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The History of Overlea
The community of Overlea, which means “over the meadows,” started in the late 1800’s. Numerous parcels of high-lying farmland were eventually subdivided into homesites. The Belair Road carline, which originally ended at Kenwood Avenue, made this area very attractive to potential buyers that wanted a country setting with access to city amenities.
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