Washington Village / Pigtown (Baltimore, Maryland)

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Pigtown may have gotten its "pig" name from the scores of pigs that would be herded through its narrow streets every day on their way to be slaughtered in meat-packing plants.

The neighborhood's proximity to the I-95 corridor, the University of Maryland Medical Center, Gerald Field, Oriole Park at Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium, and downtown Baltimore have brought upscale townhomes to the eastern edge of the neighborhood, including the eclectic renovations of Barre Circle. Other parts of the neighborhood have remained working class. Pigtown is one of a few communities in Baltimore that are completely mixed racially, culturally and economically.

Pigtown is known for its community festival, the Pigtown Festival.