[Chat] Local history of street names and signs

[Stephen J Gewirtz]

I have noticed that on the 23rd St. side of the CVCBD headquarters (2301 
North Charles), the masonry contains the words "SHIRK ST" and that 
adjacent to those words on the Charles St. side of the building are the 
words "CHARLES ST."

Obviously, 23rd St. used to be called Shirk St., and obviously, at one 
time at least some street signs in our part of Baltimore were on the 
sides of buildings (just as they still are generally in France, although 
usually the signs in France are not as high up as the signs on the CVCBD 
headquarters).

Does anyone know what the original names of our other numbered streets 
were?  And does anyone know whether street signs were generally on the 
sides of buildings and if so, when the change came in our part of Baltimore?

Steve.