Baltimore Peninsula was Port Covington.

The new “branding” for Port Covington is now the Baltimore Peninsula.

We’re thinking the new developers (from New York and San Francisco) may not understand the actual geography of a peninsula. The South Baltimore Peninsula, Baltimore’s peninsula, is the land between the Inner Harbor and Patapsco River on the north to the Middle branch of the Patapsco River on the south. It is so much more than the narrow piece of land south of Interstate 95, the area known as Port Covington, on the south shore of the peninsula.

Baltimore Peninsula as seen from Harborview Tower in 2014
Here is a nearly two-decade old photo of the “Baltimore Peninsula” as seen from the Harborview Condominium tower in 2004. The water in the foreground is the Inner Harbor/North Branch of the Patapsco River. The water in the top right is the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River. This is “the” peninsula as defined by geography and the people and businesses living and thriving here.
Port Covington back in 2014
Port Covington nearly a decade ago. The photograph is from the deck of a cruise ship departing the Cruise Maryland Terminal on January 31, 2014.

Regardless of the thinking or the geography, having a proper domain name is certainly better than the PC.city (dot-city) domain that was used for the last few years. The new Baltimore Peninsula actually uses baltimorepeninsula dot-com as the URL address. The old PC.city and PortCovington.city now redirect to the new domain and website. We’ll award kudos for that part of the change.

It is what it is and we sincerely wish the best for the developers and hope that the project moves forward rapidly and successfully. The impressive amount of new urban development will be beneficial for all of the people of Baltimore and for the communities surrounding the Baltimore Peninsula.

Now on to the humorous part of the rebranding.

Of course, any radical change brings forth the humorous memes on Social Media. One of the most creative is from the talented people at the website called Baltimore Memes.

This will be completed soon….or not…to include the basic tenets of the main meme and various “rebranding” comments gleaned from Facebook and Twitter.

Well, OK, here’s one: National Aquarium = Place with All the Fishes
and another: Little Italy = PastaVille
and one more: Fells Point = Cape Beer

If you have another – please post in the comments.

hanover street bridge panorama to the west of baltimore peninsula
A recent panorama photograph or the South Hanover Street Bridge to the west of Port Covington, now Baltimore Peninsula. This bridge connects South Baltimore with Curtis Bay, Brooklyn Park, Glen Burnie and other points to the south. Yes, this photograph is available as wall art.

South Baltimore Peninsula / SOBO / South Bmore

South Baltimore, the Peninsula from Federal Hill, Riverside and Port Covington to Locust Point and Fort McHenry

Things to do:

Baltimore  Learn how to “pick” and eat Steamed Crabs.

Baltimore City Panorama.

Baltimore Go sightseeingVisit the Inner Harbor
Visit a museum, attraction or one of our parks – see a photo tour of the Inner Harbor

Baltimore Find a place to stay
(Lodging)Hotels – Availability, rates, reservations on-line.

Baltimore Buy, sell or lease a home
REAL ESTATE – Find a local Realtor – residential or commercial – photos of houses for sale.

Baltimore Wine and Dine
Restaurants, Bars and Carry-Outs – Get to the POINT – Locust Point

cross street market facade
Entrance to the Cross Street Market on Light Street

Baltimore Cross Street Market – Go shopping in our community.

Baltimore See what’s happenin’ – news & events
Calendar, weather, maps, photos…

Baltimore Go to school – schools on the South Baltimore peninsula.

Baltimore Learn about South Baltimore – A brief history of the South Baltimore Peninsula

Baltimore Go boating
Nautical info marinas and more from the Inner harbor to Port Covington Marina – a “peninsula” is surrounded by water .

Baltimore Port Covington
What’s going on with all the new development in Port Covington on the southern shore of our South Baltimore peninsula?


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Cat and Dog Checks

Baltimore A few pictures of Federal Hill and the Inner Harbor.

Baltimore Search SouthBaltimore.com
Easily find what’s here…

Baltimore Solve the Parking Problem in a SMART way.
Choice of car may help with crowded parking on our Federal Hill and Locust Point streets.

Baltimore Fireworks over Baltimore’s Harbor

Baltimore Find professional services
Medical, dental, vision, legal, banking, B&B, insurance, more…

Baltimore Have your hair cut or styled
Look great, get a tan, have your nails done

Fort Ave Photos Fort Avenue pictures coming soon.