Neighborhood
Carrollton Ridge
Carrollton Ridge has a resident-supported gathering place at ABC/Catherine Street Park, where neighborhood stewardship and youth sports connect several west Baltimore communities.
Use the park’s two names
Grow Home identifies ABC Park as the former Catherine Street Park, across Catherine Street from Westside Shopping Plaza. Knowing both names helps when comparing a community notice with a City map. The park serves as a gathering place and a practice field for the Seminoles Sports League, a youth program started by neighborhood residents.
Understand its community roots
Grow Home’s account traces the park’s renewal to resident organizing that began in 2010, followed by improvements to play space and the community field house. Today, Friends of ABC Park and the league are useful contacts for activities and participation. Ask the organizer about a particular age group, practice or volunteer task before making plans.
Place it within Carrollton Ridge
Carrollton Ridge adjoins Boyd-Booth, Shipley Hill, Millhill and several other southwest neighborhoods. Catherine Street Park appears within its City mapping. When meeting someone, use the named park and the intended street entrance rather than the larger shopping plaza as the only landmark.