Factory Transformed From “Haunted Castle” to Beacon of Baltimore’s Rebirth

Factory Transformed From “Haunted Castle” to Beacon of Baltimore’s Rebirth
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Jeff Carroll, a director at Humanim, stands outside the former brewery

The gothic Victorian American Brewery building in East Baltimore was abandoned for more than three decades before being reborn as the offices of a non-profit organization, Humanim, that gives jobs and training to disadvantaged people. Next door, the city tore down 18 dilapidated row houses to allow the creation of a park that absorbs polluted runoff like a sponge. This green sponge keeps runoff pollution out of the Inner Harbor and Chesapeake Bay.

Produced by Tom Pelton and originally published 11/20/2013 on WYPR.org.