Futile Political Gestures: Unbelonging: The Politics of Address

Chloe Ahmann

In 1976, the brand-new Maryland Science Center boasted a map of Baltimore that left out Curtis Bay—the city’s southernmost neighbourhood. A few years later, residents griped that the ‘Welcome to Baltimore’ sign was situated north of their community. Even today, locals complain that politicians get lost on their way to meetings in the area. IRead more