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Filipino Americans numbered 8,509 people in 2000, 0.3% of the Baltimore metropolitan area. [13] In 2000, the Tagalog language is spoken at home by 2,180 people in Baltimore. [30] An annual Philippine-American Festival is held in Towson, a suburb of Baltimore. The festival includes Filipino cuisine, dances, and a parade. [37]
Baltimore was originally called New Market, and under the latter name was laid out in 1824. [5] A post office called Baltimore has been in operation since 1829. [6] Baltimore became a qualified Tree City USA as recognized by the National Arbor Day Foundation in 2011. [7]
The Filipino Music Fest – a concert at the Estancia Mall in Pasig on October 12. It featured Nina , I Belong to the Zoo and Driven 2.0. It also saw the exhibition of thee finalist songs of a competition namely "Dito pa rin Ako" by Daniel Temporada, "Higit pa sa Ganda" by Maria Angelica Dayao, and "My Superstar" by Edmund Perlas and C-Tru.
In California and Hawaii, where many Filipino Americans reside, [4] Filipino American History Month is celebrated annually. [5] Many Filipino American organizations in these states often initiate their own independent celebrations. 2006 was a pivotal year as it marked the centennial celebration of Filipino migration to the United States. [6] [7]
The 2020 Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP, transl. Festival of Filipino Films) is the 4th edition of the annual Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino, organized by the Film Development Council of the Philippines. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film festival's entries were not screened live in cinemas. [2]
The Baltimore and Ohio Related Industries Historic District comprises a portion of Martinsburg, West Virginia to either side of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad line as it runs through the city. The district includes the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops , a National Historic Landmark , and a variety of industrial and commercial ...
Mount Royal Station, March 1960. Designed by Baltimore architect E. Francis Baldwin in a blend of modified Romanesque and Renaissance styling, the station was constructed in 1896 by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) as part of its massive Baltimore Belt Line improvement project for its New York passenger service. [5]
This was initially renamed the Cincinnati, Washington and Baltimore Railroad and then again to the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railroad in 1889. The B&OSW absorbed the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad in 1893, giving the B&O a connection to St. Louis, Missouri , and finally the B&OSW disappeared into the rest of the system in 1900.