What is Washington Village?
Pigtown, like the majority of Baltimore, experienced a decline in population and a rise in crime and poverty levels in the post-WWII era. As part of urban renewal efforts in the 1970s the city tried to give the neighborhood a new image and changed the name to Washington Village. While official city maps still reflect this renaming, as the neighborhood has rebounded many residents are rallying to return to the historic name. The area is listed as the Pigtown in the National Register of Historic Places, and both the Citizens of Pigtown and the Pigtown Main Street program have chosen to use the historic neighborhood name.
