Two Art Deco columns, flanking the entrance of the 25th Street Safeway parking lot, serve as the only concrete evidence of the central decision-making site during Baltimore鈥檚 era of school desegregation. From 1931 to 1987, a complex of two鈥

At the Upton Metro Station at Pennsylvania Avenue and Laurens Street, an explosion of color greets transit patrons at the conclusion of their escalator journey. 鈥淏altimore Uproar,鈥 a monumental mosaic by the renowned African-American artist Romare鈥

As you drive up Charles Street through Old Goucher, you might notice some odd details on the facade of the neighborhood Safeway. A carved sentinel eagle keeps watch, and the word 鈥淐ADILLAC鈥 is etched onto a stone arch over the market鈥檚 main…