Flowermart 2009 in Mount Vernon

Today is the first day of the annual Flowermart in Baltimore, which takes place in my neighborhood, Mount Vernon. Between the road closures around Mount Vernon Place and the road closures downtown because of the water main break at Lombard and Gay Streets, driving through the city looks like it could be a bit of an adventure right now.

I started looking for an apartment in Mount Vernon two years ago during the Flowermart, so the event has a special significance for me. The weather may not be as nice today as it was when I first started exploring the neighborhood on that weekend in 2007, but the closed streets and wide variety of activity in the middle of a usually busy intersection still makes me smile. Back then, other than Brewer’s Art, I really didn’t know much about this area of Baltimore, the neighborhood I can now only identify as home.

The Flowermart is from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm today and tomorrow. The park is packed with flower vendors, food vendors, a music stage, and various activites around the square. If the weather holds out, I might walk around to check everything out tomorrow afternoon.