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Baltimore’s French Consulate at Charles and Centre

An old view shows the French Consulate at Charles and Centre streets in the 1920s, paired with a later street-view comparison.

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The building at Charles and Centre Streets that housed Baltimore's French consulate.

Of course it is. The old French Consulate in Baltimore was at Charles and Centre St. in the 1920s. There’s no longer a French Consulate in the city. In fact, there are a total of zero foreign consulates today. There are, however, three honorary ones (Italy, Finland, and Belgium).

Take a look at the building today on Google Street View. Quite amazing to see the similarities (and differences).

You can also see a cool old photo of the then-new French Embassy on 16th St. in Washington thanks to Ghosts of DC. It’s quite a beautiful building, which still stands today.

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