the wire

hello all, im from liverpool,england and im a massive fan of the tv series the wire.baltimore reminds me alot of my home city and i was wondering if they do any tours associated with the show.all the best ...dave

the wire

I too am a HUGE fan of ';The Wire'; and consider it the best show that has ever aired on televison.

I don%26#39;t know if there is a guided tour of places from ';The Wire'; but the Baltimore Museum of Industry has an exhibit featuring local scences from the show. Check out this weblink:

http://www.thebmi.org/index.cfm/cID/674

I can recommend one place to visit and that is Faidley%26#39;s in Lexington Market. In season 2, McNulty and his boys ';shadowed'; Stringer Bell while walking through the market and in Season 4, Omar was enjoying fish he bought from Faidley%26#39;s while on a stakeout of Marlo%26#39;s gang.

I can HIGHLY recommend getting a broiled lump crabcake from Faidley%26#39;s, you won%26#39;t be disappointed.

the wire

No commercial tours AFAIK. I suspect the demand is somewhat limited given the neighborhoods involved.

The show ';Homicide,'; another popular series shot in Baltimore in the %26#39;90s, never had its own tour, but some of the locations were pointed out by generic tour guides in parts of the city like Fells Point. It%26#39;s doubtful any commercial tours will just happen to be going through The Wire%26#39;s neighborhoods.

But there is good news for the determined. Here%26#39;s an article, self-guided tour and map from Baltimore%26#39;s City Paper:

www.citypaper.com/special/story.asp?id=11846

thanks alot...dave

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