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Edgecomb, Baltimore

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Edgecomb, also known as Parklane, is a neighborhood in the North District of Baltimore, located between the neighborhoods of Cylburn (north) and Greenspring (south). Its boundaries are marked by Dupont Avenue (north), Coldspring Lane (south), Pimlico Road (west) and Greenspring Avenue (east). Central Park Heights, is located on the opposite side of Pimlico Road in the Northwest District. The neighborhood of Coldspring is located to Edgecomb's east, across Greenspring Avenue.

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Edgecomb, Baltimore
Edgecombe Circle South, Baltimore Park Heights

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Edgecombe Circle South 2900
21215 Baltimore, Park Heights
Maryland, United States
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