Baltimore: The Wire locations, part one

As The A.V. Club discovered, there's an upside to having much of your perception of Baltimore come from The Wire: The city is a lot nicer than you'd expect. Yes, we understood on a realistic level that Baltimore wasn't just blocks upon blocks of Hamsterdam, but we were a little surprised by how charming Fells Point was when we arrived to meet Wire location scout Eric Bannat. Of course, right in the middle of Fells Point is the run-down building that was the headquarters for Homicide: Life On The Street. (Apparently it's being turned into a hotel.) It has a giant plaque out front to commemorate the show.
For the first of our two-part Pop Pilgrims on The Wire-you didn't think we could cram it all into one episode, did you?-Bannat took us to a bunch of spots that fans of the show should instantly recognize. From the basketball courts to the dog-fighting warehouse, from Marlo's corner to the cops' favorite hangout, everything is right there for any pop pilgrim to check out. (Many of the big interiors, of course, were sets, but you'll still feel like Bodie's sidekick walking around this neighborhood.)
On Wednesday, another whole bunch of locations you can visit in Bodymore, including the spot where-spoiler alert!-Omar got dropped.

[@Blue_ocean66]

The wire is Baltimore. It's actually a documentary portrayed as just entertainment.

[@Janon48]

I always thought Marlo’s HQ looked like a sick skate spot!

[@teta410]

It is! One of the best skate spots in Baltimore

[@NateBullock-ow6on]

​@@teta410What street is it on what intersection is it near?

[@teta410]

@@NateBullock-ow6on chase and bond

[@kajcsapapa]

Imagine all the work that was put into the making of this show.

[@justins7796]

and fixing the Fiat

[@joejoesrevenge2]

Yes to The Wire, best TV show ever.

[@allaboutthemurzic]

Breaking bad is the best sopranos is number 2 the wire is good but slightly overrated its top 10

[@rell479]

The wire is in my top 5

[@franklin9613]

:43 is an abandon building on my old jobs property on Clintion Street. East side. I used to have to cut the grass at that building.

[@LoxBeats]

So thats why they were dogs barking on pretty much every scene on the street. Especially the ones with gun fights

[@DJTreatmnt]

Best show ever!

[@allaboutthemurzic]

Breaking bad is the best sopranos is number 2 the wire is good but slightly overrated its top 10

[@Purebred_Pitbull]

@@allaboutthemurzicbreaking bad is overrated. The sopranos are extremely fake. Both great entertainment. The Wire is goated

[@OntarioAndrews415]

Hush puppy money. LOL

[@goonitary]

They should make a Wire type show in Chicago. Sure, it wouldn't be the same, but anyone from chicago knows the similarities between Baltimore and Chicago after watching The Wire. From politicians, police and budget cuts, the drug game ran like a Mob.. It'd be awesome I bet.

[@davidarmitage289]

Rose Hubbard great idea!!! Any progress??

[@pawekosinski9539]

Why would one want basically the same show with only the city's name being spelled differently?

[@acesul8811]

They should call it "The Democrats" because that's their speciality

[@vka337]

They had a show on Chicago called Boss starring Kelsey Grammar. Then the dumb fucks cancelled it after 18 eps.

[@southsidejay3242]

Rose Hubbard the wire only works in blue colar cities like Detroit Phila Cleveland and St. Louis

[@mariaalexander4303]

The Corner was first before the wire!!

[@BmoreAce24]

Well duh

[@mariaalexander4303]

@@BmoreAce24 stf up smart ass!!

[@Trixxx4dayz]

They only had like 1 season lol barely 8 episodes

[@hornylorney8150]

There's always someone mentioning the corner on wire videos. This time it's you.

[@mariaalexander4303]

@@hornylorney8150 👍

[@PRAYIMAKET]

What about the high rise and low rise apartments

[@antrcapo]

I think The Wire and The Sopranos are the 2 best tv series ever made. I actually think Wire may be better as there were not any "weak" episodes at all. Sopranos had more than a few episodes that were slow and just not as good as the better episodes. Maybe it was because there were more seasons/more episodes.

[@glennross85]

the sopranos was probably slower because were only really being told tony's story, whereas in the wire we are seeing many stories. both good shows.

[@MizTheDonGargon]

@@glennross85 that's not true at all. We're being told Meadow & A.J's story, Chris's story, Big Pussy, even Vito and Johnny Sack at one point

[@glennross85]

@@MizTheDonGargon Sure but Tony is without a doubt the main character, where as the wire dosent really have one central character

[@albrethhldns7888]

@@glennross85 baltimore is the main character of The wire

[@glennross85]

@@albrethhldns7888 Or the "system"

[@NateBullock-ow6on]

What intersection is the playground of Fulton?

[@ottorocket610]

Crazy how similar Baltimore and philly are ….

[@TOFKAS01]

0:58 and 1:05 Huh? Can it be that also the ships in the harbour are stll there?

[@therealscooty3368]

That’s behind my aunt house that brick wall🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Hoodppvtv]

That’s Dope, did she catch them while filming?

[@traceyschmitt1756]

I replaced the big windows where avon got killed a d the bullpen scene was at the court house bullpen . We changed that glass for them to and a lot of other ones

[@HYIPCODES]

Avon in " The Wire " didn't get killed , he was serving time in jail unless you're talking about the real Avon Barksdale

[@bruisersdilemma354]

Hogan's Alley is clearly not where they filmed the location for the bar.

[@TheShahofBaltimore]

This is so dope! Can someone comment on this so I can comeback in a year lol 😅😅

[@bervins9582]

'The Wire' intro song is wack (Keep devil down in the hole), by the time 'Power' came out they learned about having a solid intro song (They say this is a big rich town, I just come from the po'est part). Power's intro song is slammin'.

[@nickk___tvz17]

That is not a skate park 😂😂😂😂 it used to be a playground we played there when I was a kid.. 🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️

[@andrewalbanese5698]

That is most definitely a skatepark

[@nerobruno]

They would have made SEASON 6 if.... the government would reconsider the drug laws. Please take 3 seconds and think about that. David Simon ain't playing. The politicians might say they love the Wire but obviously don't get the picture.

[@patriciaramirez3139]

They should donate portion of their profits to the City of Baltimore, the area looks horrible, they can film horror movies in every street, the buildings look creepy.😱

[@michaelbulls5872]

Yeah but having seen The Wire, where does the money really go to then?

[@patriciaramirez3139]

@@michaelbulls5872 To the City Budget?? I do not know, perhaps you need to go to your City Council and ask them where is the money being allocated.

[@Ralph_Sandwich]

Lol do you know how corrupt Baltimore city council and officials are? Literally google Baltimore corruption and put on a pot of coffee. This city is the way it is by design make no mistakes about it.

[@bruisersdilemma354]

@@patriciaramirez3139 I know this is two years too late, you you have got to be one of the dumbest people on the internet.

[@zippymufo9765]

@@patriciaramirez3139 What's the point of donating anything to Baltimore? The black Democratic politicians will just steal it, every single one of them gets indicted.

[@babalarassrah]

omar's comin yo

[@glennross85]

man omar comin

[@knockout8562]

Watch The Corner before The Wire

[@missmaomi28]

I had to go back and watch, I didn’t know about it

[@Nando6413]

Lol! I agree and I'm from there, lol!

[@dummyfuzz]

I live righ infront the hide out💀💀

[@EhonOpenMicNight]

They should have fixed up the locations after using them!!! My city,,,Bmore!!!!

[@darrylevans4401]

Erika Lindsey 0

[@Ralph_Sandwich]

Your city would have used the money to line pockets of the city officials while yall continue to be proud to be from there. Smh

[@NuncNuncNuncNunc]

Hush puppy money!

[@moneymill4]

Omar don't scare

[@christiandugdale]

Take out the spoiler. Putting "spoiler alert" next to it makes no difference at all. You still see it.The same paragraph featured in an article a few months ago - related to this - and it really ruined things for me.

[@christinacascadilla4473]

I’m not exactly sure why the final moments of this video State that “The Wire” did not get great ratings. It was an HBO show. Does Nielsen do ratings for subscription TV?

[@BmoreAce24]

It really didn't compare to the sopranos or any of the tops shows at the time even tho its my favorite series. I was shock when I looked it up

[@christinacascadilla4473]

@@BmoreAce24 well, what is popular and what is good is sometimes two different things.

[@BmoreAce24]

@@christinacascadilla4473 hey your preaching to the choir. Like I said this is my favorite tv series

[@zippymufo9765]

@@christinacascadilla4473 They do indeed do ratings for subscription TV. THE WIRE was basically only done because the HBO boss at the time liked it, but it was cancelled twice----after Season 3, and after Season 4----and Simon had to beg them to change their minds.

[@perrywilliams3015]

Bodymore murderland Not Baltimore Maryland not the city that reads but the city that bleeds knot Charm City but Farm City AKA Balter morgue

[@thegigadykid1]

Ain't know farm city

[@NerakGreen]

You spelled “reeds” wrong. Remember that? Lol

[@astridgalactic9336]

No, that's Harm City.

[@donnahughes9575]

Its a shame that this place carry these names and is at the bottom of the barrel like Detroit....forgotten cities that will one day rise up again

[@Deqdghost]

Hushpuppi money lmao

[@KennethDAstonJr]

They was running game on y'all with that dog bullshit smh, should've just edited out the barking

[@tracygilbert5731]

The gym reverted back to sh*t after shooting.

[@yogotti6502]

Baltimore DDH Where The Fuck I Resign

[@abjuron]

"Hush puppy" money! LAWL They should've used those assholes' dogs for the dog fighting scenes.

[@16sshotz]

sad that bmore still look that bad

[@grindcoremaniac]

@fresh7281 Filth City is Baltimore's nickname. i love Baltimore.

[@FullBarBosa]

It’s really the Charm tho

[@234dragoman]

yes it was very good and ive watched every episode at least five times but its not better than the sopranos.

[@joetowers6591]

I just have a question. Why did you come to the city and make all that money. Off the city. But couldn't even keep that shit hole boxing gym open for the kids.

[@grindcoremaniac]

ah Filth City.

[@walterosborne9559]

See people don't pay attention or know how to connect the dotssometimes y'all used to film the TV show The wire here and you wonder why the kids in the teenagers and young people acting like they doing you sold them seeds in the city and now you acting like you don't know what's going on why are they acting like this what's wrong with himthat's what the TV shows did now they imitating it and everybody is panicking and don't nobody want to know what to do about all shooting so you reap what you sold your soul that stuff in these kidsnow that imitating the TV stars and they're doing what they did because you made it look glamorous and made it look like a big-time moving all this is how you do things don't get mad with him the city created this monster putting them TV shows and give it a good ratings and all that you should have put something on TV about becoming a doctor or a lawyer or a a great teacher or great athlete ora piano player playing in the symphony Hall downtown you got black kids that are doing great things but you don't make a TV show about that

[@howawwe3291]

2/3 of that money made from the show should’ve went to fixing up bmore

[@Werdxp]

The money put into the Wire probably helped wake people up for the long term