Baltimore on Location: "Homicide-Life on the Street"

One of the most highly acclaimed television dramas of the last 20 years just happens to be one of my favorite TV shows of all time and that show is "Homicide-Life on the Street" which aired on the NBC network from 1993 to 1999.
The show chronicled the everyday happenings inside a Baltimore Police department Homicide squad. The stars included Emmy award winner Andre Braugher as detective Frank Pembleton and Yaphet Kotto and Lt. Al Giardello.
The show was filmed entirely on location in Baltimore, MD in an area known as Fell's Point, not far from downtown.
I had a chance to visit that area some time ago and shoot a little video footage. Here now is that footage.

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[PastorSharp]

The building is called the "Rec Pier" (short for Recreation) and has been all kinds of things in its history but was never a police station. A deal was just made to turn it into a hotel.

When I moved to Baltimore, it was one of the first things I went to see. Finding out it not only was not currently in use as a police station, but never had been one, was one of the great disappointments of my life.

[evancortez2]

@PastorSharp - Do you know if the interior set decorations are still there?

[mattsa860]

I wonder if balto homicide is still located out of that building

[evancortez2]

I don't think it ever was though, that whole building was a set for the TV show

[gwgrymes]

Rec Pier was always just that - it's in the Southeastern District of the BCPD. perhaps the HBO series "The Wire" was more realistic in its "pohleece" scene locations in Bawlmer!

[ygpninaru]

ayee ! bodymore murdaland 410 awwhday

[Shee220]

It's Fells Point.

[DaColt88]

thats downtown