Welcome to Charles Village
A Great Place to Live, Work, Study, and Play
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Roland Park Driving School
Roland Park Driving School has been helping people learn to drive since 2005. We have close ties to the Charles Village neighborhood and have had many students who live there.
Classes in our 40th Street Rotunda office are in-person or on Zoom, at convenient times year-round. We also teach classes at Loyola Blakefield and Maryvale Preparatory School.
Call, come by, or visit our website. Sign up for classes early!
Contact: Lyle Ondayco
Roland Park Driving School
711 West 40th Street, Suite 205
rolandparkdrivingschool@gmail.com
410-467-RPDS (410-467-7737)
About Charles Village
Charles Village is a vibrant, walkable neighborhood in north-central Baltimore. Painted Lady home fronts are a well-known and charming characteristic of the neighborhood. Beginning in the 1890s, Charles Village was developed as Baltimore’s first garden suburb with front yards, handsome brick rowhouses with flat facades or porch fronts, and apartment buildings. Charles Village/Abell were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Charles Village is home to such institutions as the Baltimore Museum of Art, Johns Hopkins University, and MedStar Union Memorial Hospital. In addition to our tree-lined streets, beautiful gardens, and community-supported public schools, residents enjoy shopping at the 32nd Street Farmers Market and relaxing in Wyman Park Dell. The Village Learning Place, 29th Street Community Center, Charles Village Rec League, Enoch Pratt Library Waverly Branch, and numerous churches further enrich our wonderful community. Restaurants, retail stores, and service businesses are expanding to make Charles Village ever more convenient and vibrant. In 2008, the American Planning Association designated Charles Village as one of 10 Great Places:Neighborhoods in America Charles Village is honored to include multiple, smaller neighborhoods within its general boundaries. Abell, Harwood, Barclay, and Old Goucher each contribute their unique energy to our community tapestry. Residents frequently overlap and collaborate with nearby communities of Waverly, Better Waverly, East Baltimore, Charles North, Remington, Oakenshawe, and beyond!