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Greektown Baltimore has been home to a thriving Greek American community since the 1930s. Once known simply as The Hill, during the 1980s its residents petitioned the Baltimore City Council to change the name of the neighborhood to Greektown.

 

A bridge shot in the Barry Levinson movie, "Diner", at 21:51 in the movie used Fleet Street at S Newkirk St with the Crown Cork and Seal building in the background. Greektown underwent a revitalization effort beginning in 2001.

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 A thriving self-contained residential and business community consisting of single family town houses, Greektown is noted for its many restaurants, authentic Greek coffee houses, bakeries and small businesses of many types. It is a diverse community of largely blue-collar people of numerous ethnic derivations.  The Greektown Community Development Corporation was formed to revitalize Greek town by The St Nicholas Church. 

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The neighborhood is home to many Greek restaurants and to the Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. It is home to the annual Baltimore Greek Festival and Parade.