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I am planning on starting to write out all of my findings and research about Homeland this week. I have almost all of the research I need for the final, besides getting pictures from the internet and the Enoch Pratt Library. I think if I do anymore research it will just be getting specific dates and times along with when suburbanization and the white flight exactly began and or was first noted or felt in Baltimore.

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When finding out more about Homeland, it seems to point towards its appeal to the developers of the new suburban community and the people that would want to move there. The idea of it being predominately a farming town and self-sustained with nature was what drew people in. Before it was fully developed, Homeland was just thought of as a vacation place for the wealthy. I find it interesting that it made such an easy transition from a farm town, to vacation spot, and then to a suburban residential area. 

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When reading through the history of the Three Arts Club of Homeland, I really could feel the difference in time. When speaking of their presidents, they were listed with their husband’s name such as: Mrs. Edward V. Milholland instead of Mrs. Rose Maria Milholland.

I also found that Roland Park Company, which developed Homeland, had restrictions besides just racial to control the community. They set minimum prices for certain houses, prohibited bars, and only allowed “company” owned businesses to be present in the communities. I found this to be very interesting, especially considering that they went on to develop three communities in total. It just made me think of them trying to establish a real estate monopoly, in a sense.

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I am getting a little frustrated with finding something that is an untold story or a controversy about Homeland. I have talked to two people that are part of the Homeland Association or have written about Homeland and I just feel like I haven’t gotten much. The only promising thing I heard so far is that there was controversy in the 1970s about a proposal to fill the lakes. However, since the proposal never went into effect I cannot get much information on it if any at all.

I am planning to focus on the history of Homeland detailing its original ownership and development, then going into certain qualities and characteristics that Homeland still exhibits, and speaking on places and people that have been a part of Homeland over the years and their history.