July 15th, 2011 - 12:17 pm

Revisiting The Wire - A tour of Baltimore

As part of its Pop Pilgrims web series, The A.V. Club recently decided they would make a visit to Baltimore to explore the various locations used in the hit HBO series The Wire.

 From the basketball courts where Avon and his gang would play, to the legal drug zone of Hamsterdam, and even the convenience store where (spoiler alert!) fan favorite Omar Little met his unfortunate demise, the videos are a treat for both Wire fanatics and Baltimoreans alike.

—Summer editorial intern Tyler Green wrote this piece. 

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