Now-and-then pictures: Saratoga Street

In 1938, many of the rowhomes in the 1000 block of W. Saratoga St. were adorned with house plants on white, wooden steps.Baltimore Sun

Eight vacant rowhomes are all that remain of the 1000 block of W. Saratoga St. The homes, built in 1900, are scheduled to be demolished under Baltimore's Vacants to Value program in the current fiscal year.Kim Hairston / Baltimore Sun