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===Neighborhoods=== The neighborhoods that were part of the initial incorporation of the city in 1945 ([[Calvert Hills Historic District|Calvert Hills]], [[Old Town College Park|Old Town]], Lakeland, Berwyn, Branchville, Oak Springs, Daniel's Park, and Hollywood) plus Sunnyside lie in between the [[Capital Subdivision|Washington-Baltimore CSX railway tracks]] and [[U.S. Route 1 in Maryland|Route 1/Baltimore Avenue]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rowlands |first=D.W. |date=May 12, 2021 |title=The history of College Park's annexations |url=https://streetcarsuburbs.news/the-history-of-college-parks-annexations/ |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=Streetcar Suburbs News |language=en-US}}</ref> West of Baltimore Avenue lie Lord Calvert Manor, College Park Woods, Crystal Springs, Acerdale (University View), Autoville, Cherry Hill, and Camden. East of the CSX tracks lie College Park Estates and Yarrow. These neighborhoods are primarily residential. They exhibit a variety of architectural styles including Queen Anne and Colonial Revival, and, in later constructions, American Foursquare, Cape Cod, and bungalow.<ref>{{Cite web |date=Dec 4, 2012 |title=Old Town College Park Historic District |url=https://apps.mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?NRID=1617 |website=Department of Planning: Maryland Historic Trust}}</ref> Commercial activity is concentrated along Baltimore Avenue, Greenbelt Road, and Berwyn Road. Starting in 2017 commercial development also started expanding along Knox Road, Hartwick Road, and Calvert Road.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |date=Nov 1, 2023 |title=City of College Park Five to Ten-Year Economic Development Strategy |url=https://www.collegeparkmd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4701 |website=City of College Park}}</ref> <gallery mode="packed" heights="100" "=""> File:Trolley trail Calvert Hills College Park MD.jpg|The Trolley trail at the Calvert Hills neighborhood File:Tri Delta Sorority College Ave College Park MD.jpg|Tri Delta Sorority on College Ave in Old Town File:Berwyn Rd College Park MD.jpg|Berwyn Rd. in the Berwyn neighborhood File:Muskogee St Hollywood College Park MD.jpg|Muskogee St. in the Hollywood neighborhood File:McKeldin Mall sunset University Maryland College Park.jpg|McKeldin Mall at the University of Maryland </gallery> Additionally, the campus of the University of Maryland occupies 41% of the city's surface.<ref name=":7" /> The main campus, located west of Baltimore Avenue, is noted for its red-brick [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] buildings and [[McKeldin Mall]], which is the largest academic mall in the [[United States]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Connell |first=Kim |date=April 1, 2006 |title=A Continuum of Ideas |url=http://www.traditional-building.com/Previous-Issues-06/AprilProfile06.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511080227/http://www.traditional-building.com/Previous-Issues-06/AprilProfile06.html |archive-date=May 11, 2011 |access-date= |website=Traditional Building}}</ref> Various film and TV pieces have been filmed on this campus, including ''[[St. Elmo's Fire (film)|St. Elmoβs Fire]]'', ''[[Veep]]'', ''[[National Treasure: Book of Secrets]]'', or ''[[Young Sheldon]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Lauren |date=March 26, 2021 |title=Seen on Screen: UMD's Campus |url=https://today.umd.edu/seen-screen-umds-campus-65a70d9b-74e9-4d8b-8fa2-8b93bb170d70 |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=Maryland Today |language=en}}</ref> Graduate as well as fraternity and sorority housing is located between Baltimore Avenue and the CSX tracks, while the Discovery District,<ref name=":8" /> the university's business and research park, lies east of the tracks.
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