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Bruce Willen, Baltimore native and founder of design studio Public Mechanics, created a multi-site installation and walking tour where people can trace the path of the Sumwalt Run through the suburban neighbourhoods of Charles Village, Remington, and Old Goucher.

The installation hints at the contiguous nature of the original waterway through a series of meandering blue ribbons installed throughout the city. It hints at what’s below without being so visually loud as to disrupt vehicle traffic. Interpretive signs explain the significance of the Sumwalt Run and how it came to be buried beneath the basements of Baltimoreans.

Ghost Rivers is a beautiful showcase of how the built environment conflicts with and even conceals the natural environment. Every city has a history like this. Even my own home town has subterranean streams buried beneath a layer of asphalt and a network of pipes.