[3] At the 2000 census and earlier, the area was delineated as part of the Lansdowne-Baltimore Highlands CDP.

Abandoned pits from the mining were filled up by underground springs creating small ponds and lakes.

The Hull Memorial Christian Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

In the 1950s housing developments sprang up in the Riverview area, and new schools were built for these neighborhoods.

[5] In the 1980s Baltimore County Recreation and Parks opened a large parcel of land for public use.

Southwest Area Park is located on the Patapsco River, just below Baltimore Highlands.

[6] The Lansdowne Improvement Association has been instrumental in much community support, pride and beautification.

The road starts at Halethorpe Farms Road in the Halethorpe area and proceeds east across I-695, then crosses the Baltimore (city) line after passing Lansdowne Road/Daisy Avenue to Patapsco Avenue, ending at US-1/Washington Boulevard.

Hammonds Ferry Road starts at Andover Road in Linthicum Heights in Anne Arundel County, then travels north, crossing the county line into Lansdowne and passing under the Baltimore Beltway and the Harbor Tunnel Thruway.

It then hits Hollins Ferry Road and continues until it reaches Caton Avenue/Patapsco Avenue.