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Open Saturday, October 24th, 2026, from 10 am – 5 pm
Housed in a former industrial building, Co_Lab Workspace & Books brings together architecture, books, and community under one roof. The space preserves original features of the building’s past, including a historic vault and working conveyor belt in the basement. Today, Co_Lab is home to an architecture-focused bookstore and coworking space, along with local architecture, immigration law, cycling, and nonprofit organizations. It’s a unique example of how an historic building can be adapted for new uses while retaining its character and connection to Baltimore’s working past.
Built about 1961, the structure was constructed for the Underwood Co., a typewriter business that was then offering data processing systems. It was next home to the Bendinger Brothers school uniform company, whose workers installed the basement conveyor belt system. It still works, moving boxes from the basement.
