Curtis Bay is a neighborhood located in Baltimore, Maryland. It is part of the larger South Baltimore area and is bordered by Fairfield/Cherry Hill, Brooklyn and Mount Winans to the south and by Edmondson Village to the north. The neighborhoods within Curtis Bay have a rich history that dates back to pre-Civil War when it was mostly farmland. The area continued to develop and expand into the 20th century, becoming a thriving working-class community of industry, commerce and residential use.