The Church sits on 42nd Street between Greenmount Avenue and Old York Road. When the church was built, 42nd Street did not exist, but rather it was known as Boundary Avenue because that was the city line. North of 42nd street and you were in Baltimore County. The church in 2024 – Photo from Google … More Boundary Church 1893-1968
Pic from kilduffs.com – the old theater that was torn down to expand seating is on the right side of the building. I was asked to write about this a few years ago by the librarian at my school and I never got round to it. Considering that I practically lived there as a child, … More The Lyric
I talked about our flag in one of my Civil War posts but I’m going to gripe about it again because everyone seems to think that it contains some mysterious Confederate symbol – and I want to assure folks that it does not. While there is certainly a bit of Confederate history, pro-Confederate Marylanders did … More Maryland’s Flag
I am writing about this not only because of the tragic collapse, but because the bridge is a Baltimore landmark that I have driven over and sailed under more than just a few times. As he often did with brand new construction around the city (and even older things that he wanted me to see), … More The Francis Scott Key Bridge – Baltimore’s Key Bridge
Hammerjacks. Ah. Yes. That place. Considering it opened 45 years ago – to my mind that makes it historic, and it was a major part of Baltimore’s music scene – especially in the 80’s, so I’m writing about it. The sign was visible when you came into the city from the south on I-395. From … More Hammerjacks
About the country’s very first cathedral. – For Clare Know in Baltimore as “The Basilica” or “The Baltimore Cathedral”– the structure’s full name is The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is the first cathedral built in the United States after we became a nation. While not … More The Basilica
I was asked if I could do a bit of research on the Sandtown-Winchester-Harlem Park-Pennsylvania Avenue neighborhood in West Baltimore, so here goes. That and the fact that my grandmother and her family lived on Mount Street, very near there kinda kicked me in the rear to do this. That and a lovely neighbor’s family … More West Baltimore, Sandtown and The Avenue
Baltimore’s Historic Hotel and one of it’s creepiest. My granddad was the Associate Treasurer for years. Designed by William Lee Stoddart, a Columbia University graduate, the Lord Baltimore Hotel opened in December of 1928 on New Years Eve. WBAL (yes the radio station was around in 1928) broadcast the festivities which included Maryland’s governor, Baltimore’s … More The Lord Baltimore Hotel
Is in Baltimore. 3220 The Alameda, Baltimore, MD 21218 As folks can tell I am a complete sucker for all things old and Baltimore City College High is no exception. That and the fact that my father attended high school there makes it a pretty cool place for me. I’ve been in the building a … More One of the Country’s Oldest Schools
The Plug Uglies? Were actually a Baltimore gang. Surprised? Me too. As promised – a little bit about Baltimore’s historical gangs. If anyone has seen Martin Scorsese’s 2002 film, Gangs Of New York, it was a pretty brutal accounting of the New York Draft Riots in 1863 and other various and sundry gang activity in … More Gangs of New York…er I mean Baltimore
Baltimore Through My Eyes 