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A Look at Thames Street in the Great Depression: How Times Have Changed

Historic American Buildings Survey E. H. Pickering, Photographer July 1936 VIEW FROM STREET - 1621 Thames Street (House), Fell's Point, Baltimore, Independent City, MD
Take a look back in time with this historic photo of Thames Street in Baltimore during the Great Depression. See how much things have changed since then.
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Times sure were different back then. This is what Thames St. looked like in the midst of the Great Depression.

Historic American Buildings Survey E. H. Pickering, Photographer July 1936 VIEW FROM STREET - 1621 Thames Street (House), Fell's Point, Baltimore, Independent City, MD
Historic American Buildings Survey E. H. Pickering, Photographer July 1936 VIEW FROM STREET – 1621 Thames Street (House), Fell’s Point, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Source: Library of Congress

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