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Exploring the Mysterious Municipal Baths of Baltimore

municipal baths - July, 1938
Take a look back in time and explore the mysterious municipal baths of Baltimore from 1938. Learn more about their history and where these buildings are (or were) located.
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Would you go take a bath in this place? Yeesh.

municipal baths - July, 1938
municipal baths – July, 1938

Any idea where these buildings are (were)?

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Source: Library of Congress

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