Downtown Baltimore in the 1940s

Posted on May 12, 2015

This is what Baltimore looked like some time in the 1940s. The first one below is labeled Guilford and Fayette.

Baltimore 26 Fayette and Guilford Paul Dimler Collection

Baltimore 26 Fayette and Guilford Paul Dimler Collection

Source: Flickr user Kevin Mueller

This second one is Howard St.

Baltimore 10 Howard St. Paul Dimler Collection

Baltimore 10 Howard St. Paul Dimler Collection

Source: Flickr user Kevin Mueller

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