Check Out East Baltimore Street in 1939

This cool old photo shows the 600 block of East Baltimore Street back in April of 1939. Click on it to see more details.

Photo shows cafe at 626 E. Baltimore Street and store at 628 E. Baltimore Street (Source: Baltimore Sun, Nov. 27, 1939, p. 14)
Photo shows cafe at 626 E. Baltimore Street and store at 628 E. Baltimore Street (Source: Baltimore Sun, Nov. 27, 1939, p. 14)

Source: Library of Congress

Here is the same view today on Google Street View. Does it look like the facade is still there? I can’t quite tell.

And here is another great photo of 628 East Baltimore Street, the building on the right in the above photo.

A. Pollack's novelty store, 628 East Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland
A. Pollack’s novelty store, 628 East Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland

Source: Library of Congress