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Uncovering Baltimore’s Downtown Week in 1948: Mayor Thomas D’Alesandro’s Program

Baltimore's downtown week in 1948
Take a look back at Baltimore's Downtown Week in 1948, a program spurred on by Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro -- also known as the father of former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Click to see the original advertisement!
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Here’s a cool old advertisement that we dug up in the Sunday edition of The Baltimore Sun from October 17th, 1948. It’s a program spurred on by Mayor Thomas D’Alesandro — also known as the father of former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Check it out below and click on it for a larger version.

Baltimore's downtown week in 1948
Baltimore’s downtown week in 1948 Baltimore

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