This is an incredible old film showing Baltimore’s Pigtown in the 1920s
This is an incredible old film showing Baltimore’s Pigtown in the 1920s
This is a terrific photo we dug up on Flickr. You’re looking at Frederick Douglass High School in West Baltimore, which was established in 1883. It’s the second-oldest high school in the country created specifically for African-American students. It was...
Map dated Dec. 14, 1853 which shows proposed lots for a courthouse, jail and alms house in Towson Town, Md., if it is chosen as the county seat of Baltimore County by the voters.
This is one of the best old photos we’ve come across. Click on it for an incredibly detailed image. It’s just stunning. Source: Library of Congress
This cool old image of Baltimore shows an elevated streetcar. Source: Library of Congress From my Googling around, it looks like this is near the 200 block of Guilford Ave. What do you think? Take a look at the Google...
Check out this great photo of Baltimore Harbor from the fall of 1948.
We found this great old image of East Pratt St. online the other day. Check it out and click on it for more details. Source: Digital Maryland Here’s the view today, which is completely different. [iframe src=”https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1459301436304!6m8!1m7!1sNemzd48f4gqGF-alrkc2cg!2m2!1d39.2865614902823!2d-76.61323590626245!3f82.38357737648062!4f-5.071646862085828!5f0.7820865974627469″ width=”800″ height=”600″ frameborder=”0″...
Here’s a beautiful photo of Baltimore row houses from 1940, before World War II. You’re looking at Washington Blvd. at Bayard St. Source: Shorpy Here’s the exact spot today using Google Street View. [iframe src=”https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1442712979804!6m8!1m7!1sqfGw6KWQ0-lYDRHLYd5iCg!2m2!1d39.279646864401!2d-76.63668428757151!3f2.888753771276317!4f1.9011925396850842!5f0.7820865974627469″ width=”800″ height=”600″ frameborder=”0″ style=”border:0″ allowfullscreen]
This is a great post that we’re sharing on our sister site, Ghosts of DC. Airline traffic was getting too heavy for National Airport to handle by the end of the 1940s. The region’s second airport was Friendship International Airport...
Here’s a terrific old photograph from the Civil War. It shows the 6th Massachusetts Regiment. Source: Library of Congress
