Remember old Baltimore? These are photos and stories showing the faces and places of yesterday. Get ready to be nostalgic for old Charm City.
Frederick Douglass High School in 1988
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...
1853 Towson Town Plan
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.
1870 Photograph of Baltimore Harbor
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
Elevated Streetcar of Baltimore in 1943
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...
1948 View of Baltimore Harbor
Check out this great photo of Baltimore Harbor from the fall of 1948.
What Did Baltimore Look Like in 1940?
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.
Mayor D’Alesandro Protests Suburban Virginia Airport for D.C. (1949)
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...
Civil War Soldiers at Monument Square
Here’s a terrific old photograph from the Civil War. It shows the 6th Massachusetts Regiment. Source: Library of Congress
Baltimore Medical College in 1908
This is a great old image of the Baltimore Medical College as it looked in 1908. Source: National Institutes of Medicine
Nameless Baltimore Shoe Shine Boy
Wonder what happened to this young guy. Source: Library of Congress
Light Street in 1906
What an amazing view of Light St. This is from 1906. Source: Shorpy
October 30th, 1926: Navy vs. Michigan
Cool! Check out this old advertisement from the Baltimore Sun advertising the Navy vs. Michigan football game on October 30th, 1926. Navy was 5-0 and Michigan was 4-0 when they played in Baltimore. Michigan was heavily favored,...
1912 Baltimore DNC Convention at Night
In 1912, the Democratic National Convention was held in Baltimore at the Fifth Regiment Armory. Here’s a great old photo from that period of the building being lit up at night. Source: Library of Congress
The History of Traffic Lights in Baltimore
We wrote a post quite some time ago chronicling the history of traffic lights in Washington. Of course we have to do a little digging and see what the story is behind Baltimore’s traffic lights. The...
1792 Map of the Town of Baltimore
Check out this awesome map we dug up at the Library of Congress. Make sure you click on it to get greater details. It’s pretty amazing. Source: Library of Congress
Unloading and Inspecting Banana Shipments
This looks like it’s probably early 20th century, circa 1910. We dug this one up at the National Archives. Source: U.S. National Archives
Cal Ripken Catches Last Out of 1983 World Series
Many of you remember the glorious 1983 season when the O’s beat the Phillies to take the World Series. Let’s relive that moment by watching the video below. And this is what took place shortly after...
Photos Before Camden Yards and During Construction
What did Oriole Park at Camden Yards look like during construction in Baltimore? This was the stadium that set off the baseball renaissance in Major League Baseball.
Amazing 1912 Skyline Shot of Baltimore
This is an awesome skyline shot of the city. Click on the image for a larger version. You can see some incredible details. Source: Shorpy