Featured, Notable People & Places / 09.07.2018
We Miss Eddie Murray
Eddie Murray was the best, especially in 1983. We really miss him and those winning Orioles. ...
Okay, this isn't from an airplane obviously, given the date, but it's a beautiful view of Annapolis towards the water and Eastport from 1896. I'm assuming this is a view from the Capitol, but hopefully residents...
This great detailed image shows Baltimore back in 1932, July 7th to be specific. Source: National Archives...
Faces & Places of Yesterday, Featured / 02.01.2018
Oyster Luggers at the Docks
This great old photo is the perfect Baltimore way to kick off the new year for the blog. Happy 2018 to you all! 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....
Featured, Historical Events / 10.08.2016
Aerial View of the 1966 World Series
Check out this photo from above Memorial Stadium during the 1966 World Series. The Orioles swept the Dodgers that year to claim the title. This unique photo was taken by my friend Ernie...
Here is a series of photos that we fond on Flickr that show Baltimore as it looked in the 1980s. The photos below were taken on November 25th, 1987 Baltimore's Business and Government...
Faces & Places of Yesterday, Featured / 12.02.2015
Mount Vernon’s John Eager Howard Monument in 1909
This is an old photo of the John Eager Howard monument in Mount Vernon from 1909. Source:...
Check out this great photo of workers on the street corner waiting to be picked up during World War II. April 1943. "Baltimore, Maryland. Third shift workers waiting on a street corner to...
Bizarre Baltimore, Featured / 04.01.2015
Oyster Schooner Captain Shoots and Kills Prostitute Wife in Brothel
How can you not look at this title and want to know what's up with this story? Below is a fascinating story that we dug up in The Baltimore Sun from September 28th,...
Remember the post we did a while ago about the German sub that visited Baltimore Harbor during World War I? It was the Deutschland in 1916, before the U.S. entered the war. Here is another great photo of the...
What a terrific old map. We have struck a gold mine of excellent cartographic material with the Johns Hopkins digital collection. This one shows Baltimore in 1872. Click on it for a much larger, detailed version.
Here's an advertisement for the Southern Hotel opening in 1918, printed in The Washington Times. The building was located at 14 Light St., but sadly was razed. It still sits as an empty lot today. Take a...
This isn't from the distant past, but I had to share it because it's such a cool image of Baltimore. The photo below was taken by NASA from the International Space Station on October 16th, 2012....