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!
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!
Welcome the New Year with a beautiful old Baltimore photo of oyster luggers at the docks. Captured in the early 1900s, this image is the perfect way to start 2018. #Baltimore #HappyNewYear #OldPhotos
Take a look at this 1939 view of Baltimore and see if you can get the same Google Street View perspective from today. Share your comments below and see if you can recognize it!
See a cool old photo of Baltimore Street in 1939 and compare it to what the same street looks like today! Check out the photo of A. Pollack's novelty store, 628 East Baltimore Street.
Take a journey with us as we explore the mystery of a 1970s photo taken near Camden Yards. Can you help us figure out the perspective? Join us as we uncover the secrets of this photo!
Take a look back at history with this exploration of a real estate advertisement from 1909 in The Baltimore Sun. See what this ad from the past can tell us about the present!
Take a look back at the 1918 advertisement for the Southern Hotel, located at 14 Light St. in Baltimore. Sadly, the building was razed and today it sits as an empty lot. Read an interesting article from 1991 detailing the real estate market of the time.
Take a look back in time and read this interesting ad from the Baltimore Sun in 1839. Immerse yourself in the past and discover what life was like in the 19th century!
Take a look back at Gino's Hamburgers, the fast food chain founded by Baltimore Colts players Gino Marchetti and Alan Ameche in 1957. At one point, Gino's had almost 400 locations before it was bought by the Marriott Corporation in the 1980's. You can still find the restaurant chains scattered around Maryland.
Unbelievable! This is an advertisement for the Titanic voyage that never happened, printed in The Baltimore Sun on February 13th, 1912. Even more amazing is the ad printed on April 15th, 1912, the day after the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank.
Take a look back at the classic Camels advertisement that took the country by storm in the 1920s. Learn why the slogan "Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em" resonated with people and how it remains a popular phrase to this day.
This ad from The Baltimore Sun printed on January 8th, 1844 is shocking, repulsive, and still unbelievable. Read the full story to find out what was accepted in our country 150+ years ago.
Take a look back in time to 1869 and discover the Baltimore Sun's advertisement for a Diarrhea cure. Learn more about this unique piece of history here!
Take a trip down memory lane to 1909 with this old advertisement from The Washington Post. See what the Peabody Conservatory of Music looked like back then!
Take a look back at what it was like to rent an apartment in Baltimore 75 years ago. Check out these classifieds from October 24th, 1938 to see what prices were like and if you recognize any of the addresses.
Take a look at a piece of history with this Baltimore Sun advertisement from 1853. Discover the Giles' European Hotel from 124 Baltimore Street, printed in The Baltimore Sun 160 years ago today.
Take a look back in time with this ad from The Baltimore Sun in 1951. See what Catonsville homes were like in the 1950s and how much they cost!
Check out this advertisement from The Baltimore Sun, printed in January 1951. It showcases a home in Towson, Maryland with a unique set of features. Explore the history of Baltimore today!
Learn how the mortgage market has changed since 1964 when Occident Federal offered loans up to 80% of the property value and a maximum of 25 years. In the heyday of the pre-collapse real estate market, 100% loan-to-value ratios were available.
We're exploring history through old classifieds and came across this cool one from the Baltimore Sun on April 11th, 1909. Take a look back in time and check out the ad! #OldClassifieds #BaltimoreSun #History