Great Photo of Mt. Vernon Place in 1912
Check out this terrific old photo from 1912. Source: Library of Congress
1890s Photo of Centre Market
Here’s a photo that we dug up at the Library of Congress showing some fruits and vegetables being sold at the market. If you look closely enough, you’ll see potatoes, lettuce, tomatoes, and apples. Source: Library...
Man Sleeps With the Fishes
Interesting photo. This guy has to be ridiculously tired to sleep there. Source: Shorpy
Read’s Drug Store, a Part of the Civil Rights Movement
Read’s Drug Store was a Baltimore based chain of drug stores founded in the 1800’s by William Read. The downtown store was one of the first stores involved in the country’s very first anti-segregation sit-in during...
First Methodist Episcopal Church in 1887
Here’s a beautiful old photograph from 1887 of the First Methodist Episcopal Church. Today, it’s called Lovely Lane United Methodist Church. Source: Cornell University Flickr
Beautiful 1914 Panorama of Montabello Filtration Plant
What a cool panoramic shot. Now quite as cool as this one, but pretty cool. Make sure you click on it to view a larger version. Source: Library of Congress
Gifford’s Painting of Patapsco from Federal Hill
I’m guessing that many of you have already seen this famous painting by Robinson Gifford, painted during the Civil War. It’s a beautiful view of the Patapsco Basin from Federal Hill. Source: Smithsonian
How Bigotry and Racism Shaped Baltimore [Video Series]
Here is a series of three videos shared by one of our readers, Ayo.
East Baltimore Front Stoop
What a cool old photo from 1975. This is a group of older residents of East Baltimore hanging out on their front stoops. Any idea where this is? Diggin’ the shoes on that guy too. He’s...
A Postcard From Baltimore in 1905
Images like this are always great. This is an old postcard from a woman named Eva to her cousin Pattie, written on September 16th, 1905. Source: Smithsonian And, for good measure, here is what was on...