Take a step back in time with these photos of Baltimore streetcars taken just a few weeks before President Kennedy's assassination. See the photos and the full story here!
Take a step back in time with these photos of Baltimore streetcars taken just a few weeks before President Kennedy's assassination. See the photos and the full story here!
Check out this great series of photos we uncovered on Flickr thanks to Kevin Mueller. Get ready to be amazed by his terrific photos!
Verda Welcome was a Maryland politician. Welcome was the first black woman to be elected to a state senate. She survived an assassination attempt in 1964.
Take a look back at the Orioles' 1966 World Series victory with this unique photo taken from above Memorial Stadium. See the momentous scene with the last out of the series captured by Ernie Baltimore, MD.
Take a visual trip back to October 1963 in Towson, Maryland, to witness the old streetcars running through the city before President Kennedy's assassination in November of the same year.
Explore Baltimore's new apartments available in the summer of 1969, thanks to this old advertisement from The Baltimore Sun. Click on the image to learn more about the availability of new apartments in the Baltimore area during the summer of 1969.
This photo shows the devastation of Baltimore after the 1968 riots, which had a major impact on the city and the country. See the same intersection today on Google Street View and learn more about this historic moment.
Take a look back in time at Al Packer's Ford Dealership in 1964. Founded in 1914, the company still exists today with a location in White Marsh. Learn more about this historic dealership in this blog post.
Do you recognize this scene from 1961 Baltimore suburb? Take a look at this old photo of kids standing in front of a home after a nice snowfall. Can you tell where it was taken?
This is something fascinating that we dug up at the National Archives. It shows some film footage from the April '68 riots in Baltimore following Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination. Watch now!
Take a look back at the history of Gino's Hamburgers, the fast food chain founded in 1957 by Baltimore Colts players Gino Marchetti and Alan Ameche. Learn more about this east coast restaurant chain and its legacy.
Uncovering the darker side of President Kennedy's visit to Baltimore in 1962 - learn about the threat on his life, the 1,400 policemen on guard, and the 27-year-old man arrested near Patterson Park in this article from The Baltimore Sun.
Relive the memory of President Kennedy's 1962 visit to Baltimore with an eye-witness account, along with photos from the time and a related article from The Baltimore Sun. #JFK #Baltimore #History
Relive history with us as we look back to the front page of The Baltimore Sun fifty years ago today. This was a few weeks prior to Kennedy's assassination in Dallas and we were in the middle of the Cold War.
Take a look back at the popular Century Theatres that once lined the blocks of Lexington, Charles and Cathedral St. in Baltimore during the 1950s. Unfortunately, these theatres were torn down in the 1960s and there is no trace of them today.
After the death of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, Baltimore erupted in rioting that went on for days. Read more to learn what caused the unrest and the response from the government.
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.
Check out this amazing 1961 map of Roland Park that we dug up to explore Baltimore's history through maps. Learn more about this incredible find with Johns Hopkins University.
Relive the glory days of the 1966 Baltimore Orioles with a look back at the celebration of their American League Pennant win. See if you can spot any familiar faces in the photo!
Relive the Yankees vs. Orioles game from August 25th, 1962 with this cool YouTube clip and batting practice film. Check out the box score too!