Take a look back into Baltimore's past with a series of photos showing the city's old streetcars. This collection was taken just a few weeks before President Kennedy's assassination. Source: Flickr user hoteldennis.
Take a look back into Baltimore's past with a series of photos showing the city's old streetcars. This collection was taken just a few weeks before President Kennedy's assassination. Source: Flickr user hoteldennis.
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.
Take a look back in time to the Baltimore housing market of 1969. This old advertisement from The Baltimore Sun highlights the number of new apartments available in the Baltimore area that summer. Click to learn more!
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?
Witness a piece of history: rare film footage from the April '68 riots in Baltimore following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. From the U.S. National Archives.
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.
We wrote the other day about Kennedy's visit to Baltimore at Patterson Park. Well, we found another story related to that visit in 1962, with a darker side. Read on to find out more about the threat to kill President Kennedy during his Baltimore visit in 1962.
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
Take a journey back in time and explore the headlines of The Baltimore Sun on November 5th, 1963 - just a few weeks before Kennedy's assassination in Dallas.
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!