Monthly Archives: April 2011

Birdseye View of the Heart of Baltimore, 1912

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Edward W. Spofford’s birdseye view of the heart of Baltimore in 1912. View a zoomable map at Big Map Blog. Compare the old map to what the Inner Harbor looks like now: “Hey Look, A Big Giant 100 Year Old … Continue reading →


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Homeless Shelter Dangerous Machines

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Letter to the Editor (East County Times, 4/21/2011) I have resided in Eastside Family Shelter, next to Franklin Square Hospital, since July, 2009. On Wednesday, Feb. 9, I left several phone messages at the office of the new Baltimore County … Continue reading →


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The Power of It Should Be Investigated More

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Letter to the Editor (East County Times, 4/21/2011) I believe the Cat Scan and the MRI are a dangerous diagnostic tool to the human body! That’s my opinion. According to my own feelings, the pull from those machines pull out your … Continue reading →


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Man Believed His Pasadena, Landlord Was Warlock, Killed Him

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Defendant found not criminally responsible for first-degree murder, will be sent to mental hospital By Andrea F. Siegel, (The Baltimore Sun, 4/27/2011) A man who told police that he killed his landlord because he believed the homeowner was a warlock … Continue reading →


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Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Factory Disappears During WWII — From The Air

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Scott Huffines

By Rick Beyer, from his WWII documentary “The Ghost Army” Under the watch of the 603rd Camouflage Engineer Battalion, not yet assigned to the Ghost Army, an entire aircraft factory disappeared from the coast of Maryland – at least, from … Continue reading →


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Bob Hieronimus’s Trippy Campaign Poster for William Donald Schaefer

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Scott Huffines

By John Lewis (Baltimore Magazine, 4/21/2011) As unlikely as it seems, Bob Hieronimus designed a campaign poster for William Donald Schaefer’s 1971 mayoral run. Pictured above, it was done with Schaefer’s blessing, and here’s an explanation, via Hieronimus, of how … Continue reading →


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Easter in Essex, Maryland, 1970s

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Scott Huffines

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Hip Shops In 1965-68 Baltimore, Beatniks, Mods, and The Psychedelic Propeller

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Scott Huffines

By David Robert Crews (Magic City Morning Star, 5/13/2008) Those longhaired lads in this 1967 era photo are The Psychedelic Propeller Rock n’ Roll band. They are sitting on the railroad tracks behind the house where I grew up-in Dundalk, … Continue reading →


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“The Greatest City in America” – Photos by Kevin I. Slaughter

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Scott Huffines

View the gallery at kevinislaughter.com. Tags: kevin i. slaughter


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Pennies for Poe: Near the Diner Grill, A Bowl of Change for the Literary Giant

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Scott Huffines

By Laura Vozzella (Baltimore Sun, 4/13/2011) Baltimore schoolkids collected pennies nearly 150 years ago to save Edgar Allan Poe the indignity of lying in an unmarked grave. Now another “Pennies for Poe” campaign is under way, this time with the … Continue reading →


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Udo Lindenberg – “Baltimore”

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Ivan Doroschuk from “Men Without Hats” posted this song on Facebook this morning. It’s Randy Newman’s song “Baltimore” covered by German musician Udo Lindenberg. The lyrics are in German — I ran them through a German-to-English translator and out popped … Continue reading →


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Recalling My Career as a Gino’s Girl

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Scott Huffines

By Mary Hoffman (DundalkPatch.com, 4/11/2011) “…Like most girls, I worked the counter waiting on customers. Only on occasions were the counter girls allowed to work the grill. And yes, it’s true, we applied that special Gino Giant sauce with a … Continue reading →


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