Author Archives: atomictv

Prohibition Repealed… Celebrations Deferred

Posted on December 5, 2012 by atomictv

Celebrations Deferred Until Tomorrow Night (The Baltimore Sun, 12/5/1933) After fourteen years, four months and five days scenes reminiscent of the night of June 30, 1919, will be enacted at hotels and elsewhere in Baltimore tomorrow night. On that night … Continue reading →

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Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School, Baltimore, 1954

Posted on December 4, 2012 by atomictv

Students in plumbing class working in two-story frame shell at Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School. Baltimore, 1954. Photo by Al Fenn. (Via bygoneamericana.tumblr.com)

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Mr. Boh / Utz Girl Mural by methrace2000

Posted on December 3, 2012 by atomictv

Photo by methrace2000 via Instagram.

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Formstone would be banned on new buildings under proposal

Posted on December 1, 2012 by atomictv

The hand-crafted home siding, started in Baltimore, is prohibited eight times in proposed code By Steve Kilar and Jean Marbella (The Baltimore Sun, 12/1/2012) Frankly fake but authentically Baltimore, the Formstone that swaths many a rowhouse may seem low-brow or … Continue reading →

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