Category Archives: Decades

Birdseye View of the Heart of Baltimore, 1912

Posted on April 29, 2011 by atomictv

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

Posted on April 27, 2011 by atomictv

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 atomictv

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

Posted on April 23, 2011 by atomictv

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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