Category Archives: Decades

“Joy Land” Penny Arcade on Baltimore’s “Block” (1943)

Posted on December 26, 2014 by atomictv

Baltimore Arcades Thrive as Crowds Try To Keep Dry (The Billboard, “Amusement Machines”, 7/31/1943) Showers and rain have proven to be big assets to the Penny Arcades. Last Sunday (11) when servicemen, war workers and others started earlier in the day … Continue reading →

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Telephone Pole Mishaps Abound — Christmas in Essex, Maryland 1946

Posted on December 25, 2014 by atomictv

(The Essex Beacon, 12/1946) (Via TurkeyPoint.org Rockaway Beach Improvement Association / Turkey Point Improvement Association Hat tip to Joann Weiland for the clipping)

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H.L. Mencken’s “Christmas Story” (1946)

Posted on December 24, 2014 by atomictv

H.L. Mencken’s “Christmas Story” via archive.org.

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Double-O Xmas

Posted on December 24, 2014 by almosthipguy

Or, I Was a Reindeer for the CIA By Tom Warner (Baltimore Or Less) On Christmas Eve our thoughts turn to legendary Baltimore musician Mark Linthicum (aka Mark Harp or “Harpo”), who passed away on this night in 2004 at … Continue reading →

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