Category Archives: Decades

Gayety Burlesk Theatre photos, 1933

Gayety Theatre stage productions 405 East Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland September or October 1933 John Dubas (fl. 1904-1973) 8×10 inch acetate negative Arthur U. Hooper Memorial Collection Baltimore City Life Museum Collection Maryland Historical Society MC9271 .1 MC9271 .6 Click … Continue reading

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Horse-Headed Prankster Videobombs Baltimore Snowstorm Live Shot

Baltimore Reporter’s Live Shot Sees Possible Reappearance of ‘Horsehead’ Video Bomber By Kevin Eck  (Mediabistro/TV Spy 1/22/2014) Last year during the coverage of Hurricane Sandy, a reporter for NBC owned station WRC featured a live shot with a shirtless man wearing a horse … Continue reading

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After Nearly 80 Years, Maryland Polka Hall Prepares For Last Dance

By Tara Boyle (WAMU, 1/17/2014) On a Sunday afternoon, George Ward is out on the dance floor at Blob’s Park, a Bavarian beer garden and polka hall in Jessup, Md. He’s been coming here a long time — since 1958. “There’s … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, Pat Moran!

Dreamlander Pat Moran strikes a caped pose on West Read in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood. Taken next The Leather Underground shop sometime in the 1970s. More about Pat Moran on Baltimoreless Or Less.

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