Category Archives: Decades

Labor Day on the Ocean City Boardwalk, 1977

Posted on September 3, 2012 by atomictv

(The Baltimore Sun, 9/2/1977) “Honky-tonk signs line the boardwalk as merchants try to unload stocks as the season ends.” Sunpapers photo by George H. Cook.

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Maryland Man Charged with Killing 70,000 Chickens

Posted on August 28, 2012 by atomictv

(WBAL TV, 8/28/2012) DELMAR, Md. — The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office said a 21-year-old man has been charged in connection with the deaths of nearly 70,000 chickens. Authorities said Joshua Shelton has been charged with burglary, malicious destruction of property … Continue reading →

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‘Surrender Dorothy’ Painted On A Beltway Overpass — What’s The Story?

Posted on August 27, 2012 by atomictv

By John Kelly (Washington Post, 6/25/2011) “As I traveled on the Beltway in the early ’70s near the Mormon Temple in Kensington, I was always amused by one re-occurring sight. On an overpass just as the temple comes into view, … Continue reading →

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Vintage Paper Doll Drawings of John Waters Superstar Divine

Posted on August 23, 2012 by atomictv

By Judy Berman (Flavorwire, 8/14/2012) “Come here, child, and listen to our story of magic and wonder. Once upon a time, in an exotic and faraway land — Baltimore in the 1970s, to be exact — there lived a filthy … Continue reading →

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