Category Archives: Inner Harbor

Play Ball with the Orioles

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Scott Huffines

Play Ball with the Orioles [preview clip] Described as the “parade of the century”, on April 15, 1954, civic organizations, manufacturers, merchants, and breweries form Baltimore designed elaborate floats and marched from Johns Hopkins, south down Charles Street, west on … Continue reading →

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Baltimore Crowd watching Harry Houdini, 1916

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Scott Huffines

(Md. Historical Society Photographs, 8/2/2012) Crowd watching Harry Houdini Charles Street, Baltimore April 26, 1916 Unidentified photographer 8 x 10 inch glass negative Baltimore City Life Museum Collection Maryland Historical Society 1985.26.21 Over 500,000 people gathered in front of the … Continue reading →

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Batman on the field at Orioles home opener

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Scott Huffines

By Dan Steinberg (D.C. Sports Bog, The Washington Post, 4/6/2012) “I mean, if we’re going to write about Orioles fans eating bacon on a stick skewers, and an Orioles fan in an Orioles Tebow jersey, we can hardly avoid this … Continue reading →

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Mortville: The Queer Encampment at Occupy Baltimore

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Scott Huffines

By Corey Reidy (The Baltimore Independent Reader, 10/21/2011) “…Mortville comes and sets up tents. They put on silver leashes, crawl around on the ground. They do not limit themselves to acting on what is traditionally defined as queer subject matter. … Continue reading →

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How Do the Occupy Baltimore People Occupy Themselves?

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Scott Huffines

By Dorothy Adele (dorothyadele.wordpress.com, 11/1/2011) The supporters and residents of “Occupy Baltimore” at McKeldin Square come from various backgrounds and occupy themselves in unique ways. Some of the occupants have jobs, others are homeless. Many of them want change. Tom … Continue reading →

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