Category Archives: Nightlife

Michael Edward ‘Mick’ King (1964-2012)

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Scott Huffines

Bartender made art and music with the same dexterity and measure of whimsy he brought to his bartending By Frederick N. Rasmussen (The Baltimore Sun, 3/10/2012) Michael Edward “Mick” King, a longtime Mount Royal Tavern bartender who in addition to … Continue reading →

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Morganna rushes infield and kisses Oriole Cal Ripken, 1988

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Scott Huffines

Remember Morganna, the overly-volumptuous baseball fan who show up at televised baseball games to run onto the field in her hotpants and slobber over the players? Fred Rasmussen at The Sun takes a look back at her Memorial Stadium antics. … Continue reading →

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Rainy Night on Baltimore Street, “The Block,” 1961

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Scott Huffines
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Ice Scraper, Memory Lane, Pigtown, Maryland

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Scott Huffines

Ice Scraper, Memory Lane (closed), 1990s, Pigtown, Maryland. Tags: memory lane, pigtown

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Baltimore’s Block, 1957: Cop on the Beat

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Scott Huffines

(Md. Historical Society Photographs, 10/3/2012) Cop on the beat East Baltimore Street, Baltimore September 16, 1957 Robert Kniesche (1906-1976) 4 x 5 inch negative Kniesche Collection, ca. 1920-1970 Maryland Historical Society PP79.564

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