Category Archives: Nightlife

36 Hours in Baltimore

Posted on September 20, 2012 by atomictv

By Charly Wilder (New York Times, 9/19/2012) “You can look far and wide, but you’ll never discover a stranger city with such extreme style,” John Waters once noted about his hometown. Maybe that’s why Baltimore’s trumpeted glass-and-steel Inner Harbor development, … Continue reading →

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Gayety Theatre, 1935

Posted on August 23, 2012 by atomictv

(Md. Historical Society Photographs, 8/22/2012) Gayety Theatre 405 East Baltimore Street, Baltimore ca. 1935 John Dubas (fl. 1904-1973) 8 x 10 inch film negative Baltimore City Life Museum Collection Maryland Historical Society MC9253 .1

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Marble Bar’s “Tone Scale” Zine

Posted on August 16, 2012 by almosthipguy

By Tom Warner (Accelerated Decrepitude, 8/15/2012) Tonescale Vol. 1, No. 2 (October 1982) My lifelong-bachelor friend Bernie Ozol is getting married soon and, as part of his pre-nup, he’s been cleaning out the detritus from his house in Baltimore’s Barclay neighborhood. … Continue reading →

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The Unlikely Tale of Baltimore’s Oldest Hipster

Posted on August 15, 2012 by atomictv

Colleens and Resurrection The unlikely tale of Baltimore’s oldest hipster By Baynard Woods (Baltimore City Paper, 8/15/2012) “Bowtie” Bob Nelson is seemingly ubiquitous, rivaled only by BMA Director and benevolent scene queen Doreen Bolger in attendance of the city’s hip … Continue reading →

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