Category Archives: Shopping

The New York Times Travels to Baltimore, Predictably Mentions Beehive Hairdos

Posted on September 20, 2012 by atomictv

By Rachel Monroe (Baltimore Fishbowl, 9/20/2012) The last time the New York Times travel section covered Baltimore, they portrayed the city as a Hon-tastic place full of “beehive hairdos and wacky museums.” Well, better than the Wire-retreads that the European travel sections tend to prefer, … Continue reading →

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Inside Edie’s Thrift Shop, 1973

Posted on July 5, 2012 by atomictv

Click photo for hi-res image “Edie, part-time actress and full-time mother figure for underground movie stars, examines an electrical appliance she was given in her Preston street shop.”

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Best’s “Tilt” Showroom, 1978-1997

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Violet LeVoit

I only remember visiting the BEST store at the corner of Putty Hill Avenue and Goucher Boulevard once, but I sure said something about it to my mother every time we drove past: “It looks like Godzilla stepped on one … Continue reading →

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The Day Davy Jones Did Baltimore

Posted on April 26, 2012 by atomictv

By Michael Yockel (Baltimore Fishbowl, 3/1/2012) Twenty-five years ago, smiling profusely, exuding his ineffable English schoolboy cuteness, and sporting an aggressive mullet, Davy Jones parachuted into — of all places — Westview Mall on Route 40 West, not far from … Continue reading →

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