Category Archives: Neighborhoods

Evening Magazine: “Edith Massey, The Egg Lady”

Posted on June 25, 2012 by atomictv

“Profile of Edith Massey from 1978. John Waters met Massey while she was working at Pete’s Hotel and offered her a role as herself in the film Multiple Maniacs. In the early ’70s, she quit her job at Pete’s and … Continue reading →

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What Does Hampden Mean?

Posted on June 19, 2012 by atomictv

Ultimate Hipster Pad In Hampden By Cynthia McIntyre (Baltimore Fishbowl, 6/19/2012) “Would Suit: Rock/hip hop band w/ groupies, girlfriends — laying low in Baltimore between tours. Alternately, successful entrepreneurs, young and hip enough for all that Hampden is, and all … Continue reading →

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Psychotronic Shack: Baltimore Finally Gets Atomic

Posted on June 5, 2012 by atomictv

By Julie MacDonald (Baltimore City Paper, 1992) The shelves of Atomic Books, located in Mount Vernon, are dotted with handwritten signs such as “Some dude bought all my Bukowski books—they should be back in stock by the end of the … Continue reading →

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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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