Category Archives: Neighborhoods

Fishing At Back River Near The Sewage Treatment Plant

Posted on February 23, 2012 by atomictv

This is what growing up in Essex and Dundalk in the 70s was like. Carp fishing in the summer, in the winter when Back River would freeze hillbillies would ride their pickups out on the ice and crash through to … Continue reading →

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Baltimore’s Auto Race History Goes Back More Than A Century

Posted on February 23, 2012 by atomictv

By Larry Jendras Jr. (PressBox, Issue 164, 8/2011) With the popularity of auto racing growing across the nation during recent years, newer fans may not realize the long history the sport has in Baltimore. The last speedway in the immediate … Continue reading →

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Bustling Baltimore: 1917

Posted on February 22, 2012 by atomictv

View the super-sized image at Shorpy.com. (Link via The City That Breeds and This Charming City)

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Baltimore Vice: The Night They Raided the 14Karat Cabaret

Posted on February 22, 2012 by almosthipguy

by Tom Warner (Accelerated Decrepitude, 2/6/2012) “I was digging through the piles of yellowing newspaper clippings I’ve accumulated over the years and came across this City Paper article by Associate Editor Sono Motoyama (who loved any story involving sex) from … Continue reading →

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