Category Archives: Neighborhoods

Whatever Happened to Burn Out Gary?

Posted on August 28, 2010 by atomictv

1986 Amber Lounge Ad, Essex, Maryland

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Gino’s Hamburgers TV Commercial (70’s)

Posted on August 27, 2010 by almosthipguy

Gino’s Hamburgers was a fast-food restaurant chain founded in Baltimore, Maryland, by Baltimore Colts defensive end Gino Marchetti and running back Alan Ameche, along with their close friend Louis Fischer, in 1957. Continue reading →

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Stop Picking on Dundalk!

Posted on August 20, 2010 by almosthipguy

“The people in Dundalk are true Americans,” says Grace Lamana, in her letter to the Baltimore Sun. But will the world listen?

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Carousel Coupling at the City Fair

Posted on August 18, 2010 by almosthipguy

Anybody remember this infamous incident in the annals of Baltimore Babylon? I must have xeroxed a copy of the newspaper ad, which hangs to this day on my refrigerator… The infamous 1987 City Fair cartoon,  click for super-sized image. Close-up … Continue reading →

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