Category Archives: “The Block”

Carl Easterwood, Flamingo Lounge Owner, Baltimore’s Block, 1983

Posted on July 23, 2013 by atomictv

Photo by Irving H. Phillips, Jr. (The Baltimore Sun, 11/5/1983) via Pinterest. Click to visit site and enlarge. Carl Easterwood, who owns the Flamingo on East Baltimore street, views patrol method used by The Block’s new officers as a “sort … Continue reading →

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Morganna rushes infield and kisses Oriole Cal Ripken, 1988

Posted on December 27, 2012 by atomictv

Remember Morganna, the overly-volumptuous baseball fan who show up at televised baseball games to run onto the field in her hotpants and slobber over the players? Fred Rasmussen at The Sun takes a look back at her Memorial Stadium antics. … Continue reading →

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Rainy Night on Baltimore Street, “The Block,” 1961

Posted on November 28, 2012 by atomictv
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Baltimore’s Block, 1957: Cop on the Beat

Posted on November 15, 2012 by atomictv

(Md. Historical Society Photographs, 10/3/2012) Cop on the beat East Baltimore Street, Baltimore September 16, 1957 Robert Kniesche (1906-1976) 4 x 5 inch negative Kniesche Collection, ca. 1920-1970 Maryland Historical Society PP79.564

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