Category Archives: “The Block”

Blaze Starr Recalls Burlesque Era In New Film

Posted on January 5, 2011 by atomictv

Former star of The Block is living the quiet life in West Virginia By Frederick N. Rasmussen (The Baltimore Sun, 5/15/2010) Once the Queen of Baltimore burlesque, Fannie Belle Fleming — better known as Blaze Starr — has been living … Continue reading →

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Baltimore Sun Readers Recall Blaze Starr

Posted on January 5, 2011 by atomictv

By Frederick N. Rasmussen (The Baltimore Sun, 6/6/2010) Speaking of beauty and truth, several vintage Baltimoreans chimed in on my Blaze Starr column. “Fond memories,” wrote Nelson E. Reichert, a transportation consultant who lives in West Towson. “I was probably … Continue reading →

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Tattoo Charlie

Posted on December 28, 2010 by atomictv
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The Block Survives Despite Fires and Police Raids

Posted on December 12, 2010 by atomictv

City’s historic adult entertainment strip continues to prevail by Peter Hermann (The Baltimore Sun, 12/11/2010) The city’s adult strip known as The Block, as seedy as it is historic, is, if nothing else a survivor. Civic leaders long ago erased … Continue reading →

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