Category Archives: Burlesque

Blaze Starr Painted Screens by Jenny Campbell

Posted on November 23, 2010 by atomictv

Blaze Starr is just one of the many subjects local artist Jenny Campbell features in her Baltimore-influenced painted screens. Here’s your chance to pick one up for the holidays – Jenny will be displaying and selling her screens at the … Continue reading →

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1957 Miss Maryland was Miss USA for a Day

Posted on October 26, 2010 by atomictv

Miss Maryland from 1957, who had Miss USA title stripped, dies By Liz F. Kay, The Baltimore Sun, October 10, 2010 Mary Leona Gage, the 1957 Miss Maryland pageant winner who was Miss USA for only a day before officials … Continue reading →

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B-Belles of Burlesque

Posted on August 19, 2010 by almosthipguy
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Baltimore’s Bawdy Block

Posted on August 17, 2010 by atomictv

America’s Cities of Sin Chapter 3: “Baltimore’s Bawdy Block” by Stephen Hull (Copyright Stag (1952)) THE OLDEST, lushest, bawdiest tenderloin in the United States today is that back-of-the-waterfront area of Baltimore, Maryland, known as “The Block.” Actually the district covers … Continue reading →

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