Category Archives: Urban Legends

New “Toynbee Tile” Sighting

Posted on October 15, 2013 by almosthipguy

Walter’s Art Gallery crosswalk, North Charles and Centre Street Spotted: October 15, 2013 by Tom Warner (Baltimore Or Less) Heads up to my observant pal Brian Manning (poet, hipster librarian and once-and-future Portlandian who writes the blog bmoretrashy) for spotting … Continue reading →

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Remembering Atomic TV’s answer to the Preakness

Posted on May 18, 2013 by almosthipguy

The Atomic TV Classic Pimlico Race Course June 16, 2001 Anticipation of today’s 138th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course made us think back to the biggest thoroughbred race in the history of Baltimore public access television. … Continue reading →

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Space Invader — The Futura Flying Saucer House in Dundalk

Posted on April 4, 2012 by almosthipguy

By Michael Yockel (Baltimore City Paper, 11/14/1980) The Place looks like the former residence of George and June Jetson before they packed Elroy up and moved to a high-rise, or something left over from the set of Earth Versus The … Continue reading →

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Dundalk Eagle’s April Fool’s Day Prank

Posted on April 1, 2012 by almosthipguy

The following story originally appeared in the March 31, 2010 edition of the Dundalk Eagle newspaper. On the paper’s front page, the article was topped by a banner saying, “Unbelievable news!” Readers who saw the story on the Internet or … Continue reading →

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