A large fire damaged this historic building that is now used as apartments.
Category: Baltimore
More posts on Clancy, Baltimore’s great beer man
I was reminded of Abe Sherman by a post about him
I remember him from his bookstore on Park Avenue. Let’s just say he could be unfriendly to browsers handling his merchandise. I’m not saying this to be critical – that’s just how he was. It was a cool store and reading the articles has taught me a lot about him.
Then I looked for more posts.
The post below has a link to a great article.
Posts on the history of the Baltimore Ravens logo
I prefer the new logo. I remember when they were tearing down Memorial Stadium, you could buy t-shirts with the old logo for a dollar.
Entertainment Weekly articles on the cast of The Wire
Remember Record Theater in suburban Baltimore?
I remember Record Theater from the 1980s. I bought a CD player in 1984 and it was very hard to find CDs. As I recall, even a big store like Record Theater would have only about 50 different discs. There were no CD manufacturing plants in the US then. My copy of Born in the USA is made in Japan.
Here’s an article on the closing of the store:
I had a party on one of the hottest days in Baltimore history
August 20, 1983 was the second hottest day in recorded Baltimore history when I had my party. I lived in an air-conditioned third-floor apartment. I turned the temperature down as much as possible but it was still in the 80s. Fortunately, I served cold food (6 foot sub).
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Oriole Park at Camden Yards opened in 1992.

My collage which includes newspaper photos and a ticket and program from the exhibition game held before the stadium opened for the regular season.