Iconic “Domino Sugars” sign to relight Baltimore skyline July 4 after major restoration
Category: Baltimore
The return of Hammerjacks
The original Hammerjacks was a bar on South Charles St. It looked great – lots of exposed brick. However, it played loud hard rock and heavy metal music which is not my type of music. Then it moved to a huge old industrial building. Again, it looked great. They had concerts but mostly nothing I was interested in. I saw three shows there – Buddy Guy, Los Lobos, and the Kinks. The building was one of the ones demolished to make room for the Ravens stadium that opened in 1998. Attempts to revive it have failed but a new effort is coming.
Design for new Hammerjacks in Baltimore unveiled
More Instagram posts on Cicada Parade-a
I got the black t-shirt and it’s great!
Clancy Haskett has been serving drinks to Baltimore fans for 47 years
Every local sports fans knows who Clancy is and has probably been served by him. He’s great!
On Orioles’ would-be Opening Day, vendor ‘Fancy Clancy’ Haskett waiting for return to normalcy
Catching up with Orioles beer vendor ‘Fancy Clancy’ Haskett
The ‘Larger Than Life’ Legend Of The Ballpark Beer Guy
Baltimore’s Domino Sugars sign has been completed
LEDs have replaced neon. This is a huge sign visible from the Inner Harbor.
Doors Open Baltimore 2020 – African American and Civil Right Tour
Cicada Parade-a in Baltimore
John Waters PSA
John Waters recorded a “No Smoking” PSA many years ago that was used in movie theaters. I was reminded of it when I saw this tweet – I haven’t seen it in years. As one of the comments notes, it was shown at the Charles Theater in Baltimore which is where I know it from. I’m guessing I first saw it in the late 1970s or early 1980s.
To show you what a small town Baltimore can be, you can get signed Waters books, DVDs and Blu-rays and send him fan mail at a local bookstore, Atomic Books.
I saw Polyester at the Charles on the world premiere day. John Waters and Divine were there.
Salt box update 5/25/21
Baltimore Hebrew Orphan Asylum
Baltimore’s Hebrew Orphan Asylum is another large building that was abandoned but finally saved and renovated. Baltimore Heritage made a video history.
Sad! 