Category: Baltimore

Frank Robinson

The great Frank Robinson passed away yesterday. He did so much that these are just some of the highlights:

Two time MVP – only player to win in both leagues

First African-American manager

Triple Crown in 1966

Statues outside stadiums in three cities – Baltimore, Cleveland, Cincinnati

Manager of the year

He was the only player to hit a home run out of Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium. There was a flag that said “HERE” marking where it went out.

The only time I am sure I saw him play was in 1962 when I saw the Reds play the Mets at the Polo Grounds.

Baltimore’s Mee Jun Low

The Baltimore Sun ran an article today about Mee Jun Low, a small cheap Chinese restaurant on Mulberry Street in downtown Baltimore many years ago.

I recall one time I was there with a friend.  He asked the waitress if they had a cigarette machine.  She said no but she would give him one of hers.

The 1978 edition of the Citizens Planning and Housing Association (CPHA) Bawlamer guide said:

“At the end of your “meal” in the garish den of Mee Jun’s, you’ll wonder why you bothered to try to find the location, climb the narrow stairs, attempt to decipher the faded menu, and figure out what you were really eating.  Not for the faint at heart.  Entrees $2.50-$6.75.”

 

Baltimore’s population loss and efforts to revitalize it

Baltimore – #2 in murder rate as of 2022

update 9/25/18:

Update 2022

Pigtown Festival – September 22nd

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More information at http://www.pigtownmainstreet.org/

I recommend it if you’re in Baltimore.  The area is known as Pigtown because they ran pigs through the streets to the slaughterhouses.

Photos from the 2010 festival

Photos from the 2002 festival

The picture at the top is from the 2007 festival

National French Fry Day: July 13th

Sorry to be late posting about this important holiday.

If you’re ever in Baltimore, there’s an excellent restaurant featuring French fries, The Local Fry

The photo at the top is of The Local Fry fries called The Local Fry.

Trump’s welfare reform plan does not consider transportation to work

Trump’s plan does not consider that those who need assistance have limited access to transportation.

Republicans in Maryland have already killed the Red Line in Baltimore that would have increased access to jobs through public transportation.

Here is an opinion column pointing out the racism in that decision.

This lengthy article discusses the history of transportation in Baltimore and its impact on white flight to the suburbs.

The Trump administration closed a complaint against cancellation of the Red Line with no explanation.

More background: “Allegations of racial discrimination linger, with civil rights activists noting state money designated for transit that would have served poor, African American communities went instead to road projects in rural, mostly white areas of the state.”

Sad!