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Baltimore Heritage
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Founded in 1960, Baltimore Heritage, Inc. is Baltimore’s nonprofit historic and architectural preservation organization. With a small staff, 33 volunteer board members, and a host of volunteers, we work to preserve and promote Baltimore’s historic buildings and neighborhoods.
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Five Minute Histories: Clifton Pleasure Club
Join us in northeast Baltimore inside the Clifton Pleasure Club ( @cliftonpleasureclub5096 )! This Queer-run social club is around 115-years-old and hosts weekly dinners, outdoor events, and more. It joins a long tradition of pleasure clubs here in Baltimore and around the country that have been bringing neighbors together and helping neighbors in need for generations. We are thrilled to be joined by the club’s executive director, Amelia and its treasurer, Carlton, to help tell its story. Thanks for watching and see you soon with another video.
This is our series called "Five Minute Histories." Every week, we’ll record a short video about a different historic place in Baltimore and post it on our Facebook page and UA-cam channel.
#baltimore #fiveminhist #pleasureclub #bmore
This is our series called "Five Minute Histories." Every week, we’ll record a short video about a different historic place in Baltimore and post it on our Facebook page and UA-cam channel.
#baltimore #fiveminhist #pleasureclub #bmore
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Five Minute Histories: Detrick and Harvey Machine Company Building
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Join us on E. Preston Street inside a cavernous building that used to house Detrick and Harvey Machine Company, which produced heavy machinery for factories, mills and mines across the country. After Bethlehem Steel bought the company and moved out, the building had several occupants and then sat vacant…until this year when ReBUILD Metro bought it. We are delighted to be joined by Sean Closkey,...
Five Minute Histories: The Maury Donnelly & Parr Building
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Started in 1875, Maury Donnelly & Parr insurance company is located in a lovely historic building at the corner of Commerce and Water Streets. Part of its work is to insure other historic buildings around the country in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation. (And full disclosure-they also insure us, Baltimore Heritage!). Stay tuned until the end-we are delighted to be jo...
Five Minute Histories: The B&O and the Underground Railroad
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Did you know Henry Box Brown escaped enslavement by shipping himself inside a wooden crate on the B&O Railroad? The journey took 27 hours from Richmond to Philadelphia in 1849. Join us inside the B&O Railroad Museum to learn about the enslaved people that used the B&O Railroad as part of the Underground Railroad. The museum has a fabulous new exhibit, The Underground Railroad: Freedom Seekers o...
Five Minute Histories: The Prime Rib
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Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve and if you are lucky you have gotten an invitation to join someone for dinner at the Prime Rib. Join us to learn about this swanky 60-year-old restaurant and the food it serves, including its famous Greenberg potato skins. Thanks for watching and see you in 2025! This is our series called "Five Minute Histories." Every week, we’ll record a short video about a differen...
Five Minute Histories: The Mayor's Christmas Parade
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Happy Holidays from Baltimore Heritage! To celebrate, join us to take a look back at the history of the Mayor’s Christmas Parade held every year in Hampden. This isn’t the first annual Christmas parade that our city has hosted. Who remembers Hochschild Kohn’s Toytown Parade that went through the downtown shopping district? Join us to look into the origins of that iconic event too. Thank you to ...
Five Minute Histories: Camp Small
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For many years Camp Small was a dumping ground for the trees that came from the City’s streets and parks. But for the last several years, it’s been a hub of innovation, turning those same trees into valuable products like mulch, firewood and hardwood for furniture. If you are following along realtime, you know that Camp Small had a tremendous fire last week. We hope that it gets back up and run...
Five Minute Histories: Frances Ellen Harper Park
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Join us at one of Baltimore’s newest green spaces-Frances Ellen Harper Park in Sandtown. Born in Baltimore, Harper went on to become a prominent abolitionist and women’s suffrage advocate, as well as a world-renowned poet and novelist. Help us make her a household name once again. Thanks for watching and see you next week with another video. This is our series called "Five Minute Histories." Ev...
Five Minute Histories: Strawbridge Methodist Church
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Join us inside Bolton Hill’s Strawbridge Methodist Church, which was recently transformed into apartments and community space. The church is named after Robert Strawbridge, believed by many to be the first Methodist preacher in the United States. Thanks for watching and see you next week with another video. This is our series called "Five Minute Histories." Every week, we’ll record a short vide...
Five Minute Histories: Chesapeake Bay Oyster Wars
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Join us in front the Governor McLane, a now half-sunk boat that once battled oyster pirates in the Chesapeake Bay. For about 100 years, the Chesapeake Bay was like the Wild West in what was called the Oyster Wars. Maryland watermen fought Virginia waterman, state officials fought them both, and everyone fought the oyster pirates coming in from overfished places like Cape Cod and Long Island Sou...
Five Minute Histories: Oakleigh Pet Cemetery
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On the eve of Halloween, join us at a special cemetery in Parkville…one that honors the most beloved members of our families, our pets. Oakleigh Pet Cemetery was started in the 1937 and now has over 8,000 burials, including dogs, cats, birds, monkeys and more. Thanks for watching and see you next week with another video. This is our series called "Five Minute Histories." Every week, we’ll recor...
Five Minute Histories: The Frank Zappa Statue
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Ever wondered why there is a Frank Zappa statue outside of the Southeast Branch of the Pratt Library in Highlandtown? It has been here since 2010 when it was given to us by friends in Vilnius, Lithuania. Join us to learn about Baltimorean and Hall of Fame member Frank Zappa, his musical influence around the world and his dedication to free speech and freedom from oppression. These elements all ...
Five Minute Histories: Sour Beef at Zion Lutheran Church
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The basement kitchen of Zion Lutheran Church is quiet now, but in a few days, it is going to be bustling with activity in preparation of the church’s annual Sour Beef Dinner. For decades, Baltimoreans have been eating this quintessential German food at Zion. We are thrilled to be joined by Leslie Trageser and Ellen Solomon, two of the chefs that make this dinner happen. To attend this year’s so...
Five Minute Histories: Pikesville Armory
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Join us at the 120-year-old @PikesvilleArmory, which started as the home for the Maryland National Guard and over the years hosted a variety of eclectic events like polo tournaments, gem shows and vaudeville performances. Today it is undergoing an enormous repurposing to become a hub for artists, sports, veterans groups, community programming and more. We are delighted to be joined by David Gin...
Five Minute Histories: Hooper House
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Join us in the Old Goucher neighborhood in front of the newly-renovated Hooper House. Named after the original owner, cotton mill tycoon James E. Hooper, the mansion is a whopping 12,000 square feet and is considered one of Baltimore’s finest examples of Queen Anne-style architecture. Today it is home to artists, an art gallery and a delicious new restaurant called Mama Koko’s. Thanks for watch...
Five Minute Histories: The Clarence M Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse
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Five Minute Histories: The Clarence M Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse
Five Minute Histories: Celebrating the Marquis de Lafayette in Baltimore
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Five Minute Histories: Celebrating the Marquis de Lafayette in Baltimore
Five Minute Histories: The Maryland State Fair
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Five Minute Histories: The Maryland State Fair
Five Minute Histories: Bengies Drive-In Theatre
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Five Minute Histories: Bengies Drive-In Theatre
Five Minute Histories: Spirits of Mt. Vernon
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Five Minute Histories: Spirits of Mt. Vernon
Five Minute Histories: Leon Day Park
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Five Minute Histories: Leon Day Park
Five Minute Histories: Jenkins House
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Five Minute Histories: Jenkins House
Five Minute Histories: The NFL's First Cheerleaders--1954 Colts
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Five Minute Histories: The NFL's First Cheerleaders 1954 Colts
Five Minute Histories: SquashWise at the Greyhound Bus Terminal
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Five Minute Histories: SquashWise at the Greyhound Bus Terminal
Five Minute Histories: Baltimore's 4th of July Fireworks and Celebrations
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Five Minute Histories: Baltimore's 4th of July Fireworks and Celebrations
Five Minute Histories: Baltimore's Farmers Markets
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Five Minute Histories: Baltimore's Farmers Markets
Five Minute Histories: The Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Museum
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Five Minute Histories: The Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Museum
Five Minute Histories: Maryland Glass Co.
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Five Minute Histories: Maryland Glass Co.
Five Minute Histories: Cloverland Dairy
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Five Minute Histories: Cloverland Dairy
Five Minute Histories: The B&O Railroad Headquarters Building
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Five Minute Histories: The B&O Railroad Headquarters Building
Beautiful and historical lyrics done. Looking forward to attending Carr's Beach Day Revisted in the near future
I want to visit but I know I would be absolutely terrified :(
Would love to see a piece about the brewing companies in Baltimore, I was told there were as many as 23 in the city limits.
The B and O on Pratt and S. Carey St.!
Just found your site. Have you done one about the B+O printing office; the rectangular building next to the roundhouse.
Love your great history shorts. Thanks Mr. Hopkins.
Jeepers, I 💕 B'more.
There also was The Conkling Pleasure Club located S Conkling and Dillon Sts.
I went to my first gun show there .
Thanks, very enjoyable history....but one minor error at 8:35, is that WANN never had 50,000 watts of power - perhaps it was 10,000. The only local stations privileged by the FCC to broadcast at the maximum 50,000 watts were WBAL (1090) and WTOP (1500), known as "clear channel" stations whose signals were audible all over the east coast on winter nights.
It looks like a great restaurant but it doesn't serve lunch.
Loving every moment of this.
Delaware wasn't a Free State; it was a Slave State that never left The Union. Otherwise; I enjoyed your upload. What is now South Philly was also a Maroon area...it was part of Philadelphia County (wild and lawless) until 1850; when it was then incorporated into The City of Philadelphia.
Great video!
Thank you!
Back when I was a kid in early 70's, my father was a member of the Highland Clipper Club on S. Dean St. in Highlandtown. He would have to bartend every few months as part of the co-op. It was a stepping stone for his eventual local political career where he met the movers and shakers of the time. I was a boy scout with Troop 10 at Sacred Heart of Jesus and walked the few blocks to the club after the meeting and watch Hawaii Five-0, the original with Jack Lord, broadcast prime time, no syndicated reruns. Good times.
Thank you so much for sharing this. I think that City should revive the spirit of these clubs again. This would do much to revive community care and looking out for oneanother again.
Great asset for the Lauraville neighborhood
So awesome to see CPC get this shoutout, and also learn about the other clubs!
Great explanation of benevolent associations. I remember my dad saying his father had been an Odd Fellow. Before insurance, reliance on friends to care for loved ones if provider was incapacitated was significant especially if family wasn’t nearby.
Woohoo! What about pickle for a nickle back in the day?
I love this space! Thank you for highlightinh!
Thank you for watching!
The slave ship room make u so angry and determined to never break
I went here a couple of times while being in elementary School its a surreal experience like you can feel the pain 😢😢 and also the great strength we had to survive and there still trying to break us to this day
Excellent commentation...
You guys should do a video about the history of Baltimore's very limited metro system and the possibility of the new Red Line light rail! Much appreciated and I love your channel! You have taught me a lot, as a New Yorker who lived in Baltimore for a few years.
Disasters: not the precursors of decline, but of progress. What a concept. How rare now. In individuals' lives and in our culture. It's just so much easier to play the victim and demand gummint pay up.
I remember as a kid going on a field trip to the Blacks in Wax Museum and i was terrified of the Wax figures 😂
Wax figures are creepy though especially if you in there all buy yourself..... I visited the wax museum as a child and my mom said i ran outta there scared when i saw the black man shown being hurt
As a resident of Baltimore I have, of course, seen the salt boxes. But, I just assumed every place (that gets snow) had them. 🤷🏻♂️
Just to be clear, the musician's name is Adrian Belew (not Andrew).
I wirked for md zoo in Baltimore during 2010,and i experienced this to be functioning like a plantation even at that time😢
Thanks for airing this again in Mr. Leggett's memory.
Obelisk is at Walther Ave not Walther Blvd.
Awesome! Thank you!
To answer your first question; My grandfather Clarke started out as a machinist at the Sparrows Point Ship Yard around 1915 Being a shipyard worker he was exempt from the draft of WWI. He worked and lived on the point until he retired in 1960.When he retired he was repairing and maintaining their industrial Scales and Clocks.
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Finally, an inspiring video of Baltimore, the town of my birth! 😊 I hope the revitalisation trend catches.
I'm excited about this next phase for that building. I worked in that area for over 20 years, and maybe it can indeed bring that area back.
The history of the building is great. But with all crime in the city and High Tax rates for business. We import our power from elsewhere, Maryland's Green Governor has left us with huge Bills. Will that impact your plans?
High tax rates for home-owners too! Sadly, Baltimore does have some of the most unfriendly-to-commerce, anti-business policies/laws I have ever encountered/witnessed in the United States.
The vintage photo of the Naval Gun Factory, and the one after it, show buildings that still stand at the Washington Navy Yard down in DC. The Sea Systems Command offices are in a huge repurposed industrial building and you can easily find CARNEGIE STEEL in raised lettering on the exposed wide-flange structure. I had a granduncle who was a machinist at the Navy Yard gun factory.
Sadly, we had to raze two beloved factories here. One was a long-time tool maker converted to can manufacturing and a long defunct printing plant. Deferred maintenance and lack of any plausible redevelopment plans were the downfall. However, we are trying our darndest to preserve the remainder of a former casket making complex. Part of it is home to a local, small brewery while the rest is mothballed, awaiting redevelopment plans.
What map is shown in this video, the one with so much information about the machine company and its neighboring businesses?
That is the Sanborn Fire Insurance Map, and they are all digitized through the Pratt Library.
In the summer of 1968, I worked at the building just across the street, 501 E Preston St, the Industrial Building. The company's name was Mavest Incorporated. Paul Grue clothing company was on the first floor and Mavest occupied the rest of the building and made sports coats.
How wonderful that the dumb waiter is still used.😊😊
Happy Birthday, Mr. Hopkins!
I hope this will revitalize this area. I Google Yellow Manned on some streets around the factory and it's looks very Third World.
I grew up in the neighborhood. There were lots of good people doing their best to raise families.
Governor R. M. McLane was built in 1884 by Neafie and Levy in Philadelphia. Named after Robert Milligan McLane, who served as the Governor of Maryland from 1884 to 1885, the vessel was part of the Maryland State Oyster Police Force, AKA the Oyster Navy. The Governor R. M. McLane was involved in several battles with oyster pirates during the Oyster Wars. During one confrontation, this ship, the steamer Governor McLane, equipped with cannons, exchanged fire with several pirate vessels, resulting in significant damage and capturing multiple pirates. Battle of the Rappahannock (1882) Governor William E. Cameron led a raid against oyster pirates at the mouth of the Rappahannock River. The pirates, well-aware of the governor’s intentions, were prepared to defend their territory fiercely. The pirates, determined to defend their illicit harvest, engaged in a fierce firefight. As the two forces clashed, a howitzer shell fired from the governor’s vessel scored a direct hit on one of the pirate ships. The shell's explosive impact caused a massive explosion, it sank the pirate vessel and broke the back of the oyster rebellion and marked a turning point in the Oyster Wars.
Thank you. Baltimore. ❤ 🇺🇸 🇵🇱 ❤ In 2023, Putin removed Polish flags from their European memorial because Poland accepted 2 million Ukranian war refugees. Marxist NKVD were pure Evil. Long live Democracy.
Read a book from ISAAC MYERS.interestting to know he was schooled by a Mormon family. 💌🙏
I worked on that elevator for years; you can have the elevator achieve floor level and reinstall that hoistway door spacer. Ironically I now work at Hophins. Beautiful bldg.
My great uncle was the owner of the Dixie Stone Company. Robert Ibex was his name. The Baltimore son actually did a write up on him some years ago. It is a good story to go back and read up on.