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The Passano Files
Francis O’Neill standing in the main reading room with the Passano Historic Index File. The most valuable resource for studying the buildings of Baltimore is not Google Maps—in fact, it isn’t online at...
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From Slabtown to Hampden
[title] Hampden Improvement Association map, J. Morris Wampler, 1857.As I was inventorying some of our maps a couple months ago, I was very excited to stumble across a crumbly, crusty, and torn map of...
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Then and Now: Pratt Street – A View From the Power Plant
Aerial view looking northwest from the roof of Pratt Street Power Plant, ca. 1905, MdHS, MC4734. Today’s “Then and Now” photograph was taken from the roof of the Pratt Street Power Plant, ca. 1905. The...
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Conduit: Druid Lake and the Wall of Mud (1863 – 1871)
A lithograph of Druid Lake made by A. Hoen and Company as part of their Baltimore City Water Works series. Druid Lake, A. Hoen, ca. 1880, MdHS, H264.4In 1863 the Baltimore City Council approved a...
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A Short History of Hoes Heights
A view looking north along Evans Chapel Road and east to Roland Park. Hoes Heights. Ornamental wall. Back of Roland stand pipe, City Buildings Collection, 1926, MdHS, PP236.1771A Ever wonder about Hoes...
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Baltimore, a History Block By Block: Q&A with James Singewald
When he is not busy shooting rare, historic objects for the Maryland Historical Society, James Singewald keeps himself occupied with a more personal form of historic preservation. For the past six...
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