Scouts Receive Presitigious Awards, 1981
Scouts Receive Presitigious Awards, 1981 Description: Ron Breeden honored for bravery, Ray Brown “Scout of the Year” Publisher: Avenue News Date: 2/26/1981
Aero Acres resident Ron Alder stands next to his homemade UFO, 2016
Aero Acres yard is out of this world Aero Acres resident Ron Alder stands next to his homemade UFO and R2-D2. For 17 years Alder’s UFO has been a staple in the 1000 block of Orems Road. According to Adler, he built the UFO for his grandchildren to play in. It is made of two … Read more
Holzknecht’s Middle River Resort and Ice Plant, 1915
Holzknecht’s Middle River Resort and Ice Plant, located at Eastern Ave. and Middle River Bridge, 1915
Police Detectives outside New Essex Bowling Alleys, 1950s
Shown in front of the New Essex Bowling Alleys around 1950, Howard Bates and William Weinkam, police detectives from the Essex precinct, seem overdressed for the sport. Nevertheless, bowling was a popular activity not only with league play, but for weekend entertainment as well. The wooden bowling pins at the New Essex lanes were set … Read more
Safety Town
Located right behind Eastpoint Shopping Center, Safety Town utilized the classic, nationwide “Safety Town” concept—a miniature village layout complete with pint-sized streets, sidewalks, and traffic signs—to give young local children hands-on education about traffic laws, pedestrian safety, and bicycle safety.
Magilla the Chimpanzee, Eastern Pet Shop, 1960s
Magilla, a young chimpanzee, poses with his owner outside of Eastern Pet Shop. Date – 1960s Contributor – Jimbo Woodrow Buckler
“All Aboard For Back River!” (Hollywood Park)
All Aboard For Back River! (The Baltimore Sun, 7/23/1911) …’A trip to Back River is worth taking. Once there were two young men standing at Baltimore and Holliday streets watching the crowds board the cars. One of the men was a chap who knew the last names of half the bartenders in town and could … Read more
Daddy Kool and family, 1970s
Ron “Daddy Kool” Alder and family, Baltimore Civic Center car show, 1970s