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Pop’s Discount Toys, 1950’s

April 6, 2017 by

Pop’s Discount Toys on Eastern Avenue in Essex in the early 1950’s.

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Back River Elementary School, 1950

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Scouts Receive Presitigious Awards, 1981

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Scouts Receive Presitigious Awards, 1981 Description: Ron Breeden honored for bravery, Ray Brown “Scout of the Year” Publisher: Avenue News Date: 2/26/1981

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Aero Acres resident Ron Alder stands next to his homemade UFO, 2016

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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

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Holzknecht’s Middle River Resort and Ice Plant, 1915

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Holzknecht’s Middle River Resort and Ice Plant, located at Eastern Ave. and Middle River Bridge, 1915

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Essex Community College with trailer, 1962

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George Martinak’s Term Paper that Became an Essex History Book, 1960s

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Police Detectives outside New Essex Bowling Alleys, 1950s

April 5, 2017 by

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

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Magilla the Chimpanzee, Eastern Pet Shop, 1960s

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Magilla, a young chimpanzee, poses with his owner outside of Eastern Pet Shop. Date – 1960s Contributor – Jimbo Woodrow Buckler

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“All Aboard For Back River!” (Hollywood Park)

April 3, 2017 by

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

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