Portal:Baltimore
Portal:Baltimore
Baltimore is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. With a population of 585,708 at the 2020 census, it is the 30th-most populous city in the United States. Baltimore was designated an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland in 1851, and is currently the most populous independent city in the nation. As of the 2020 census, the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was 2,838,327, the 20th-largest metropolitan area in the country. When combined with the larger Washington metropolitan area, the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA) has a 2020 U.S. census population of 9,973,383, the third-largest in the country.
The land that is present-day Baltimore was used as hunting ground by Paleo-Indians. In the early 1600s, the Susquehannock began to hunt there. People from the Province of Maryland established the Port of Baltimore in 1706 to support the tobacco trade with Europe, and established the Town of Baltimore in 1729. (Full article...)
The Wire is an American crime drama television series created and primarily written by American author and former police reporter David Simon. The series was broadcast by the cable network HBO in the United States. The Wire premiered on June 2, 2002, and ended on March 9, 2008, comprising 60 episodes over five seasons. The idea for the show started out as a police drama loosely based on the experiences of Simon's writing partner Ed Burns, a former homicide detective and public school teacher.
Set and produced in Baltimore, Maryland, The Wire introduces a different institution of the city and its relationship to law enforcement in each season while retaining characters and advancing storylines from previous seasons. The five subjects are, in chronological order; the illegal drug trade, the port system, the city government and bureaucracy, education and schools, and the print news medium. Simon chose to set the show in Baltimore because of his familiarity with the city. (Full article...)
Baltimore Basilica, the first cathedral built in the U.S.
Michael Kendall Flanagan (December 16, 1951 – August 24, 2011) was an American professional baseball left-handed pitcher, front office executive, and color commentator. He spent 18 years as a player in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Baltimore Orioles (1975–1987, 1991–1992) and the Toronto Blue Jays (1987–1990).
Flanagan was a starting pitcher for the Orioles from 1975 through 1987. He was named to the American League (AL) All-Star Team once in 1978. In 1979, the first of two years he would play on an AL pennant winner, his 23 victories led the circuit and earned him the AL's Cy Young Award. He was a member of the Orioles' World Series Championship team in 1983. During the 1987 season, he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays, with whom he pitched through 1990. He returned to Baltimore to close out his playing career as a relief pitcher in 1991 and 1992. During this second tour, he combined with three other pitchers to throw a no-hitter against the Oakland Athletics on July 13, 1991. He was also the last Orioles pitcher to appear in a major-league contest at Memorial Stadium. In an 18-season career, Flanagan posted a 167–143 record with 1,491 strikeouts and a 3.90 earned run average in 2,770 innings pitched. (Full article...)- ... that the Harlem Park Three were awarded US$48 million, the largest sum in Baltimore history, after being falsely imprisoned for murder?
- ... that in the 1930s two hoards of gold coins were found in a cellar in Baltimore, Maryland?
- ... that a Baltimore TV station aspired to be "the Cadillac of independents"?
- ... that Richard Worley played in minor baseball leagues and is now the commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department?
- ... that the Hotel Brexton in Baltimore was once home to Wallis Simpson, the American divorcée who married Edward VIII?
- ... that one Baltimore Orioles player compared the 2024 Major League Baseball jerseys to knockoffs from TJ Maxx?
Baltimore Street Map, 1838 (from History of Baltimore)
Child labor at J.S. Farrand Packing Company in Baltimore, 1909. Photo by Lewis Hine. (from History of Baltimore)
South Baltimore (from List of Baltimore neighborhoods)
Simple row houses like these in Locust Point make up much of Baltimore's housing stock. (from Culture of Baltimore)
Same view in 1906, 2 years after the fire (from Great Baltimore Fire)
View of Baltimore by William Henry Bartlett (1809–1854) (from History of Baltimore)
Great Baltimore Fire of 1904, looking West from East Pratt and North Gay Streets (from Great Baltimore Fire)
Sharp Street Church was established 1787, the existing building having been erected in 1898 (from History of Baltimore)
Worker assembling an aircraft at the Glenn L. Martin plant in Baltimore (from History of Baltimore)
Marble steps, East Fort Avenue, Locust Point, August 2014 (from Culture of Baltimore)
Some of the more upscale rowhouses in Baltimore, like these brightly painted homes in Charles Village, have complete porches instead of stoops (from Culture of Baltimore)
Storefront of establishment selling Lake Trout in Baltimore (from Culture of Baltimore)
An illustration of the aftermath of the Great Baltimore Fire in February 1904 (from Great Baltimore Fire)
Map of Chesapeake Bay area by John Senex, 1719, with Baltimore County labeled near Maryland's border with Pennsylvania. (from History of Baltimore)
The Baltimore riot of 1861 (from History of Baltimore)
Blue crabs (from Culture of Baltimore)
Baltimore Street Map, 1892 (from History of Baltimore)
Marylanders steam blue crabs, usually in water, beer and Old Bay Seasoning. (from Culture of Baltimore)
John E. Hurst Building, site of the fire's outbreak (from Great Baltimore Fire)
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad engine and passenger car from the 1830s. (from History of Baltimore)
An 1864 map of Baltimore (from History of Baltimore)
Mount Clare Mansion, known today as the Mount Clare Museum House, is the oldest Colonial-era structure in Baltimore. (from History of Baltimore)
View of Baltimore from Chapel Hill, by Francis Guy, 1802-03 (Brooklyn Museum) (from History of Baltimore)
West Baltimore (from List of Baltimore neighborhoods)
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- May 20, 2024 – Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
- The container ship Dali is freed from bridge debris since its initial collision on March 26 and is escorted by tugboats back to the port of Baltimore. (AP)
- May 13, 2024 – Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
- The final remains of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, which killed six workers, are demolished with explosives. (East Bay Times)
- March 26, 2024 – Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
- The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, collapses after the container ship Dali strikes a bridge column, causing multiple vehicles to fall into the water below. (CBS News)
- January 28, 2024 – 2023 NFL season
- In American football, the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers defeat the Detroit Lions to advance to Super Bowl LVIII. (USA Today)
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