[2019 to present] Welcome to Baltimore, "Hon."

[Miss Marty]

Baby Its Cold Outside

If you are flying in or out of BWI - Check with your airline about delays and updates

Travelers flying out of BWI Airport this Martin Luther King Jr. weekend faced a longer wait time than usual at times after the Transportation Security Administration closed a checkpoint “due to excessive callouts.”

Powerful winter storm slamming the Northeast spared most of Maryland any significant snow or ice, but ushered in potentially damaging wind gusts Sunday. Temperatures meanwhile began to plummet and by late Sunday evening - Temps were 24 degrees (with 9 degrees wind chill).

 

[Miss Marty]

2019

Welcome to Baltimore City

Disabled Driver Parking Spaces

Rules for the use of Disability Placards have changed in Baltimore City.
Properly credentialed vehicles can use designated metered spaces
throughout the city and must pay the meter assigned to the space.

For Maryland Science Center and Inner Harbor guests, the closest meters are on Key Highway, across the street from the Maryland Science Center. Look for signs and individual blue meters to park your vehicle in these designated spaces.

Note, previous rules regarding free parking
at metered spaces are no longer in effect!

https://parking.baltimorecity.gov/project-space#Q6

 

[Miss Marty]

Welcome to Baltimore

In March and April 2019, historic sailing ship The Amsterdam will visit Miami, Baltimore, New York and Boston. At these cities the ship will become the stage for Smart City Clipper Sessions.

STAD AMSTERDAM
March 28, 2019 til: April 04, 2019
Baltimore - Inner Harbor - West Wall

Stad Amsterdam is a 3-masted, full-rigged ship, a modern 'extreme' clipper, with the best sailing characteristics of the historic clipper ships. With a narrow beam for her length, and carrying almost 24,000 square feet of sail, she is powerful and swift. Completed in 2000 she is truly a beautiful ship to behold, with black hull and lovely figurehead and lots of brightly colored & gold painted trim

http://www.sailingshipadventures.com/index.cfm?event=GetVesselDetails&VesselID=97

Sail Baltimore Bringing tall ships to Baltimore since 1976

 

[Miss Marty]

Spring 2019 Seen the recently introduced Maryland
"Chesapeake Bay Plate" on a passenger car today.

"Protect the Chesapeake" screened in white centered at bottom
Embossed black numbers on a graphic plate featuring a blue clouded sky and bay cross-section with a stylized portion of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge at left center, a crab in the lower left, and seagrass in the lower right; "MARYLAND" screened in black and outlined in white centered at top.

There is an additional $10 annual fee that
goes directly to the Chesapeake Bay Trust

 

[Miss Marty]

Welcome to Baltimore

Pride of Baltimore II‘s 2019 season debut in Baltimore will offer a great photo opportunity!

She will escort the 249’ three-masted Dutch clipper Stad Amsterdam in to Baltimore the morning of Thursday, March 28, 2019. Stad Amsterdam will dock on the West Wall . Pride II will dock on Pier 1

 

[Miss Marty]

Welcome to Baltimore

Bethlehem Steel Legacy Project Update

BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF INDUSTRY

It's official! Restoration of the Baltimore Museum of Industry's 1942 shipyard crane started on April 3, 2019 as heavy equipment arrived on the BMI campus. The crane's 80-foot long boom was removed, and placed on the ground to be painted and repaired. The crane tower will be encased in plastic to protect passers-by before removing the old paint, and when the plastic comes off and the boom is replaced six weeks from now. A gleaming green crane.

The whirley crane - so called because its cab could rotate a full 360 degrees - built WWII Liberty and Victory ships at the Bethlehem Steel Fairfield Shipyard. Later, it was moved to the Key Highway shipyard, where it remained until 1982, when the yard closed. Shortly afterwards, it was donated to the BMI and has resided on the museum campus ever since

BETHLEHEM STEEL FAIRFIELD SHIPYARD
BETHLEHEM STEEL AT SPARROWS POINT

TRADEPOINT ATLANTIC

Formerly known as the home of Bethlehem Steel, Tradepoint Atlantic spans 3,100 acres.
and now owns every portion of Sparrows Point, the former Bethlehem Steel factory site.

The massive complex already boasts operational distribution centers for FedEx, Atlantic Forest Products and Automotive, with an Under Armour facility due to open by the end of this year and an 855K SF Amazon distribution center also underway. Tradepoint has also kicked off the retail portion of its site, the 70-acre Shoppes at Tradepoint Atlantic, with the opening of a Royal Farms gas station and convenience store.

Tradepoint Atlantic located off The Baltimore Beltway 695
@1600 Sparrows Point Blvd., Baltimore, Maryland 21219.
Not far from the Francis Scott Key Bridge Toll Plaza

 

[Miss Marty]

Welcome to Baltimore

Be sure to visit Shuttered: Images from the Fall of Bethlehem Steel at the
Baltimore Museum of Industry, 1415 Key Highway, Baltimore, MD 21230
*when it opens to the public on May 9. It will be open through April 2020.

For 125 years, the Bethlehem Steel mill at Sparrows Point in Baltimore County, Maryland
provided steady if dangerous work for tens of thousands of men and women. Steelmaking was more than just a job to these workers - it was a way of life that built stable communities, strong human bonds, and a unique industrial landscape. When the mill fell into bankruptcy and finally shuttered operations in 2012, it displaced thousands of workers, and many lost the pensions, healthcare, and benefits they had been promised. With the shuttering of the Point's blast furnaces, the world inhabited by local steelworkers took a number of hits, and the effects continue to reverberate today.

You won't want to miss this new exhibition at BMI!

 

[Miss Marty]

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

Coming in Oct 2019


Cashless toll collection at the Francis Scott Key Bridge (I-695) in Baltimore and
the Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge (US 40) in Harford and Cecil counties.

Tolls will be collected via E-ZPass or Video Tolling.
The change will take effect in late October 2019.

There’s never been a better time to join E-ZPass Maryland.
Standard transponders are now FREE and there’s
no monthly fee for customers with Maryland addresses!

 

[Miss Marty]

Welcome to Baltimore, "Hon"
Summer, Sat June 22, 2019

Today we went downtown to the Md Historical Society to view and take photos
of their new Quilt exhibit - Hometown Girl - Contemporary Quilts of Mimi Dietrich

Mimi has lived in Catonsville, which is just outside the city of Baltimore
area all of her life and naturally loves appliqued Baltimore Album Quilts.

This year-long exhibit features traditional and contemporary quilts by Mimi
plus Historic Quilts from the collection of the Maryland Historical Society.

Mimi`s Online Quilt Gallery

This is a gallery of quilts from Mimi's books and workshops.
Click on each quilt for a larger picture and more information.

http://mimidietrich.com/quilt.html

The Maryland Historical Society located at 201 W. Monument St. Baltimore, Maryland.
has done a great job updating their galleries and is currently working on an exciting new exhibition opening October 2019 - Spectrum of Fashion - Celebrating Maryland`s Style.

Visitors can enjoy free admission to the entire
museum on the first Thursday of every month.

 

[Miss Marty]

Please be care when visiting or driving in the
Baltimore & Washington area this weekend!

Welcome to Summer in Baltimore Md

Sat & Sun Temperature 100 degrees
Heat index ranging from 100 to 115


Reminder BGE Energy Savings Day

July 19, 2019 is an Energy Savings Day. BGE residential customers with smart meters can earn bill credits by reducing their electric use from 1 pm – 7 pm during the Energy Savings Day. PeakRewards Air Conditioning program participants will have their device cycled up to 50%.

For more information, visit

BGE.com/EnergySavingsDay.

 

[Miss Marty]

Welcome to Baltimore

Uruguayan Tall Ship Capitan Miranda

The beautiful tall ship Capitán Miranda (ROU 20) is a
three-masted staysail schooner of the Uruguayan Navy.

She will be visiting Baltimore from:
August 9, 2019 - August 14, 2019

Arrival: Is set for Friday August 9 at 1 PM
Welcome Ceremony: Scheduled for 3 PM

FREE Deck TOURS of the ship will be offered.
Location: Baltimore Inner Harbor West Wall

Vsit Sail Baltimore on Facebook
for information about the ship visit.

 

[WVBaker]

Uruguay and Venezuela tell its citizens to avoid traveling to Baltimore.

https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019...its-citizens-to-avoid-traveling-to-baltimore/

 

[beejaybeeohio]

Uruguay and Venezuela tell its citizens to avoid traveling to Baltimore.

https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019...its-citizens-to-avoid-traveling-to-baltimore/

Gee, I wonder why...
My family and I were in Baltimore on June 29th for the ball game. We used the light rail to/from our hotel in Linthicum. Even though the game ended well after dark, we never felt unsafe while walking from Camden Yards to the Convention Center station and waiting a good 30 minutes for the train. If we'd had more time we'd have walked to the Inner Harbor.

 

[WVBaker]

Born and raised in Baltimore, it's so sad to see what that city has become.

You were in perhaps what would be considered the "safe" area of the city, if there is such an area. Venture a few blocks away from that area and you're taking your life in your own hands. Muggings, shootings, crack houses and drug dealers abound.

I continue to follow the crimes in that city daily via the news. Leave the few blocks of the Inner Harbor and welcome to the nightmare of Baltimore City.

 

[Miss Marty]

Baltimore

Baltimore is the largest city in the state of Maryland. The inner city has declined over the past fifty (50) years! And Yes, Baltimore, like any other big city, or town is dangerous in certain areas.

However, there are plenty of Baltimore neighborhoods where residents and tourists feel safe walking around, including Historic Mount Vernon, the Inner Harbor, Harbor East, and Fells Point (Once a rowdy seaport town, the birthplace of the sleek and dangerous clipper ship. Its streets were full of sailors from foreign lands spilling off ships, immigrants anxious to start a new life, and ladies of the night looking to make ends meet).

Baltimore History and Old Photos
http://www.baltimorecity.gov/sites/default/files/5_History.pdf

 

[beejaybeeohio]

Living in Cleveland, there are areas that are not safe. is there any major city in the US that does not have pockets of bad neighborhoods?

 

[WVBaker]

Living in Cleveland, there are areas that are not safe. is there any major city in the US that does not have pockets of bad neighborhoods?

Baltimore is the nation's most dangerous big city
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/02/19/homicides-toll-big-u-s-cities-2017/302763002/

"Bad Pockets"?

And it's only gotten worse.

 

[WVBaker]

I can go on if you like!

I don't think it will change your mind though.

The city I grew up in and loved, is no more. This is so much more than just, "Bad Pockets" and "Certain Areas". My hometown is a collection of empty and boarded houses, trash filled streets, gangs, corrupt city leaders and a booming drug trade.

 

[Miss Marty]

Our Visit to Baltimore Inner Harbor to
see the Capitan Miranda (Schooner)

We had a great time in downtown Baltimore,
on a beautiful Sunday morning in August 2019.

Went downtown to the Inner Harbor
to take photos of the Capitan Miranda

 

[Miss Marty]

Sun, Aug 11, 2019 Went to the Baltimore Museum of Industry
(BMI) on Key Highway to tour the museum and to take photos
of the recently restored historic 1942 Baltimore shipyard crane.

Restoration of WWII Whirley Crane Nearly Complete

Built in 1942 and dubbed a “whirley crane” for its ability to turn 360 degrees, this Bethlehem Steel Clyde Model 17 DE 90 crane was instrumental in Bethlehem Steel’s prolific World War II shipbuilding effort. The crane’s unique full rotation feature allowed it to help the Bethlehem Steel Fairfield shipyard hit record-breaking production numbers of Liberty and Victory ships during the war. With more than 44,000 workers and dozens of whirley cranes, the yard was building one vessel per month by mid-1943, and launching an average of one ship every thirty-five hours.

My father was a crane operators at the shipyard in Baltimore during the war. He worked there for seven years and never missed a day!

The crane remained in active service until 1982, when the yard closed

Once freshly painted and dramatically lit, the 100 foot tall crane will take its place as a symbol of economic progress and a beacon on Baltimore’s skyline.

http://www.thebmi.org/

 

[Miss Marty]

August 25, 2019 ~ Lovely Day Trip ~ Baltimore City

Beautiful Sunday morning in Baltimore, with comfortable 80 degree temps,
Bright blue sky with lots of puffy white clouds, a light wind and no humidity.

“ Antique and Classic Car Show & Fueling the Automobile Age ”

This morning, we went to the Baltimore Museum of Industry on Key Hwy in Baltimore to see a showcase of collector vehicles from the Chesapeake Region Antique Automobile Club of America

The Chesapeake Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America
is the largest antique,classic & collector vehicle club in the Baltimore
metropolitan area www. chesapeakeaaca. org

A prefect day for sailing @ the Downtown Sailing Center in Baltimore.

Watched as the Dockmaster assign DSC Skippers and DSC Crew Level
Members to their boats, board the beautiful white boats then sailed away
www. downtownsailing .org

We were able to get some nice photos of the classic cars
the city skyline, the harbor and the domino sugar building.

Next time we plan to go downtown, we want to pickup some fried chicken & fries from the nearby Royal Farm Store on Key Hwy and enjoy a picnic style lunch overlooking the waterfront from the Baltimore Museum of Industry campus Pavillon. www. thebmi .org

 

[Miss Marty]

Daytrip from Baltimore
about Fifty Miles I-70

Thursday Afternoon
September 5, 2019

Our First Visit to Historic Rose Hill in Maryland

Today we visited Rose Hill Manor Park and Museum Iocated
off Route 15 at 1611 N. Market Street in Frederick Maryland.

We arrived around noon and was greeted by a charming lady named
Diane, who gave us a two hour private tour of Rose Hill Manor House.
She was very informative and extremely knowledgeable about the
Johnson and Grahame families and the Frederick area. Our tour
was very interesting and we would have loved to spend more there.
We are looking forward to returning again to see the trees change
colors and to see the manor house decorated for the Holidays.

Frederick and Rose Hill (Rose Garden) were settled by immigrants coming into
the area from Europe, with Germans settling the brunt of the early Frederick area
This year, the immigration theme extends with exhibits through out the manor house,

Rose Hill

In 1778, Thomas Johnson purchased this property, then known as Rose Garden and soon changed the name to Rose Hill. He left the property to his daughter Ann Jennings Johnson in 1788. The current manor house was built between 1789 and 1792 by Ann and her husband John Colin Grahame. The property features an icehouse, log cabin, blacksmith shop, carriage collection, garden and two barns.

The home, called Rose Hill Manor, is now a museum and county park and open to the public

Childrens Museum

In 1968, the Frederick County Commission purchased the property for the first county park.
The Childrens Museum of Rose Hill opened to the public in 1972 and continues to operate to this day.

History of Thomas Johnson, Maryland`s First Governor

The museum present the daily life of Thomas Johnson, (1732-1819)
Maryland’s first Governor, and the individuals who lived on the property
as well as the history of agriculture & transportation in Frederick County.

Johnson died at Rose Hill on October 26, 1819
and is buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Frederick.

In 1978, the Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge (Solomons, MD.) was opened to traffic.
The bridge crosses the Patuxent River and connects Calvert with St. Mary's Counties.

 

[Miss Marty]

84 page pdf

History of Rose Hill Manor Frederick Maryland including Old B/W Photos

https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/Frederick/F-3-126.pdf

 

[gumbow719]

Welcome to Bawlmer, "Hon."

*That is the catch phrase that you may hear local Baltimore
residents use as their way of saying, "Welcome to Baltimore."

Today we spent the day in Baltimore, Maryland
We visited East Baltimore, Historic Canton, Historic Fells Point,
Downtown, Inner Harbor and Baltimore Washington BWI Airport.

Baltimore City is rebuilding its East Side with new home communities
new street lights and new traffic lights, near John Hopkins Hospital.
JHH campus looks so different with all the new buildings & crosswalk.
Wish a timeshare developer like Marriott or Wyndham would see
the potential for a resort and build a timeshare in Baltimore, MD.

We seen.. an arabber with his horse drawn cart (wagon)
filled with fruits and vegetables working along Broadway.
Arabbers, are also known as hucksters and entrepreneurs, and are
usually black males. Their wagons are painted bright red and yellow
and the horses are adorned with “Baltimore harnesses.” black with
gold trim. Many years ago we would get our fruits & vegetable from
Baltimore Arabbers. Now days Arabbers are an Endangered Species.

We seen.. Ladies from the Red Hat Society - shopping in Fells Points.
United States Coast Guard Cutter Taney, the last ship floating after the
attack on Pearl Harbor (now a museum ship in Baltimore's Inner Harbor).

New buildings are going up everywhere especially in the Inner Harbor
area next to the Marriott Waterfront Hotel along Aliceanna Street
There is also a new Hilton Garden Inn, Homewood Suites in downtown
and another one just opened out near BWI Airport/Arundel Mills area.

There is a nice CVS Drug Store downtown near the Inner Harbor where
we stopped at and got a new shredder and some Baltimore Post Cards.

It was a warm day with some sun and a few clouds but all in
all everyone was out enjoying Preakness Saturday in the city.

The incredible filly Rachel Alexandra
won the 134th running of the Preakness Stakes Saturday at Pimlico,
becoming the first female horse to win the Preakness since 1924.
No Triple Crown winner this year!

Don`t forget The dates for Baltimore
HonFest 2009 are June 13-14, 2009.

Yeah build a timeshare in the most murderous city in the nation per capita..To date 254 murders. Go right ahead..suggest you visit the Westside,remember wear a bulletproof vest...I forgot we average close to or over 300 MURDERS a year...this year could be a record breaker, shooting for 345..visit Baltimore and become a statistic!!! Hon !!!!

 

[Miss Marty]

Yes,
There are areas of Baltimore City that are infamous for its very high crime rate!

However,
Baltimore City offers plenty of things for residents and visitors to see and do
and has some top rated areas: Mount Vernon, the Inner Harbor, Fells Point
and don`t forget about One of America's foremost historic sites Fort McHenry.
Plus there is Oriole Park at Camden Yards and Baltimore Ravens M&T Stadium.

Google: 14 Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in Baltimore Written by Lana Law