Location: Born and raised Clevelander, former Atlantan and Dallasite, and now 'probational' New Yorker, ha
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< CHARM CITAAAY > - Baltimore, Maryland
Spent two days in Baltimore primarily to see my pathetic Brownies play the Ravens on Thursday night and capture images and sketches of this gritty harbor city for future oil painting(s).
I hadn't been here in over ten years and didn't recall much about it from before. So what did I think!? Baltimore get's two thumbs up. Could easily have spent at least two more days touring the town. Sure me and my buddies got harassed wearing Orange and Brown and there's some sketchy areas but the city has so much to offer and the people were great!
Baltimore reminded me a lot of my home tome of Cleveland: waterfront, incredible old architecture (that they just don't make anymore), wind, and down to earth folks. Sure it had a few rough decades after the 50s, but this isn't a un-walkable, boring, giant strip mall type city like some newer cities. You'll see it's got character out the yin yang!
Model Pan Am Clipper @ BWI Airport ..."Fly the ocean in a silver plane" And about a company of soldiers awaiting transport abroad.
Light rail rolling into Camden. The M&T Bank Stadium for the Ravens"
Up Park Ave - walking to the hotel
Bank of America building aka ole Baltimore Trust Co. bldg
View from Monaco Hotel - the Alphonsus Church
Monaco Hotel aka the Old B&O Railroad bldg
Courthouse and 1812 Memorial
Baltimore's incredible City Hall
Baltimore's War Memorial Hall
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The 'Shot Tower' ---they used to drop molten lead several stories which formed into a ball then fell at the bottom in water buckets which tempered them
Walkabout. Children's Museum, Powerplant,
USCGC TANEY - The last surviving Pearl Harbor ship (ironically coast guard) and Coast Guard memorial
Power Plant and National Aquarium
Tourist Riverboat
The famous Domino's Sugar plant and Sign
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A great tantalizing peek into a very underrated part of the east coast megaloplis..... There is so much more away from the inner harbor area..... Looks like you picked the right hotel....... And by the way did you get the crabs?..
Location: Born and raised Clevelander, former Atlantan and Dallasite, and now 'probational' New Yorker, ha
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Originally Posted by mrnyc
nice work --
our poor browns...tribe...cavs...so hard to be a cle sports fan
It certainly isn't. Rebuilding year, EVERY year.
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Originally Posted by Yorkie
A great tantalizing peek into a very underrated part of the east coast megaloplis..... There is so much more away from the inner harbor area..... Looks like you picked the right hotel....... And by the way did you get the crabs?..
You nailed it. Baltimore is completely underrated IMO! And crabs no but crab cakes yes ...cause THAT's what Maryland does!
BTW: Sketch plans for my Baltimore painting. Linked it but forgot to add it
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