A celebration of the cherished parts of Baltimore that are no
longer Baltimore today is visited by millions of tourists who come
to see the world-famous Inner Harbor, sample mouth-watering blue
crabs, take in an Orioles game at legendary Camden Yards, or
explore the many cultural and higher education institutions.
Locals, meanwhile, enjoy living in a city that is large enough to
provide great restaurants and plenty of special events, while it
retains its small-town attitude that has earned it its "Charm City"
nickname. However, many locals and tourists may not know that
Baltimore was once a bustling port city where manufacturing,
shipping, and shipbuilding dominated the industrial center of
downtown Baltimore. "Lost Baltimore" features rarely published
images of homes, buildings, industrial ports, and other commercial
entities that have been razed, damaged, and significantly altered
over the years, including the large estates of north Baltimore,
Merchants' Exchange, Union Station, Electric Park, Rennert Hotel,
Light Street Wharves, downtown theaters, Memorial Stadium,
Hutzler's Department Store, and Bethlehem Steel. Also included are
the devastating Great Baltimore Fire of 1904 and the iconic
buildings that perished, such as the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
headquarters, the Sun Iron Building, and the News American
Building. "Lost Baltimore" also covers important historical events
that have shaped the physical landscape and societal fabric of
Baltimore--the heartbreaking move by the Baltimore Colts in 1984,
Baltimore's early dominance as the headquarters of national
political conventions, Prohibition's effect on the German
breweries, the city's changing industrial and commercial makeup, as
well as some of the most recent hotly contested historical
preservation battles. Open these pages and take a step back in time
to reveal the Baltimore that once was.
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