Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Public Transit in Baltimore
Public transit in Baltimore went through a series of highs and lows ending with the eventual upheaval of streetcars for the more modern modes of transit. The initial forms of public transit were horse drawn cars used in the 1850s. By the 1880s, horse drawn cars were replaced by electric streetcars. In 1899, the streetcar companies were consolidated into United Railway and Electric. At this time, United Railway streetcars serviced all of Baltimore. Automobiles were only used by the upper classes, so streetcars were the only option for moving around the city.
The Streetcar has Competition
The Rise of the Automobile
United was able to withstand competition from the jitney; however, their main competition was the automobile. Automobiles allowed people to move around the city independently, and were very popular in
Traffic Congestion
Public Transit at a Crossroads
Transit severely declined after the 1918 annexation. As major cities like
The Response
Rock Bottom
The Rebound Period
Back to Normal
Baltimore Neighborhoods
Baltimore Diversity
Segregation in Baltimore Neighborhoods
View Barriers of Segregation Ordinance in a larger map
Monday, May 9, 2011
Parochial Parallels
Accession Number P75-54-0816g, Hughes Company Glass Negatives Collection, Courtesy of the Photography Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Plans Realized
Accession Number P75-54-1300g, Hughes Company Glass Negatives Collection, Courtesy of the Photography Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Campus Concept
Image Number PP30.162 [now part of PP8] Hughes Studio Photograph Collection, |
Friday, May 6, 2011
Online Resources
Baltimore City Maps 1900 to 1929
Historic Map Collections of the JHU Sheridan Libraries
The Geography of Baltimore City: Sources
Baltimore City Archives
Baltimore: Research Resources
Sheridan Libraries, Johns Hopkins University
PP30, Hughes Studio Photograph Collection, 1940-1956
Maryland Historical Society Library
[Please note: MDHS is in the process of redesigning their website, so this URL may change]
PP8, Hughes Collection, 1910-1946
Maryland Historical Society Library
[Please note: MDHS is in the process of redesigning their website, so this URL may change]
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Celebrating Clifton Park High
Image Number PP30.152 [now part of PP8] Hughes Studio Photograph Collection, |
Architect's Rendering
Accession Number P75-54-1481g, Hughes Company Glass Negatives Collection, Courtesy of the Photography Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Second Site Added
Accession Number P75-54-A242g, Hughes Company Glass Negatives Collection, Courtesy of the Photography Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
Education by Design
Accession Number P75-54-0005g, Hughes Company Glass Negatives Collection, Courtesy of the Photography Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Improvements on Hillen
Accession Number P75-54-A254g, Hughes Company Glass Negatives Collection, Courtesy of the Photography Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
Multi-Purpose Schools
Accession Number P75-54-0249g, Hughes Company Glass Negatives Collection, Courtesy of the Photography Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
Accession Number P75-54-1513g, Hughes Company Glass Negatives Collection, Courtesy of the Photography Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
The playground is totally inadequate for the children housed in this building, since only 7.6 square feet are available per child. The complete lack of corridors, the unsatisfactory nature of the fire-escapes and the poor toilet provisions are such as to require that this building be given immediate attention. There are structural faults in this building which should be remedied at once if this building is to remain in use. (Strayer, 182)
Monday, May 2, 2011
Gunpowder Falls Park
Metalworks
Making a Straw Hat
Baltimore Stream
Courtesy of the Photography Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
Following the annexation of 1918, Baltimore City grew to include once rural parts of Baltimore County. Among these farm and pasture lands were several streams and waterways which the city planned to incorporate into the growing municipal park system.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Rowhouses and the Residential Boom
Modern Transit
Suburbanization After the Annexation
The “Other Half” Still Suffered
Many poor Blacks had no choice but to live like this:
The Conditions Were Too Much to Hide
Mapping Pavement
Call No: GPML: G3844 .B3P2 1926 .B3, Historic Map Collections of the Sheridan Libraries, Johns Hopkins University |
For a closer look at this image, check out a high-res version directly from the source. Please note that Growing Baltimore used a detail from this map to create the blog's header.
Slum Areas
Housing Reform
New Demands
Accession Number P75-54-0832g, Hughes Company Glass Negatives Collection, Courtesy of the Photography Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Light Industrial
Accession Number P75-54-0244g, Hughes Company Glass Negatives Collection, Courtesy of the Photography Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
State of the Art in 1915
Accession Number P75-54-0830g, Hughes Company Glass Negatives Collection, Courtesy of the Photography Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
Accession Number P75-54-0834g, Hughes Company Glass Negatives Collection, Courtesy of the Photography Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
Modern Neighborhoods
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Fogelson, Robert M. Downtown: It’s Rise and Fall, 1880-1950.
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Glazer, Aaron Michael. "Fade to Gas: The Conversion of Baltimore’s Mass Transit
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Princeton Architectural Press, 1999.
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Pietila, Antero. Not in My Neighborhood: How Bigotry Shaped a Great American City.
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