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By the 1950s, Martick's was viewed as "Baltimore's intellectual meeting place" [15] and one of "the roots of Baltimore bohemian culture." [13] Leonard Bernstein, on visits to the city, was known to play the bar's piano. [16] [12] Billie Holiday, in the final years of her life, visited Martick's and sang with the house jazz band.
The history of Hispanics and Latinos in Baltimore dates back to the mid-20th century. The Hispanic and Latino community of Baltimore is the fastest growing ethnic group in the city. There is a significant Hispanic/Latino presence in many Southeast Baltimore neighborhoods, particularly Highlandtown , Upper Fell's Point , and Greektown .
The most prominent example of Baltimore's distinctive flavor is the city's close association with blue crabs. This is a trait which Baltimore shares with the other coastal parts of the state of Maryland. [2] [3] The Chesapeake Bay for years was the East Coast's main source of blue crabs. Baltimore became an important hub of the crab industry. [4]
Alabama: Joe’s Italian. Alabaster A short drive south on I-65 from Birmingham, Joe's is off the beaten path but worth the drive, reviewers say. Fans say staples like lasagna and spaghetti are ...
Lombard Street was known as Corned Beef Row, once the heart of Jewish Baltimore and known for its many Jewish delis. The founder of the deli, Harry Attman, was a Jewish immigrant from a village near Kyiv, who settled in Baltimore in 1920 after learning the grocery trade in Providence, Rhode Island. His wife Ida was from Poland. The Attmans were ...
The Baltimore Crew was an Italian American organized crime group that ultimately became a faction of the Gambino crime family operating in the port city of Baltimore, Maryland, from about 1900 until the 1990s. It was originally an independent organization led by the D'Urso family until the Corbi takeover in the 1920s.
Over 15,000 in the Balt region rely on daily operations at Port of Baltimore to put food on the table. Today, with Del. @LukeClippinger and colleagues representing Port, we are drafting an ...
The renewal of Baltimore's Inner Harbor area began with the adoption of the 33-acre (13 ha) Charles Center project by the City Council and Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro in March 1958. Between 1958 and 1965, Baltimore renewed the center of its business district by rebuilding Charles Center with office buildings, hotels, and retail shops.