Photos from recent wanderings around Baltimore...
Baltimore has a lot of houses with roof decks that remind me of backyard decks. They look awesome and I'd like to hang out on one someday. I imagine they are great for stargazing or for viewing Fourth of July fireworks. Or just hanging out in nice weather.
The neighborhood above is just behind the Domino Sugar plant.
Often, we park in this neighborhood and take a ferry across to the downtown/Inner Harbor area. The ferry's wharf is very unassuming. The ride was quick (like five minutes) and free.
On another trip, we spotted the front of the Domino Sugar plant. I wonder if they give tours?
On yet another visit we saw the factory from yet another angle.
We saw a cool church during one of our visits to The Walters Art Museum. This is the New Unity Baptist Church. We only saw the outside but liked it very much.
A traffic circle surrounded by buildings has the National Katyn Memorial in the middle.
The Katyn Massacre was the slaughter of Polish officers and intelligentsia by the Soviet Union in April and May 1940. Though the executions happened in many places throughout Poland, the atrocity is named after the Katyn Forest, where the first mass graves were discovered.
Near Little Italy is Columbus Park, named after the famous Italian Christopher Columbus. A statue of the man is in the center of the park.
Also nearby is the Star Spangled Banner Flag House. It's where Mary Pickersgill sewed the flag that flew over Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812. Francis Scott Key saw the flag flying proudly over the fort as it was being bombarded. He was inspired to write the Star Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States of America.
The house wasn't open for visitors but the yard next to it has some fun stuff.
A large mosaic shows the continental United States with each state contributing stone for their state. The mosaic was begun in 1939 and dedicated on Flag Day (June 14) in 1961.
Baltimore's harbor has plenty of little waterways sticking into the neighborhood.
The Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park is a museum dedicated to the African-American contribution to Baltimore's maritime industry. We haven't taken the kids there yet, but it is only a matter of time, I am sure.
Baltimore has a lot of houses with roof decks that remind me of backyard decks. They look awesome and I'd like to hang out on one someday. I imagine they are great for stargazing or for viewing Fourth of July fireworks. Or just hanging out in nice weather.
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| Cool decks |
The neighborhood above is just behind the Domino Sugar plant.
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| Proof we were behind the plant |
Often, we park in this neighborhood and take a ferry across to the downtown/Inner Harbor area. The ferry's wharf is very unassuming. The ride was quick (like five minutes) and free.
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| The ferry |
On another trip, we spotted the front of the Domino Sugar plant. I wonder if they give tours?
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| The other side of the plant |
On yet another visit we saw the factory from yet another angle.
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| Factory side view |
We saw a cool church during one of our visits to The Walters Art Museum. This is the New Unity Baptist Church. We only saw the outside but liked it very much.
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| New Unity Baptist Church |
A traffic circle surrounded by buildings has the National Katyn Memorial in the middle.
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| The National Katyn Memorial |
The Katyn Massacre was the slaughter of Polish officers and intelligentsia by the Soviet Union in April and May 1940. Though the executions happened in many places throughout Poland, the atrocity is named after the Katyn Forest, where the first mass graves were discovered.
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| Another side of the memorial |
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| A close-up |
Near Little Italy is Columbus Park, named after the famous Italian Christopher Columbus. A statue of the man is in the center of the park.
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| Columbus statue |
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| Columbus greets the natives and he sights land |
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| The Santa Maria and the Pinta |
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| More of the pedestal |
Also nearby is the Star Spangled Banner Flag House. It's where Mary Pickersgill sewed the flag that flew over Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812. Francis Scott Key saw the flag flying proudly over the fort as it was being bombarded. He was inspired to write the Star Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States of America.
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| Star Spangled Banner Flag House |
The house wasn't open for visitors but the yard next to it has some fun stuff.
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| An informational display |
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| The courtyard |
A large mosaic shows the continental United States with each state contributing stone for their state. The mosaic was begun in 1939 and dedicated on Flag Day (June 14) in 1961.
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| A map of the states |
Baltimore's harbor has plenty of little waterways sticking into the neighborhood.
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| A bit of water |
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| A strange tower |
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| A strange boat |
The Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park is a museum dedicated to the African-American contribution to Baltimore's maritime industry. We haven't taken the kids there yet, but it is only a matter of time, I am sure.
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| Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park |
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