Here's some more random spots in Baltimore...
A sign commemorates an 1877 railroad strike near the Orioles Ball Park. The strike broke out on July 16, 1877, because wages were being slashed by ten percent. The strike turned violent by the 20th. President Hayes deployed Federal troops to restore order. By the 22nd, peace was reestablished in the city, though the striking workers and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company did not come to a settlement. Read more detail here.
Nearby is an art display of a giant folding fan. The pattern on the fan is a reflection of the building on the right, it's not just some weird color scheme!
We discovered a crosswalk with a hopscotch overlay! And yes, I did cross in the boxes.
Just outside Oriole Park in Camden Yards is a statue dedicated to Brooks Robinson.
At the Union Collective, a friend and I tried out a sampling of ryes and aperitifs. The Baltimore Spirits Company happened to have an uncasking that day and had already sold 300 of their 305 bottles of rye just released for sale. I tried the special new rye and was impressed. I'm not a rye drinker, so I didn't get one of the last five bottles. I did enjoy their apple brandy and their amaro, an after dinner digestif. My favorite was the coffee, with hints of toffee and cocoa nibs.
We also visited Second Chance, a used furniture and furnishings warehouse full of materials reclaimed from buildings and homes that would otherwise have been demolished. They sell the material at very reasonable prices to fund their initiative to train people from the Baltimore area for employment.
A sign commemorates an 1877 railroad strike near the Orioles Ball Park. The strike broke out on July 16, 1877, because wages were being slashed by ten percent. The strike turned violent by the 20th. President Hayes deployed Federal troops to restore order. By the 22nd, peace was reestablished in the city, though the striking workers and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company did not come to a settlement. Read more detail here.
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| Strike memorial |
Nearby is an art display of a giant folding fan. The pattern on the fan is a reflection of the building on the right, it's not just some weird color scheme!
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| Mirrored fan |
We discovered a crosswalk with a hopscotch overlay! And yes, I did cross in the boxes.
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| Who can resist? |
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| A closer look |
Just outside Oriole Park in Camden Yards is a statue dedicated to Brooks Robinson.
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| What's he looking at? |
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| Oh, the ball park! |
At the Union Collective, a friend and I tried out a sampling of ryes and aperitifs. The Baltimore Spirits Company happened to have an uncasking that day and had already sold 300 of their 305 bottles of rye just released for sale. I tried the special new rye and was impressed. I'm not a rye drinker, so I didn't get one of the last five bottles. I did enjoy their apple brandy and their amaro, an after dinner digestif. My favorite was the coffee, with hints of toffee and cocoa nibs.
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| Samples on offer |
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| The distillery part of the distillery |
We also visited Second Chance, a used furniture and furnishings warehouse full of materials reclaimed from buildings and homes that would otherwise have been demolished. They sell the material at very reasonable prices to fund their initiative to train people from the Baltimore area for employment.
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| Cool statues |
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| Purposeful porpoises |
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| Trying out a chair |
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| Fun, if scary, wall hangings |
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