Union Station (present day Pennsylvania Station), from southeast 1501-1525 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland circa 1905 John Dubas (fl. 1905-1973) 5x7 inch glass negative Arthur U. Hooper Memorial Collection Baltimore City Life Museum Collection Maryland Historical Society MC9075 A Before Pennsylvania Station at 1500 North Charles Street in Baltimore, there was Union Station. Google Maps Street View of Penn Station today from Charles Street:

Major League Baseball All Star-Game, Memorial Stadium 900 East 33rd Street, Baltimore, Maryland July 8, 1958 Robert F. Kniesche (1906-1976) 4x5 inch acetate negative Kniesche Collection Maryland Historical Society PP79.1314 This was the first and only MLB All-Star Game played at Memorial Stadium. The opening pitch was made by then-Vice President Richard Nixon. The American League lineup included Micky Mantle (New York Yankees), Nellie Fox (Chicago White Sox), and Gus Triandos (Baltimore Orioles). National League included Willie Mays (San Francisco Giants), Henry “Hank” Aaron (Milwaukee Braves), and Ernie Banks (Chicago Cubs) among others. More information on the game and lineups available through the Wikipedia page .

Old Terrapin Park, aka Orioles Park

1938

Present day East 30th Street (to the north), East 29th Street (to the south), Barclay Street (to the west), and Greenmount Avenue (to the east), Baltimore, Maryland

Unidentified photographer

Subject Vertical File (Baltimore - Stadiums)

Maryland Historical Society

[SVF]

Frederick “Fritz” Maisel at Oriole Park

Oriole Park, Baltimore, Maryland

circa 1931

Robert F. Kniesche (1906-1976)

4x5 inch acetate negative

Kniesche Collection

Maryland Historical Society

PP79.18

Read about the history of the Baltimore Orioles and Oriole Park, which burned July 4, 1944, in Lost City: The Burning of Oriole Park on underbelly.

Let’s Go O’s! See you at Game 2!