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SUMMARY:The Catacombs Under Westminster: Two Hundred Years of Tombs and Edgar Allan Poe’s Gravesite
DESCRIPTION:Event Canceled \n\nJoin us to explore the eerie catacombs underneath Baltimore’s First Presbyterian Church\, now called Westminster Hall\, and the graves that surround it\, including the final resting place of Edgar Allan Poe. The burial ground predates the church\, which was built on arches above the gravesites\, so that the graveyard and its tombstones lie both underneath and around the building. We bet you will also recognize more than a few Baltimore street names as we walk among the patriots and civic leaders buried at Westminster including Calhoun\, Hollins\, Gilmore\, and Bentalou. All told\, the compact cemetery next to the University of Maryland School of Law is the final resting place for over 1\,000 individuals. We can’t wait to see you “Where Baltimore’s History Rests in Peace!”
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/the-catacombs-under-westminster-two-hundred-years-of-tombs-and-edgar-allan-poes-gravesite-2/
LOCATION:Westminster Hall and Burying Ground\, 519 W Fayette Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200325T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200325T183000
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SUMMARY:Psychedelics\, Traitors and Treatments: The Unexpected Past of Spring Grove Hospital Center
DESCRIPTION:Event Canceled \n\nTimothy Leary’s got nothing on Baltimore! Join us for a walk around the Spring Grove Hospital Center campus to see this partially abandoned historic facility where\, among other things\, the first and longest government-run psychedelic drug research program took place. Here\, scientists tested LSD and other chemicals as potential treatments for psychiatric illnesses until national controversy caught up with everybody and the research was shut down in 1976. \nSpring Grove has a history far deeper than the experimental 1960s. Founded in 1797\, it is the second oldest continuously operating psychiatric hospital in the country. Before the Civil War\, free and enslaved African Americans were also patients here. Later it became a whites-only facility. Today\, Spring Grove treats around 300 patients\, a fraction of its 1960 population. And there is again a psychiatric illness research facility in the same building where the LSD experiments once occurred. \nOn our tour\, we’ll see the remnants of the oldest building on campus\, industrial structures from the 1930s\, plus a barely noticeable cemetery. Join us and our guide Paul Lubell as we walk through three centuries of history that weaves together tales of yellow fever epidemics\, Confederate traitors\, and psychedelic scandal. Groovy.
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/psychedelics-traitors-and-treatments-the-unexpected-past-of-spring-grove-hospital-center-3/
LOCATION:Spring Grove Hospital Center\, 55 Wade Avenue\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21228\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200314T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200314T113000
DTSTAMP:20260422T164030
CREATED:20190917T141154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200313T135344Z
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SUMMARY:Catacombs\, 100-Year Vendors and History at Lexington Market
DESCRIPTION:Event Canceled \n\nBegun in the early 1800s on land donated by John Eager Howard\, Baltimore’s iconic Lexington Market holds the title as the oldest market in America. Ralph Waldo Emerson also dubbed it “the gastronomic capital of the world.” \nDuring the tour\, we will visit Faidley’s\, Berger’s\, and other vendors that have been in their stall for a century or more. We will also explore the catacombs under the marketplace. Rediscovered in 1951 during the construction of a parking garage\, the origins of these tunnels and vaults are mysterious. Were they used for cold storage before refrigeration? Did they house distilleries during Prohibition? We may not get the definitive answer\, but we’ll at least get a first-hand look at these spaces that are normally closed to the public. \nBe sure to bring your canvas bags to do some quintessential Baltimore shopping afterward. And while 10:30 am may seem early for a Saturday morning\, at least we’re not lining up when the historic starting bell would ring in the new market day at 2:00 am!
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/catacombs-100-year-vendors-and-history-at-lexington-market-15/
LOCATION:Faidley’s Seafood (Entrance)\, 203 N. Paca Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200307T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200307T110000
DTSTAMP:20260422T164030
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200219T205433Z
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SUMMARY:The Catacombs Under Westminster: Two Hundred Years of Tombs and Edgar Allan Poe’s Gravesite
DESCRIPTION:Join us to explore the eerie catacombs underneath Baltimore’s First Presbyterian Church\, now called Westminster Hall\, and the graves that surround it\, including the final resting place of Edgar Allan Poe. The burial ground predates the church\, which was built on arches above the gravesites\, so that the graveyard and its tombstones lie both underneath and around the building. We bet you will also recognize more than a few Baltimore street names as we walk among the patriots and civic leaders buried at Westminster including Calhoun\, Hollins\, Gilmore\, and Bentalou. All told\, the compact cemetery next to the University of Maryland School of Law is the final resting place for over 1\,000 individuals. We can’t wait to see you “Where Baltimore’s History Rests in Peace!”
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/the-catacombs-under-westminster-two-hundred-years-of-tombs-and-edgar-allan-poes-gravesite/
LOCATION:Westminster Hall and Burying Ground\, 519 W Fayette Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200307T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200307T110000
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CREATED:20191205T200232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191205T200232Z
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SUMMARY:From Farmstead Settlement to Booming Suburb: A Walking Tour of Historic Towson
DESCRIPTION:Did you know that Divine of John Waters movie fame was born and buried in Towson? Join Towson’s own history buff\, Ms. Brenda Carl\, for a look back at the town’s wonderful history and notable characters. We’ll start at the pre-Civil War Towson Courthouse and learn how the two Towson brothers from Pennsylvania came down the York Turnpike in the 1700’s to start the town that’s named for them. We’ll also visit the site of the original Towson Hotel\, where farmers stopped over before continuing on to Baltimore to sell their goods. We hope you’ll join us to discover how places like Prospect Hill Cemetery\, Loch Raven Reservoir\, and East Towson\, founded by African Americans formerly enslaved at Hampton Mansion\, helped make Towson into the bustling college town it is today.
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/from-farmstead-settlement-to-booming-suburb-a-walking-tour-of-historic-towson/
LOCATION:Historic Towson Courthouse\, 400 Washington Ave\, Towson\, MD\, 21204\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200305T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200305T183000
DTSTAMP:20260422T164030
CREATED:20200212T221140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200212T221352Z
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SUMMARY:Reinventing the Peale: A Hard Hat Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Peale’s renovations with architect Walter Schamu! Hear some of the many stories of the building\, from its origins as the first purpose-built museum in the country\, to the introduction of gaslight technology to the city\, to its role as Baltimore’s first City Hall and public high school for people of color. Find out what is coming next as the Peale relaunches as a center for Baltimore stories and studies\, and a laboratory for reinventing the museum for the 21st century in the creative and innovative spirit of the Peale family.
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/reinventing-the-peale-a-hard-hat-tour/
LOCATION:Peale Museum\, 225 North Holliday Street\, Baltimoe\, 21202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200229T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200229T150000
DTSTAMP:20260422T164030
CREATED:20200213T184709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200218T141459Z
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SUMMARY:Serving from Above: A Tour of the Maryland State Police Aviation Command
DESCRIPTION:Since 1784\, when 13-year-old Edward Warren became the first American to ascend in a hot air balloon above Baltimore\, Maryland has been a leader in flight. The Maryland State Police has been serving the state from above since 1954 when it acquired its first aircraft\, a donated\, two-seat\, radio-equipped airplane. On March 19\, 1970\, the command performed the first civilian medevac transport of an injured patient from a crash that occurred on the Baltimore Beltway to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center. Never before had a civilian agency transported a critically injured trauma patient by helicopter in a non-military setting. From hot air balloons to civilian helicopter medevacs\, Baltimore has been a city of aviation firsts.  \nSince the 1970s\, the Maryland State Police Aviation Command has transported over 150\,000 patients. And its duties have grown to include law enforcement and homeland security support\, search and rescue\, aerial rescue and disaster assessment. We hope you will join us for this incredible behind-the-scenes tour led by some of Maryland’s own State Police pilots and medics. We’ll see you in the hangar!
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/serving-from-above-a-tour-of-the-maryland-state-police-aviation-command/
LOCATION:Maryland State Police Aviation Command\, Middle River\, MD\, 21220\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200212T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200212T150000
DTSTAMP:20260422T164030
CREATED:20200123T221750Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200123T221750Z
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SUMMARY:The Caffeinated City: A Tour of Zeke’s Coffee Roastery and Baltimore’s Coffee History
DESCRIPTION:Thomas Rhodes sold his first pound of coffee at the Baltimore Farmers’ Market in November 2005 using a newly acquired one-pound coffee roaster. In doing so\, Mr. Rhodes’ new business\, Zeke’s Coffee\, joined a long line of coffee connoisseurs in Baltimore. The line includes Alex. Brown and Sons\, the nation’s first investment bank\, which imported so much coffee that it became the firm’s main source of revenue by the late 19th century. The line also includes Mr. Deaver Y. Smith Sr.\, who in 1906 established Smith Punch Base Coffee and Tea Company\, the third black-owned business in the 1400 block of Pennsylvania Avenue that operated for 65 years.  \nToday\, Zeke’s is still family owned and now operates in three cities using its unique roasting process where a fountain of beans is continuously agitated by a stream of hot air. Join us for an espresso-ily energizing tour of Zeke’s Coffee as we talk about Baltimore’s history of coffee and learn about the art of coffee roasting. 
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/the-caffeinated-city-a-tour-of-zekes-coffee-roastery-and-baltimores-coffee-history-2/
LOCATION:Zeke’s Coffee Roastery\, 3003 Montebello Terrace\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200209T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200209T143000
DTSTAMP:20260422T164030
CREATED:20191104T211158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191104T211358Z
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SUMMARY:Historic Laurel: A Walking Tour of a Booming 19th-Century Milltown
DESCRIPTION:Originally called Laurel Factory\, today’s town of Laurel started as a 19th-century milltown with ties to Baltimore along the B&O railroad line. Situated halfway between Baltimore and DC on the Patuxent River\, Laurel began as a small grist mill in 1811. In the 1840s\, it evolved into a cotton mill employing more than 700 workers. And during the Civil War\, Union troops guarded the railroad line in Laurel\, the only rail connection between the North and Washington\, DC at the time. \nPlease join us and our tour guide\, Ms. Ann Bennett\, the Executive Director of the Laurel Historical Society as we walk through Laurel’s main street\, see the remains of the mill’s ruins along the Patuxent River\, and discuss The Grove\, Laurel’s distinctly African American neighborhood that got its start in the mid-19th century amid harsh racism\, and later institutionalized segregation\, in Prince George’s County.  We will end at the Historical Society’s museum\, which is located in one of the original mill workers houses\, and take a look at their new exhibit commemorating the 150th anniversary of the town’s incorporation.
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/historic-laurel-a-walking-tour-of-a-booming-19th-century-milltown/
LOCATION:Laurel Museum\, 817 Main St\, Laurel\, MD\, 20707\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200209T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200209T113000
DTSTAMP:20260422T164030
CREATED:20200110T165811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200110T170220Z
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SUMMARY:Mount Vernon Love Stories: A Historic Valentine’s Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Baltimore historian Jamie Hunt is back with a Valentine’s Day-themed tour of romance in Mount Vernon!\n\nFor two centuries\, Mount Vernon has seen spectacular love stories\, bitter feuds\, and more than a few juicy trysts. The neighborhood’s earliest days include patriot and original Mount Vernon landowner John Eager Howard marrying a charming young Philadelphian\, Margaret “Peggy” Chew\, after her first love was hanged for treason in a plot that involved Benedict Arnold. Fast forward 200 years and Mount Vernon saw a 20th century graduate of its Baltimore School for the Arts\, actress Jada Pinkett Smith\, fall in love with and marry another noted Philadelphian\, actor Will Smith.\n\nIn between these two sets of lovers are the royal tales of Betsy Patterson Bonaparte\, who died wealthy but bitter in Mount Vernon years after an annulled marriage to Napoleon’s brother Jerome\, and Bessie Wallis Warfield\, who was christened in a neighborhood church (just across the street from where Betsy died) and grew up to become the Duchess of Windsor. Not to be outdone by royalty\, some of Baltimore’s most storied authors have ties to Mt. Vernon along with their beautiful\, sad marriages\, including Edgar Allan Poe\, H.L. Mencken\, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. And of course the rich and famous of Baltimore’s Gilded Age include more than a few with off-beat love lives.
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/mount-vernon-love-stories-a-historic-valentines-walking-tour-3/
LOCATION:Marburg Mansion\, 14 West Mt. Vernon Place\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200208T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200208T113000
DTSTAMP:20260422T164030
CREATED:20190917T135931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200115T174945Z
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SUMMARY:Catacombs\, 100-Year Vendors and History at Lexington Market
DESCRIPTION:Begun in the early 1800s on land donated by John Eager Howard\, Baltimore’s iconic Lexington Market holds the title as the oldest market in America. Ralph Waldo Emerson also dubbed it “the gastronomic capital of the world.” \nDuring the tour\, we will visit Faidley’s\, Berger’s\, and other vendors that have been in their stall for a century or more. We will also explore the catacombs under the marketplace. Rediscovered in 1951 during the construction of a parking garage\, the origins of these tunnels and vaults are mysterious. Were they used for cold storage before refrigeration? Did they house distilleries during Prohibition? We may not get the definitive answer\, but we’ll at least get a first-hand look at these spaces that are normally closed to the public. \nBe sure to bring your canvas bags to do some quintessential Baltimore shopping afterward. And while 10:30 am may seem early for a Saturday morning\, at least we’re not lining up when the historic starting bell would ring in the new market day at 2:00 am! \n 
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/catacombs-100-year-vendors-and-history-at-lexington-market-14/
LOCATION:Faidley’s Seafood (Entrance)\, 203 N. Paca Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200129T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200129T113000
DTSTAMP:20260422T164030
CREATED:20200121T165611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200121T165611Z
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SUMMARY:From Pianos to Pigskins: Ravens Stadium Then and Now
DESCRIPTION:The Baltimore Ravens were one of the hottest teams in the NFL this season\, so what better time to join us at M&T Bank Stadium for a behind-the-scenes tour of their home? We’ll take in the whole building from the suite-level to the locker-rooms. And\, because we are Baltimore Heritage and have more than a little history bent\, we’ll learn about the history of the site\, including German immigrant William Knabe’s enormous piano factory that was once there.  \nKnabe Piano started in Baltimore in 1837 and located where the stadium now sits in 1869. The company sold pianos to luminaries like Francis Scott Key. When Carnegie Hall opened in New York on May 5\, 1891\, Knabe family sponsored Russian composer Peter Tchaikovsky (think Swan Lake among other pieces) to conduct the opening concert. Who would have predicted that 129 years later\, the Baltimore Ravens would have an opera-singing kicker (Justin Tucker) performing at the same spot where Knabe made grand pianos for the country’s opera houses? Join us for this touchdown tour to talk about both football players and piano players.  \nThere will be free parking in a surface lot at the stadium next to the tour starting point.
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/from-pianos-to-pigskins-ravens-stadium-then-and-now-2/
LOCATION:M&T Bank Stadium (Ravens Stadium)\, 1101 Russell St\, South East Lobby across from LOT D\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200123T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200123T150000
DTSTAMP:20260422T164030
CREATED:20191105T141738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191105T141738Z
UID:24733-1579788000-1579791600@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:The Caffeinated City: A Tour of Zeke’s Coffee Roastery and Baltimore’s Coffee History
DESCRIPTION:Thomas Rhodes sold his first pound of coffee at the Baltimore Farmers’ Market in November 2005 using a newly acquired one-pound coffee roaster. In doing so\, Mr. Rhodes’ new business\, Zeke’s Coffee\, joined a long line of coffee connoisseurs in Baltimore. The line includes Alex. Brown and Sons\, the nation’s first investment bank\, which imported so much coffee that it became the firm’s main source of revenue by the late 19th century. The line also includes Mr. Deaver Y. Smith Sr.\, who in 1906 established Smith Punch Base Coffee and Tea Company\, the third black-owned business in the 1400 block of Pennsylvania Avenue that operated for 65 years. \nToday\, Zeke’s is still family owned and now operates in three cities using its unique roasting process where a fountain of beans is continuously agitated by a stream of hot air. Join us for an espresso-ily energizing tour of Zeke’s Coffee as we talk about Baltimore’s history of coffee and learn about the art of coffee roasting.
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/the-caffeinated-city-a-tour-of-zekes-coffee-roastery-and-baltimores-coffee-history/
LOCATION:Zeke’s Coffee Roastery\, 3003 Montebello Terrace\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200111T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200111T113000
DTSTAMP:20260422T164030
CREATED:20190916T184935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200115T174721Z
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SUMMARY:Catacombs\, 100-Year Vendors and History at Lexington Market
DESCRIPTION:Begun in the early 1800s on land donated by John Eager Howard\, Baltimore’s iconic Lexington Market holds the title as the oldest market in America. Ralph Waldo Emerson also dubbed it “the gastronomic capital of the world.” \nDuring the tour\, we will visit Faidley’s\, Berger’s\, and other vendors that have been in their stall for a century or more. We will also explore the catacombs under the marketplace. Rediscovered in 1951 during the construction of a parking garage\, the origins of these tunnels and vaults are mysterious. Were they used for cold storage before refrigeration? Did they house distilleries during Prohibition? We may not get the definitive answer\, but we’ll at least get a first-hand look at these spaces that are normally closed to the public. \nBe sure to bring your canvas bags to do some quintessential Baltimore shopping afterward. And while 10:30 am may seem early for a Saturday morning\, at least we’re not lining up when the historic starting bell would ring in the new market day at 2:00 am! \n 
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/catacombs-100-year-vendors-and-history-at-lexington-market-13/
LOCATION:Faidley’s Seafood (Entrance)\, 203 N. Paca Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://baltimoreheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/lexington-market-image.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200107T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200107T113000
DTSTAMP:20260422T164030
CREATED:20191219T150442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191219T160132Z
UID:25050-1578393000-1578396600@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:From Pianos to Pigskins: Ravens Stadium Then and Now
DESCRIPTION:The Baltimore Ravens are the hottest team in the NFL\, so what better time to join us at M&T Bank Stadium for a behind-the-scenes tour of their home? We’ll take in the whole building from the suite-level to the locker-rooms. And\, because we are Baltimore Heritage and have more than a little history bent\, we’ll learn about the history of the site\, including German immigrant William Knabe’s enormous piano factory that was once there.  \nKnabe Piano started in Baltimore in 1837 and located where the stadium now sits in 1869. The company sold pianos to luminaries like Francis Scott Key. When Carnegie Hall opened in New York on May 5\, 1891\, Knabe family sponsored Russian composer Peter Tchaikovsky (think Swan Lake among other pieces) to conduct the opening concert. Who would have predicted that 129 years later\, the Baltimore Ravens would have an opera-singing kicker (Justin Tucker) performing at the same spot where Knabe made grand pianos for the country’s opera houses? Join us for this touchdown tour to talk about both football players and piano players.  \nThere will be free parking in a surface lot at the stadium next to the tour starting point.
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/from-pianos-to-pigskins-ravens-stadium-then-and-now/
LOCATION:M&T Bank Stadium (Ravens Stadium)\, 1101 Russell St\, South East Lobby across from LOT D\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191227T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191227T120000
DTSTAMP:20260422T164030
CREATED:20191104T201851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191217T200655Z
UID:24761-1577444400-1577448000@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:Up into the Clockworks at the Bromo Seltzer Tower
DESCRIPTION:This event is sold out. We are working on adding more tours. Please check back for additional information. Thank you! \n\nAlways one for flamboyance\, Captain Isaac Emerson came back from a trip to Italy and decided he wanted to build a new factory in downtown Baltimore and that it should look like Florence’s fabulous town hall\, the Palazzo Vecchio. Completed in 1911\, the tower’s four clocks each measure 24 feet across\, a foot more London’s Big Ben\, and the tower itself was the tallest building in Baltimore at the time. Emerson\, the man who became wealthy from his invention of Bromo Seltzer and gave us the slogan “if you keep late hours for society’s sake\, Bromo Seltzer will cure that headache\,” was quite proud. \nOur tour through the building will include a trip up the ships stairs into the clockworks at the top to look at the tick-tock operation in process and peer out the translucent windows. We’ll also stop in at the museum room that holds the world’s largest collection ephemera from Captain Emerson\, Bromo Seltzer\, and Maryland Glass. And along the way\, we’ll get a taste of the newest art that comes from the Tower’s artists: it is now home to dozens of local art studios. If you’ve wondered what goes on in the Bromo Seltzer Tower and how the imposing clocks actually work\, now’s your chance!
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/up-into-the-clockworks-at-the-bromo-seltzer-tower/
LOCATION:Bromo Seltzer Tower\, 21 S Eutaw St\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191219T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191219T180000
DTSTAMP:20260422T164030
CREATED:20191126T142040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191218T133042Z
UID:24757-1576774800-1576778400@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:Reading a Renovation: A Tour of the Pratt’s Updated Central Library with Architect Sandra Vicchio
DESCRIPTION:This event is sold out. We are working on adding more tours. Please check back for additional information. Thank you! \n\nAfter three years of construction\, the $115 million renovation project at the Pratt Central Library is complete and the work is stunning. Join us as we get to tour the library and learn about its restoration with the project’s consulting architect\, Sandra Vicchio. \nIn 1882\, Enoch Pratt gave a whopping $1 million gift to Baltimore City to launch the nation’s first free library system\, proclaiming\, “My library shall be for all\, rich and poor without distinction of race or color.” Today\, the 1933 Central Library serves more than half a million people each year and with the newly completed whole-building restoration campaign\, will now do so in gorgeously restored spaces. Carpenters removed dropped ceilings to reveal fabulous stenciling\, artists restored decorative molding that was damaged in prior renovations\, and lighting experts created new lighting that is historically appropriate and makes the rooms feel light and airy. Whether you last visited the Central Library a week ago or a decade ago\, we hope you can join us and Ms. Vicchio to learn about (and gawk at) our newly restored piece of civic pride.
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/reading-a-renovation-a-tour-of-the-pratts-updated-central-library-with-lead-architect-sandra-vicchio/
LOCATION:Central Branch – Enoch Pratt Free Library\, 400 Cathedral Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191214T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191214T113000
DTSTAMP:20260422T164030
CREATED:20190717T152814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190717T152814Z
UID:24483-1576319400-1576323000@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:Catacombs\, 100-Year Vendors and History at Lexington Market
DESCRIPTION:Begun in the early 1800s on land donated by John Eager Howard\, Baltimore’s iconic Lexington Market holds the title as the oldest market in America. Ralph Waldo Emerson also dubbed it “the gastronomic capital of the world.” \nDuring the tour\, we will visit Faidley’s\, Berger’s\, Konstant’s Candy\, and other vendors that have been in their stall for a century or more. We will also explore the catacombs under the marketplace. Rediscovered in 1951 during the construction of a parking garage\, the origins of these tunnels and vaults are mysterious. Were they used for cold storage before refrigeration? Did they house distilleries during Prohibition? We may not get the definitive answer\, but we’ll at least get a first-hand look at these spaces that are normally closed to the public. \nBe sure to bring your canvas bags to do some quintessential Baltimore shopping afterward. And while 10:30 am may seem early for a Saturday morning\, at least we’re not lining up when the historic starting bell would ring in the new market day at 2:00 am!
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/catacombs-100-year-vendors-and-history-at-lexington-market-12/
LOCATION:Faidley’s Seafood (Entrance)\, 203 N. Paca Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191211T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191211T173000
DTSTAMP:20260422T164030
CREATED:20191105T150237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191105T172759Z
UID:24768-1576081800-1576085400@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:Boughs of Holly: A Tour of Evergreen Museum & Library Decked Out for the Holidays
DESCRIPTION:When a tremendous Gilded Age mansion gets fully-adorned with holiday decorations\, there’s a lot to take in and see. Please join us for a special winter tour of the Evergreen Museum and Library\, which holds 48 rooms\, a soaring portico\, a Tiffany designed glass canopy\, and loads holiday decorations. Led by Baltimore Heritage volunteer Richard Messick\, we’ll take in the seasonal surroundings while learning about the mansion’s rich history\, including the 1878 purchase of the estate by John Work Garrett\, president of the B&O Railroad\, for his son T. Harrison Garrett. \nEvergreen still has over 50\,000 items from the Garrett family\, including drawings by Degas and Picasso and one of the nation’s largest collections of Tiffany glass pieces. The building’s rare book library contains 8\,000 volumes that include works by Shakespeare and Audubon\, as well as the signatures of every signer of the Declaration of Independence. The mansion even has its own theater! Please join us this holiday season for a tour of this wonderful Baltimore treasure!
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/boughs-of-holly-a-tour-of-evergreen-museum-library-decked-out-for-the-holidays/
LOCATION:Evergreen House\, 4545 North Charles Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21210\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191123T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191123T110000
DTSTAMP:20260422T164030
CREATED:20191017T155006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191017T155006Z
UID:24660-1574503200-1574506800@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:From Farmstead Settlement to Divine’s First Home: A Walking Tour of Historic Towson
DESCRIPTION:Did you know that Divine of John Waters movie fame was born and buried in Towson? Join Towson’s own history buff\, Ms. Brenda Carl\, for a look back at the town’s wonderful history and notable characters. We’ll start at the pre-Civil War Towson Courthouse and learn how the two Towson brothers from Pennsylvania came down the York Turnpike in the 1700’s to start the town that’s named for them. We’ll also visit the site of the original Towson Hotel\, where farmers stopped over before continuing on to Baltimore to sell their goods. We hope you’ll join us to discover how places like Prospect Hill Cemetery\, Loch Raven Reservoir\, and East Towson\, founded by African Americans formerly enslaved at Hampton Mansion\, helped make Towson into the bustling college town it is today.
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/from-farmstead-settlement-to-divines-first-home-a-walking-tour-of-historic-towson/
LOCATION:Historic Towson Courthouse\, 400 Washington Ave\, Towson\, MD\, 21204\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191116T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191116T103000
DTSTAMP:20260422T164030
CREATED:20191007T151654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191007T151813Z
UID:24628-1573896600-1573900200@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:Psychedelics\, Traitors and Treatments: The Unexpected Past of Spring Grove Hospital Center
DESCRIPTION:Timothy Leary’s got nothing on Baltimore! Join us for a walk around the Spring Grove Hospital Center campus to see this partially abandoned historic facility where\, among other things\, the first and longest government-run psychedelic drug research program took place. Here\, scientists tested LSD and other chemicals as potential treatments for psychiatric illnesses until national controversy caught up with everybody and the research was shut down in 1976. \nSpring Grove has a history far deeper than the experimental 1960s. Founded in 1797\, it is the second oldest continuously operating psychiatric hospital in the country. Before the Civil War\, free and enslaved African Americans were also patients here. Later it became a whites-only facility. Today\, Spring Grove treats around 300 patients\, a fraction of its 1960 population. And there is again a psychiatric illness research facility in the same building where the LSD experiments once occurred. \nOn our tour\, we’ll see the remnants of the oldest building on campus\, industrial structures from the 1930s\, plus a barely noticeable cemetery. Join us and our guide Paul Lubell as we walk through three centuries of history that weaves together tales of yellow fever epidemics\, Confederate traitors\, and psychedelic scandal. Groovy
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/psychedelics-traitors-and-treatments-the-unexpected-past-of-spring-grove-hospital-center-2/
LOCATION:Spring Grove Hospital Center\, 55 Wade Avenue\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21228\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191109T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191109T113000
DTSTAMP:20260422T164030
CREATED:20190717T151351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191016T155928Z
UID:24480-1573295400-1573299000@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:Catacombs\, 100-Year Vendors and History at Lexington Market
DESCRIPTION:Begun in the early 1800s on land donated by John Eager Howard\, Baltimore’s iconic Lexington Market holds the title as the oldest market in America. Ralph Waldo Emerson also dubbed it “the gastronomic capital of the world.” \nDuring the tour\, we will visit Faidley’s\, Berger’s\, Konstant’s Candy\, and other vendors that have been in their stall for a century or more. We will also explore the catacombs under the marketplace. Rediscovered in 1951 during the construction of a parking garage\, the origins of these tunnels and vaults are mysterious. Were they used for cold storage before refrigeration? Did they house distilleries during Prohibition? We may not get the definitive answer\, but we’ll at least get a first-hand look at these spaces that are normally closed to the public. \nBe sure to bring your canvas bags to do some quintessential Baltimore shopping afterward. And while 10:30 am may seem early for a Saturday morning\, at least we’re not lining up when the historic starting bell would ring in the new market day at 2:00 am!
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/catacombs-100-year-vendors-and-history-at-lexington-market-11/
LOCATION:Faidley’s Seafood (Entrance)\, 203 N. Paca Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191026T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191026T103000
DTSTAMP:20260422T164030
CREATED:20190924T183209Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191004T142240Z
UID:24578-1572082200-1572085800@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:Psychedelics\, Traitors and Treatments: The Unexpected Past of Spring Grove Hospital Center
DESCRIPTION:Timothy Leary’s got nothing on Baltimore! Join us for a walk around the Spring Grove Hospital Center campus to see this partially abandoned historic facility where\, among other things\, the first and longest government-run psychedelic drug research program took place. Here\, scientists tested LSD and other chemicals as potential treatments for psychiatric illnesses until national controversy caught up with everybody and the research was shut down in 1976.  \nSpring Grove has a history far deeper than the experimental 1960s. Founded in 1797\, it is the second oldest continuously operating psychiatric hospital in the country. Before the Civil War\, free and enslaved African Americans were also patients here. Later it became a whites-only facility. Today\, Spring Grove treats around 300 patients\, a fraction of its 1960 population. And there is again a psychiatric illness research facility in the same building where the LSD experiments once occurred.  \nOn our tour\, we’ll see the remnants of the oldest building on campus\, industrial structures from the 1930s\, plus a barely noticeable cemetery. Join us and our guide Paul Lubell as we walk through three centuries of history that weaves together tales of yellow fever epidemics\, Confederate traitors\, and psychedelic scandal. Groovy.  \n 
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/psychedelics-traitors-and-treatments-the-unexpected-past-of-spring-grove-hospital-center/
LOCATION:Spring Grove Hospital Center\, 55 Wade Avenue\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21228\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191015T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191015T150000
DTSTAMP:20260422T164030
CREATED:20190905T204115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191015T124258Z
UID:24534-1571148000-1571151600@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:Today’s Solution to an Age-Old Problem: Inside the 1940 Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant
DESCRIPTION:In the wake of the Great 1904 Fire\, Baltimore had two pressing tasks: rebuild downtown and get on board with other European and American cities in developing a functioning sewage system. Both were critical if the city was to continue to grow\, and luckily for all of us coming after this defining moment\, Baltimoreans of the day successfully accomplished both.  \nThe Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant was completed in 1940 and supplemented the earlier Eastern Avenue facility at the Inner Harbor that was finished in 1912. The Patapsco plant\, sited at the very tip of the Brooklyn and Curtis Bay peninsula\, beat out competing ideas on how to treat Baltimore’s waste\, including pumping it into the middle of the Chesapeake Bay (Maryland’s oystermen were adamantly opposed) and shipping it to a facility in Anne Arundel County (too expensive). When the facility was completed\, it could handle 5 million gallons of sewage a day\, an amount that the city quickly exceeded. After years of planning\, the plant was dramatically expanded in 1985 to handle 63 million gallons daily\, and today serves nearly half a million people in Baltimore City as well as Baltimore\, Howard\, Anne Arundel Counties.  \nPlease  join us as we take a tour of this fascinating facility that has its roots in the 1904 Fire and today uses state-of-the-art technology to handle a problem as old as the city itself.
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/todays-solution-to-an-age-old-problem-inside-the-1940-patapsco-wastewater-treatment-plant/
LOCATION:Patapsco Waste Water Treatment Plant\, 3501 Asiatic Ave.\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21226\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191012T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191012T120000
DTSTAMP:20260422T164030
CREATED:20190411T155326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190806T145158Z
UID:24268-1570876200-1570881600@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:Celebrate National Coming Out Day on a LGBTQ Heritage Walking Tour in Charles Village!
DESCRIPTION:Although we’re technically a day late\, we hope you can help us and our partner Preservation Maryland celebrate National Coming Out Day with a LGBT heritage walking tour in Charles Village! \nAlthough Charles Village is better known for its colorful “painted ladies\,” the neighborhood was home to many activists and institutions at the heart of the city’s LGBT community in the 1970s and 1980s. Guides Richard Oloizia\, Shirley Parry\, Louis Hughes and Kate Drabisnki will take us on a walk past local landmarks from the original home of the Gay Community Center of Baltimore\, now the GLCCB\, to the St. Paul Street church that supported the growth of the Metropolitan Community Church\, Baltimore’s oldest LGBT religious organization\, and the radical feminist writers and publishers that gave a voice to lesbian authors who might not otherwise have been read.  \nWe’ll end the tour at Peabody Heights Brewery where you supply the conversation and we will supply a pizza lunch.  \nThis tour is the second in a two-part LGBT heritage program made possible by funding from PNC and supported in part by Preservation Maryland and the Maryland Historical Trust.
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/celebrate-national-coming-out-day-on-a-lgbtq-heritage-walking-tour-in-charles-village/
LOCATION:Normal’s Books & Records\, 425 East 31st Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21218\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191012T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191012T113000
DTSTAMP:20260422T164030
CREATED:20190717T144753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190717T144753Z
UID:24478-1570876200-1570879800@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:Catacombs\, 100-Year Vendors and History at Lexington Market
DESCRIPTION:Begun in the early 1800s on land donated by John Eager Howard\, Baltimore’s iconic Lexington Market holds the title as the oldest market in America. Ralph Waldo Emerson also dubbed it “the gastronomic capital of the world.” \nDuring the tour\, we will visit Faidley’s\, Berger’s\, Konstant’s Candy\, and other vendors that have been in their stall for a century or more. We will also explore the catacombs under the marketplace. Rediscovered in 1951 during the construction of a parking garage\, the origins of these tunnels and vaults are mysterious. Were they used for cold storage before refrigeration? Did they house distilleries during Prohibition? We may not get the definitive answer\, but we’ll at least get a first-hand look at these spaces that are normally closed to the public. \nBe sure to bring your canvas bags to do some quintessential Baltimore shopping afterward. And while 10:30 am may seem early for a Saturday morning\, at least we’re not lining up when the historic starting bell would ring in the new market day at 2:00 am!
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/catacombs-100-year-vendors-and-history-at-lexington-market-10/
LOCATION:Faidley’s Seafood (Entrance)\, 203 N. Paca Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191005T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191005T123000
DTSTAMP:20260422T164030
CREATED:20190905T133829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191001T140653Z
UID:24530-1570266000-1570278600@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:The Founding Days: Doors Open Bus Tour of Some of Baltimore’s Oldest Buildings
DESCRIPTION:1765. 1785. 1790. 1797. These are the dates of construction of the Robert Long House\, Old Otterbein Church\, the wooden Caulkers Houses in Fell’s Point\, and Mayor Thorowgood Smith’s house in Jonestown. They are some of the oldest standing structures in Baltimore and four of the five historic places we’ll visit on our 2019 Doors Open Bus Tour. To round out the tour\, we’ll also visit the Public Works Museum inside the Eastern Avenue Sewage Pumping Station\, a wonderful civic structure erected as part of rebuilding the city and its sewage system in the wake of the 1904 Fire. \nPlease join Baltimore Heritage director Johns Hopkins on this bus trip of some of the oldest buildings in the city. We’ll meet at the Robert Long House in Fell’s Point. Four-hour meter parking is available\, as well as a garage at Thames and Caroline Street. Come for the tour and grab lunch in Fell’s Point afterwards! \nWe are proud to be partnering on this tour with AIA Baltimore and the Baltimore Architecture Foundation. \nTHIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/the-founding-days-doors-open-bus-tour-of-some-of-baltimores-oldest-buildings/
LOCATION:Robert Long House\, 812 South Ann Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21231\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190914T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190914T113000
DTSTAMP:20260422T164030
CREATED:20190717T142948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190717T142948Z
UID:24476-1568457000-1568460600@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:Catacombs\, 100-Year Vendors and History at Lexington Market
DESCRIPTION:Begun in the early 1800s on land donated by John Eager Howard\, Baltimore’s iconic Lexington Market holds the title as the oldest market in America. Ralph Waldo Emerson also dubbed it “the gastronomic capital of the world.” \nDuring the tour\, we will visit Faidley’s\, Berger’s\, Konstant’s Candy\, and other vendors that have been in their stall for a century or more. We will also explore the catacombs under the marketplace. Rediscovered in 1951 during the construction of a parking garage\, the origins of these tunnels and vaults are mysterious. Were they used for cold storage before refrigeration? Did they house distilleries during Prohibition? We may not get the definitive answer\, but we’ll at least get a first-hand look at these spaces that are normally closed to the public. \nBe sure to bring your canvas bags to do some quintessential Baltimore shopping afterward. And while 10:30 am may seem early for a Saturday morning\, at least we’re not lining up when the historic starting bell would ring in the new market day at 2:00 am!
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/catacombs-100-year-vendors-and-history-at-lexington-market-9/
LOCATION:Faidley’s Seafood (Entrance)\, 203 N. Paca Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190913T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190913T093000
DTSTAMP:20260422T164030
CREATED:20190731T202649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190731T204535Z
UID:24504-1568363400-1568367000@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:Factory Tour of Fashions Unlimited: A Renaissance in Baltimore’s Garment Industry
DESCRIPTION:In response to the strong interest in our tour of Fashions Unlimited last year\, we are repeating a tour of this Baltimore garment factory in action. Since its founding in 1976\, Fashions Unlimited has been manufacturing clothing from its South Baltimore factory and is going as strongly today as ever. With sewing machines and a skilled workforce of designers\, cutters\, and sewers\, it produces a range of products from bathing suits for start-up businesses to sportswear for Fila\, Nike\, and Champion. The company even makes jackets for Mt. Everest climbers and high-tech jerseys for European soccer leagues so that coaches can monitor everything in real time from a player’s heartbeat to her waning acceleration in the second half of the game. \nPlease join us and company founder Phil Spector on a tour of the Fashions Unlimited factory in action and learn how “Made in the USA” is happening here in Baltimore. (P.S.\, Our tour is indeed at 8:30 am. The factory is in production from 6:30 am until 2:30 p.m. and we wanted to do our tour when it is in full swing.) \nOur Behind the Scenes Tours are made possible by a grant from Mayor Bernard “Jack” Young and the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts.
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/factory-tour-of-fashions-unlimited-a-renaissance-in-baltimores-garment-industry-3/
LOCATION:Fashions Unlimited\, 1100 Wicomico Street\, Ste. 515\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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SUMMARY:Baltimore’s Industrial Roots: A Tour of the Parker Metal Decorating Company Building
DESCRIPTION:Founded in 1919 by Edwin Augusts Parker\, the Parker Metal Decorating Company specialized in metal lithography: printing designs directly onto metal sheets. Edwin came to Baltimore from New York to join the growing number of lithographers located near the harbor. Among other things\, he invented a process that allowed lithographers to use more precise dimpled metal sheets (rather than the standard stone) to hold ink during the printing process. With more than a little success\, Parker’s stamped metal sheets went on to be made into tin food cans that were streaming out of Baltimore’s canneries at the time\, as well as other products like wastebaskets and advertising signs. The company also had plants in New York\, Cleveland\, Chicago and Toronto that similarly turned out stamped metal products for things like candy tins and matching kitchen storage containers.  \nParker moved into the building on West Ostend Street in 1921\, and produced the cans for Twinings Tea and Old Bay Seasonings from here. The firm continued until a larger metal stamping company\, U.S. Can\, entered the specialty lithography market and undercut its prices. The Baltimore plant and the company closed in 1994. Today\, Himmelrich Associates has turned the former metal lithography plant into funky offices and event spaces that retain the building’s manufacturing history. Please join us and Mr. Sam Himmelrich\, the building’s owner and redeveloper\, to see and learn a little about Baltimore’s industrial past through this great adaptive reuse project.  \nOur Baltimore Behind the Scenes Tours program has been funded by Mayor Bernard “Jack” Young and the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts.
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/baltimores-industrial-roots-a-tour-of-the-parker-metal-decorating-company-building/
LOCATION:The Parker Metal Building\, 333 West Ostend Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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