Picture This: March 20 in Baltimore
From dinosaurs to pets and the Inner Harbor, here’s a random sampling of photos submitted by Sun readers that chronicle a day in the life of Baltimore. Click to view more submissions.
Maryland
The art of glass making
Great Baltimore Fire of 1904
120 Pearls to film: Q&A with Kaitlin Newman
Time lapse video: Ravens fans in Federal Hill
Rough Cut: Ravens Super Bowl win over 49ers
Left behind at Sparrows Point
Matt ‘Fan Man’ Andrews: The Godfather of Ravens fans
The Silent Guardians: Cemeteries of Baltimore City
Remembering former Orioles manager Earl Weaver
Instagrammer feature with @rockinbrock
Courage and strength: Living with stage IV breast cancer
Baltimore, City of Murals
Ray Lewis retrospective: 1996-2013
Year in review: Official White House photos from 2012
Bare Hills, A Contrast in Time
Double Exposure series
Notable sinkholes from around the globe
Sinkholes are very much in the news this week after a Florida man disappeared into one that swallowed his bedroom while he was asleep on Thursday night. As of Saturday morning, rescue personnel continued searching for the man inside the hole that formed below his Tampa home.
To explore this geological phenomenon, we took a look at some of the more notable sinkholes to form worldwide, as well as a few that made headlines in Maryland in the last 10 years.
I’m gonna lasso your heart: Retro Valentine’s Day cards
Today’s Valentine’s Day cards depicts teen pop stars and favorite superheroes from Avengers to Transformers. Here’s a look at some retro Valentine cards, purchased during a recent visit at Bayside Antiques in Havre de Grace.
A “Masked Mystery” at the Maryland Historical Society uncovered by blog readers
The Maryland Historical Society launched a blog this past September called underbelly. With its vast collection of photographs, maps, recordings and other historical documents, the blog culls through and explores important, and often forgotten items from Maryland’s rich history. Occasionally, as its name suggests, the blog discusses less-than-flattering past events, which continue to reverberate with Marylanders of today. One such entry recently got our attention entitled “Masked Mystery.” In the article, the author introduces a sinister-looking photograph from their archives that has perplexed them for some time.
Opening Day parades, victory parties: How Baltimore celebrated its winning teams over the years
After winning Super Bowl XLVII, the Baltimore Ravens were welcomed back by one of the greatest victory parades in Baltimore history with over 200,000 fans in attendance on Feb. 5.
Look back at past celebrations and Opening Day sports parades. Perhaps, the biggest turnout was on April 15, 1954, when fans welcomed the Baltimore Orioles in their very first season on Opening Day against the White Sox. Over 350,000 fans were said to have shown up for the parade.
Great Baltimore Fire of 1904
The Great Baltimore Fire of 1904 started on Feb. 7 and raged on until 5 p.m. the next day. The fire began inside the John E. Hurst & Company building, causing an explosion that sent flames on to adjacent buildings. In minutes, surrounding buildings were ablaze and the fire continued to sweep through parts of downtown, in large part due to wind and lack of standardized fire-fighting equipment. Calls for help were telegraphed to other cities including Philadelphia, New York, and Washington D.C., who sent assistance. According to the Fire Museum of Baltimore, some 1,231 and 1,200 National Guardsmen were needed as part of the effort. In about 30 hours, 140 acres of downtown Baltimore had burned, taking down 1,526 buildings and 2,500 businesses in its fury. Two years later, The Baltimore Sun reported that the city had risen from the ashes and “one of the great disasters of modern time had been converted into a blessing.”
120 Pearls to film: Q&A with Baltimore photographer Kaitlin Newman
Kaitlin Newman is a featured photographer in the upcoming RAW showcase at Tatu on February 7. She’s also the 2012 Mobbies winner for best new blog. The Darkroom caught up with Newman about her portfolio, searching for antique cameras and her “120 Pearls” blog.
Time lapse video: Fans react to Ravens Super Bowl win in Federal Hill
Fans piled out into the streets of Federal Hill to celebrate the Ravens, who beat the 49ers 34-31 in Super Bowl XLVII on Sunday.
Stills taken from the rooftop of Mother’s on S. Charles Street. Fifteen second intervals for nearly two hours beginning in the last minute of the fourth quarter in 30 degree weather. ISO set to 2500. Things to look out for: ebb and flow of the crowd, fans climbing trees and on top vehicles, crowd surfing, shirts and newspapers flying and mounted police.
Time-lapse video captures the transformation of the Everyman Theatre
Thanks to an idea by Steve Sullivan, the multimedia director at The Sun, videographer Christopher T. Assaf embarked on a challenging time-lapse video experiment. A camera, clicking every 15 minutes from Oct. 26 until Jan. 11, photographed the final construction of the new Everyman Theatre and its preparations for the opening performance of ‘August: Osage County.’
Watch the video and read more about the process.
Instagrammer feature with @flynnfinity: Adventures in Baltimore with a dog named Bailey
If you live in Baltimore and you’re on Instagram, there’s a good chance you’ve come across @flynnfinity aka Josh Flynn. Flynn, who lives and works in Baltimore, won the award for “Best Instagram” at the Mobbies this year.
The Darkroom caught up with Flynn about Instagram’s Terms of Service debacle, his series #baileystraightchillin and the advantages of using a camera phone on the fly.
