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At Park Avenue and McMechen
Street in Bolton Hill lies this marker for 1534 Beethoven Terrace, the
original name of this block of Apartments. Today, the building is
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Another neat stone at Lexington and Arch Streets reads "1880
RIEMAN BLOCK." 1880 in this case is the date, and NOT the block number,
unlike the Beethoven.
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On the Southwest corner
of Carey and Lexington Streets lies this inset engraving of Waverley Terrace
for this unique block of homes.
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Close up view of the Waverley Terrace marker.
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Just one block South of
Waverley Terrace, on the opposite side of Carey Street lies this marker
for "Linden Place"
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A few blocks to the West
on Fulton Avenue at Baltimore is another faded marker on this abandoned
building denoting Chesapeake Terrace. This is likely the most endangered
of all the markers. UPDATE - this building is in the process of being rehabbed in 2004, and the marker restored.
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This stone inset into the
Northwest Corner of Charles and 23rd Streets must have been designed with
the tall person in mind, as it takes a healthy zoom to make it out.
Interestingly, note the sharp lingustic original name of 23rd Street.
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Shirk Street is not the
only neat old street name in the old Charles Village, as this marker for
Maryland Avenue and Brown (22nd) Street attests.
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Bolton Hill is home to this
street marker at the Western Corner of Wilson and Bolton Streets.
Unlike the Charles Village specimens, neither of these streets carries
a different name today.
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For years it was fondly
called the "Book Block," but as this marker on the Northwest corner of
Maryland and 25th Streets, this distinctive block was once called "Huntingdon
Place" as the Diagonal street through Remington once officially curved.
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Downtown is also home to
an engraved Street marker, seen here on the Northeast Corner of Howard
and Baltimore Streets.
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This stately stone on Baltimore Street near Collington Avenue in East Baltimore denotes BANKARD PLACE.
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Diificult to make out is this marker for WINANS TERRACE, located on the East side of Broadway below Fayette Street.
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The 1910 vintage Harvey Street sign in Federal Hill is rather unique
for South Baltimore, and unique among such signs as wel, for more than
just its use of dating. While most of these markers are inlaid
into either corner or the centers of blocks, this stone is inset into
the center of the house at the end of the row. Big thanks to
Jennifer McLaughlin.
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While the Latrobe Place seems to indicate a name for this block of
houses, the other Edmondson Avenue indicator almost seems to suggest
that this block of Calhoun Street was in fact officially named Latrobe
Place.
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This Selma Place sign is inset on an Alley block East of Fulton Avenue,
and is readily visible when heading West on Saratoga up the hill
towards Fulton.
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Certainly, this marker for Vincent Place is among the most creative,
with its fourishes, and curving lettering. It is visible on the
Vincent Street alley beneath Pratt Street. Thanks to a site
visitor for cueing me into this fantastic stone!
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Union Place markers bookend the North side of Lombard Street between
Carey and Calhoun. The marker at Carey and Lombard is far more
impressive than its maroon painted sibling at Calhoun.
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On Calhoun Street itself, midblock, rests this stone for the UNION
BLOCK. Though in the same style as the Union Place marker, note
the differing brick treatement above the windows of the accompanying
house.
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An 1874 engraving hides around the corner from the odd "Washington
HEIGHT. (s?) marker that proudly sits on the Southeast corner of
Gilmore and Presstman Streets.
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The art of engraved signs
is not dead, as this example in newly redone rowhomes at Fulton and Lafayette
Avenues attests.
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Noting the other old terraces, note this old application of brass lettering at Calvert and
Eager Streets referring to the building name. It seems
that this refers to the old spelling "BELVIDERE" instead
of "BELVEDERE."
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Raised letter signs have
their vintage charms as well, such as this sign on the Provident bank building denoting the foreboding DARK LANE.
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Another raised letter "sign" exists on the old Baltimore Trust building, denoting where Wine Alley meets Redwood Street.
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