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Street
Paving
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Nearly as elementary
as what street you are travelling on is what KIND of street you are travelling
on.
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Bridges, Large and Small
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With an abundance of
streams and creeks in the Peidmont Plateau area, the Baltimore region is
filled with bridges both large and small - a look at some of the most charismatic.
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Gutter Mania
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Taking the site to new
"lows" is this look at the varied older mediums used for gutters in the
Baltimore region.
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Mile
Stones
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Yes, a handful of these
ancient stones continue to observe centuries of change in and around Baltimore
City.
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Curbside
Treasures
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You might be suprised
at just how rewarding "being kicked to the curb" can get. Some local
goodies.
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Paths
for People
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When is a street not
actually a street, when it's a footpath only passable by pedestrians.
An informal look at these refreshing "anachronisms" in the age of the Automobile.
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Streets
of a Different Name
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Been up German Street
lately? You might have and not known it - Have a look at this selection
of streets that once carried a different name.
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STREET
SPEAK
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A sampling of some of
Baltimore's odd street pronunciations!
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Vanished
Streets
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From the details of
vanished street map designs come these snippets of vanished streets, a
testimonial to the power and politics of Urban renewal.
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Central
Avenue aka Canal Street
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While never associable
with the canals of Venice, or Canal Street of New Orleans, Baltimore's
true Canal Street does have a neat story to tell
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Interstate
0
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From the annals of Transportation
Planning gone bad come these relics of the highways that never were!
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Diagonals
of Peabody Heights
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Despite the intention
of a neat grid, the Northern section of Charles Village is interrupted
by a few devilish spoilers!
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"Sir
Old of York" - Interstate Road of Mystery
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With apologies to the
Austin Powers fans out there, I present this case of a simple street, beset
by countless mysterious questions.
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Tinges'
Lane - Possible Peril for an Ancient Thorofare
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A centuries old street
in the heart of Waverly is threatened by redevelopment. Take a tour,
and find out about old Tinges' Lane.
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The
OTHER Windsor Mill Road - NEW!!
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The sleepy little road
now known as Windsor Mill once journeyed quite a ways East of what it once
did. And at least one remarkable fragment of it survives!
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The
Vanishing of Franklin Lane
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Then and Now photo comparison
showing how a historic 200 year old street can vanish nearly overnight.
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