Baltimore: A Photographic Portrait

Baltimore was the second largest harbor in North America in 1850, but its glory days were fading by the 1950's. Gone were the leading ship-building centers that served our nation in The Civil War, World War I, and World War II. In 1954, Baltimore implemented the first U.S. redevelopment of a downtown core, Baltimore's Charles Center. Today, Baltimore is the flagship of the country, its urban renewal programs are studied and copied nation-wide. Because of the city's reincarnation, Baltimore has been called, "Charm City" or "America in Miniature", but the folks of Baltimore say it differently - 'Welcome to Bawlamer, hon." Visit the new and the old Baltimore in this photographic portrait.McGuire, Jake is the author of 'Baltimore: A Photographic Portrait', published 2005 under ISBN 9781885435545 and ISBN 1885435541.