Baltimore: A Working City
![My old home town... All Images © Steve Ember](https://gdb.voanews.com/cbc6e107-5f34-4ad4-b8a5-1e070f5445c3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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My old home town... All Images © Steve Ember
![Baltimore’s downtown showplace, the Inner Harbor. The neon “wave”design marks the National Aquarium, one of the major attractions. The tall building to its left is Baltimore’s pentagonal shaped World Trade Center. © Steve Ember](https://gdb.voanews.com/26893cfa-7cbe-49d2-aaf5-6b241841abed_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Baltimore’s downtown showplace, the Inner Harbor. The neon “wave”design marks the National Aquarium, one of the major attractions. The tall building to its left is Baltimore’s pentagonal shaped World Trade Center. © Steve Ember
![In stark contrast, the pre-development Inner Harbor and downtown skyline, c.1960, seen from approximately the same vantage point as the previous image.](https://gdb.voanews.com/589586b5-1c27-4277-9b06-960c0a403dfb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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In stark contrast, the pre-development Inner Harbor and downtown skyline, c.1960, seen from approximately the same vantage point as the previous image.
![Where Francis Scott Key saw “the rockets’ red glare” – Fort McHenry’s cannons look out on Baltimore’s wide harbor. © Steve Ember](https://gdb.voanews.com/6844e838-40ad-425f-a8d6-0ddf2af331b6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Where Francis Scott Key saw “the rockets’ red glare” – Fort McHenry’s cannons look out on Baltimore’s wide harbor. © Steve Ember