Baltimore: A Working City
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My old home town... All Images © Steve Ember
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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
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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.
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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