100 things we love about Baltimore [Pictures]
A moody tavern. An extraordinary cocktail. The easy lapping of bay water against the banks of the Inner Harbor. Duckpin lanes. Old Bay. Art in an otherwise empty storefront. For all of these things, and for so many more, people love Baltimore. People feel how they feel about this place for their own reasons. It's personal and not necessarily explainable. Something between them and the city. But in the spirit of sharing the love, we asked some of the city's best-known personalities to reveal something that makes them fall for Baltimore. Take this list as personal suggestions, from one neighbor to another.
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Also see:
• Your pictures: What you love about Baltimore
• Baltimore bucket list
• Sun Magazine shoot: Stacy Keibler
• Sun Magazine photo shoot: Josh Charles
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Cal Ripken Jr.: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Cal Ripken Jr., former Oriole star and Hall of Fame shortstop
"The field has aged so well. It set a standard for new ballparks everywhere, and it is still one of the best places in the world to watch a game. The idea of preserving the warehouse and incorporating it into the ballpark really gave it character, the sight lines are terrific, and there aren't many better places around to spend a summer day." 333 W. Camden St. | 410-685-9800 | baltimore.orioles.mlb.com |
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Below is a poem written by my mother, Ruth Garbis (nee: Rochkind) of Baltimore, who recently died on July 18, 2011 (at 91 years of age) about why she loved Baltimore.
(Her obituary was just placed in the Baltimore Sun (July 22 posted online). Her poem "I Love Baltimore" is perfectly timed for this recent Baltimore Sun "Why We Love Baltimore" article. She won a Baltimore City poetry contest with her entry and was awarded by the late Mayor Schaefer at her "beloved Enoch Pratt" in the Wheeler Auditorium in 1985. Thank you for the opportunity to share her poetry with your readers.
Hariet Lynn
BALTIMORE IS BEST SENIOR CITIZEN POETRY CONTEST
1985
by,
RUTH GARBIS (nee: Rochkind)
“I LOVE BALTIMORE”
I love Baltimore
I love its streets, its parks
Its rainy afternoons
When I curl up with that good book from my beloved Pratt
I love its markets
Where the seafood beckons
And its delightful vegetables delight my eye
Where the “arabs” wander
And their calls remind me of my childhood
I love the old brick buildings
With their rounded doorways
I love the past keeping up with the new
But most of all I love the feeling
That this city is my birthplace
And all my memories are part of its history.
Ruth Garbis, ( b., February 3, 1920 – d., July 18, 2011)
I miss my family and friends! I miss the pride the city once had in it's communities. I miss the crabs, Mount Washington tavern, the Haven, Odells, Gatsby, Lexinton Market, Wall Street, 32nd Street Plaza......The list could go on and on........ If we take the time to remember and focus on the good times and good things, they will return. Long live Baltimore and all of our great Urban Centers, without them, this Country would be nothing!
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