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Category: 1970s

Safety Town, 1970s

Safety Town, 1970s


Terri Knachel receives her certificate at Safety Town, which was located behind Eastpoint Mall in the 1970s. Safety Town was a miniaturized village used to educate children about the laws of the road.
Source – Patty Orndoff Dziuba

Author Posted on April 3, 2017Categories 1970sTags Eastpoint, Safety Town1 Comment on Safety Town, 1970s

Daddy Kool and family, 1970s

Daddy Kool and family, 1970s


Ron “Daddy Kool” Alder and family, Baltimore Civic Center car show, 1970s

Author Posted on April 3, 2017Categories 1970sTags Daddy Kool, Ron Alder

Ben Taylor Standing in Coffin with Frankenstein Mask On, 1970

Ben Taylor Standing in Coffin with Frankenstein Mask On, 1970


Ben Taylor Standing in Coffin with Frankenstein Mask On, Cox’s Point House of Horrors, Cox Point Park, 1970.

Publisher – Heritage Society of Essex and Middle River, Inc.
Date – 1970

Author Posted on April 3, 2017Categories 1970s, HalloweenTags Cox's Point

Essex Police Department, 1970

Essex Police Department, 1970

Author Posted on April 3, 2017Categories 1970s, Police Department

Eastern Avenue, 1974

Eastern Avenue, 1974


Eastern Avenue, 1974

Author Posted on April 3, 2017Categories 1970s, Streetscapes

Alex Baumgartner, 1978

Alex Baumgartner, 1978


Alex Baumgartner, 1978

“Believer — Alex Baumgartner, shown here in the Heritage Society Museum, says Essex has a proud history.”

Creator – Walter M. McCardell, Baltimore Sun

Date – 3-8-1978

 

Author Posted on April 3, 2017Categories 1970s, Heritage SocietyTags Alex Baumgartner

Thunderbird Drive-In, 1976

Thunderbird Drive-In, 1976

Author Posted on March 29, 2017Categories 1970s, Businesses8 Comments on Thunderbird Drive-In, 1976

John Gutenberger, 1977

John Gutenberger, 1977

Author Posted on March 29, 2017Categories 1970s, BusinessesTags Gutenberger

Joe Disco’s Battle of the Baltimore DJ’s, 1979

Joe Disco’s Battle of the Baltimore DJ’s, 1979


Joe Disco’s Battle of the Baltimore DJ’s, 1979.

Date – 1979-04-12

Author Posted on March 29, 2017Categories 1970s, Contests, Music

Super Sunday stage, 1975

Super Sunday stage, 1975


Band playing on stage in front of Royal Cue Billiards on Eastern Ave. on Super Sunday, 1975.

Publisher – The Heritage Society of Essex and Middle River, Inc.

Author Posted on March 29, 2017Categories 1970s, Essex Day, StreetscapesTags Festivals, Super Sunday

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