City - Baltimore MD - A walk in the park 1906 Photograph by Mike Savad

City - Baltimore MD - A walk in the park 1906

by Mike Savad

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Title

City - Baltimore MD - A walk in the park 1906

Artist

Mike Savad

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Photograph - Colorized Photo

Description

Colorized photo from 1906
Original title: Looking north from Mt Vernon Pl
Photographer: Detroit Publishing
Location: Mt Vernon & Washington Pl, Baltimore MD

In early Baltimore a park was created right near where the first houses were built, it was called "The square" or "Mt Vernon place". Its not so much a square but four rectangles arranged like a cross, with The Washington Monument in the center of it all.

There are four parks, each looks different, featuring different statues. The park was originally designed in 1831, and over the years its changed. In 1850, they installed a large iron fence that surrounded each square. The north and south squares were redesigned in 1875 by a firm, the city liked them so much, they had the other two done in the same way. During that time they removed the fences and added stone walls at the entrances. Over time statues and fountains were added. Trees were always a theme in each variation.

Around 1917 they installed a new statue to honor Marquis de Lafayette. After that they redid the park again, this time using a Beaux-Arts style, utilizing marble and symmetry.

This particular park is the North park, and we are looking down Charles St. Today the park is smaller and more narrow looking. You never would have guessed what it originally looked like, my guess that would be true over the years it was built.

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Comments (5)

Doug Swanson

Nice image, love it. I've walked through this block innumerable times at lunch and I'm amazed that, aside from changing the sidewalks around 1940, the view is the same now.