Industrial Revolution – Baltimore Magazine

Weekend Lineup: May 13-15

Lydia Woolever — Thu, 12 May 2016 17:31:00 +0000

Five things to eat, drink, see, hear, and do with your Charm City weekend.

EAT

May 13: Lobster Roll Fridays at The Corner Pantry

The Corner Pantry, Lake Falls Village, 6080 Falls Rd. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. $21. 667-308-2331.

If there’s one
Instagram to avoid during the bewitching hour between lunch and dinner, it’s The Corner Pantry. Those bedazzled donuts. Those Scotch
eggs. Those special Thursday night suppers. That salmon. While we salivate over
our screens, the modern British café is just a stone’s throw away, and well
worth the trek for some seriously good comfort food. And if the pictures aren’t enough to pull you, this weekend, they’re launching Lobster Roll Fridays. Throughout the
summer, swing up Falls Road for massive Maine lobster rolls, served in warm,
buttered brioche buns (made by Cunningham’s, mind you), with a side of pickles
and hand-cut fries. Eat in or
carry out, but best of all, it’s BYOB.

DRINK

May 13: Maryland Craft Beer Festival

44 S. Market St., Frederick. 12-5 p.m.

We hate to admit it, but the weather is going to suck again this Saturday. No sun. No blue skies. It’s the hard truth, and so we might as well make the most of it. Rain or shine, wash away your sorrows in Frederick and celebrate Maryland’s booming beer scene with over 40 local breweries boasting as many as 200 craft brews. Think The Brewer’s Art’s Birdhouse, Flying Dog’s Bloodline, Full Tilt’s Hops the Cat, Key Brewing’s California Commons, Peabody Heights’s Old Oriole Park, Union Craft’s Country Boy, and our new summertime favorite, Diamondback’s Citranova. Soak it up with food truck treats from Brick N Fire, Slainte, and Carnivore BBQ, and dance it down to three live bands, including Baltimore’s own Big Hoax Band.

SEE

May 13: Made in Baltimore Furniture Showroom

Second Chance, Inc., 1700 Ridgely St. 5-8 p.m. Free.

Gone are the days of all-Ikea-everything, coveting a couch from Restoration Hardware, and begging for another sofa sectional from Pottery Barn. We no longer need the glitz and the glam of the latest fashion. Now, we looks for things that are old, or imperfect, or made by hand—perhaps by someone you know, or maybe even love—things with a story. Luckily, Baltimore has a burgeoning DIY scene, with your neighbors, friends, and coworkers crafting everything from clothing and accessories to housewares and furniture, and this weekend, the latter will be given its very own pop-up show in South Baltimore. Brought to you by The Industrial Arts Collective, a local maker community, and Second Chance, a nonprofit that salvages materials for reuse and provides job training throughout the region, the event will feature nearly 1,000 square feet of works made by eight local furniture makers, from now through the end of July. At the kick-off party this Friday, grab a beer and admire vintage home furnishings from Cedar & Cotton, handmade light fixtures by La Loupe, industrial tables and benches by Monkey in the Metal, unique creations by Zimmerman Woodworks, and reclaimed craftsmanship by the Station North Tool Library’s Surface Project.

HEAR

May 13-14: Dope Body, “The End,” Pt. 1 & Pt. 2

Fri.: Metro Gallery, 1700 N. Charles St. 8
p.m. $10. Sat.: Floristree, 405 W. Franklin St. 9 p.m. $10.

It’s been six short months ago since we expressed our love for Dope Body’s latest album, Kunk. The eight-year-old band was as raw and rough-and-tumble as ever, with one little listen enough to move your feet, and maybe even make you ready for a mosh pit. On those few tracks, as in any of their live shows, the local quintet was full of gusto, power, and fury, driven by clashing hi-hats, thunderous drums, plugging bass, shredding guitar, and brooding vocals. We couldn’t wait for what would come next. Alas, and unluckily for us, the band has decided to call it quits, with its members taking on successful side projects like drummer David Jacober’s third solo record, Glass Splinter; his collaboration with guitarist Zachary Utz, Holy Ghost Party; and their new band Scroll Downers. As sad as we are, they’re wrapping things up with two big bangs, starting on Friday night in Station North alongside sexy slow jams by Gurl Crush and high-energy hip-hop by local rapper 83 Cutlass, followed by a Saturday night show downtown with dripping electro-R&B by New York’s Eartheater and rebellious rock by D.C.’s Chain and The Gang. Come ready to get rowdy and in clothes you don’t mind getting drenched in sweat.

DO

May 14: Sweetlife Festival

Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia. 12 p.m. $100-150.

Sweetlife is more than just a music festival. With regional roots and a focus on sustainability, this full day fete features everything from an eclectic mix of musicians to local eateries and community support. In the Merriweather woods, hear Canadian dream-pop artist Grimes, Drake-signed R&B singer PartyNextDoor, English rockers The 1975, and New Wave icon Blondie, not to mention the NoCal sounds of Mac DeMarco and funky falsetto of Thundercat. Meanwhile, you can grab grub from the North Atlantic’s very best, like new Harbor East haunt, Sweetgreen, DC’s epic Maketto, Bmore’s own Woodberry Kitchen, and even the Big Apple’s Big Kahuna, Momofuku.

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Then and Now: Industry

Jess Mayhugh — Wed, 21 May 2014 08:00:00 +0000

For more than 300 years, the Port of Baltimore has been the center of industry for the city and state. Linking with the first U.S. commercial railroad, the B&O, Baltimore became a major East Coast shipping and manufacturing center. Attracted by shipbuilding and manufacturing jobs, as well as the railroad, Locust Point became the third largest port of entry for European immigrants.

Steel Mills at Sparrows Point, 1937

Founded by the Pennsylvania Steel Company in 1889, and later bought by Bethlehem Steel, Sparrows Point was the world’s largest steel mill by the mid-20th century.

Beth Steel
Once home to tens of thousands of workers, Sparrows Point’s massive “L” blast furnace was shut down for good in 2012.

Domino Sugar

The landmark 1951 sign—and its 650 neon tubes—atop the still-operating 92-year-old Domino Sugar plant make it the second-largest field of neon on the East Coast.

McCormick Spice

Founded in 1889 by 25-year-old Willoughby McCormick, McCormick & Company, now based in Sparks, is the world’s largest spice maker.

Harbor Ships

USS Constellation

Sloop-of-War

The first
Constellation, a frigate designed by naval constructors, was built at
the former Sterrett Shipyard in Baltimore, launching in 1797.

USS Torsk

Tench Class submarine

Deployed
to the Pacific and operating out of Pearl Harbor, the Torsk patrolled
off the coast of Japan in 1945. It arrived in Baltimore to serve as a
museum and memorial in 1972.

USCGC Taney

Coast Guard Cutter

For more
than a century, Baltimore’s Hawkins Point has served as the sole
shipbuilding and major repair facility for the U.S. Coast Guard Yard.

Platt & Co. Oyster

c. 1970s

Photos courtesy of The Baltimore Museum of Industry

c. 2009

Tide Point

Once a major entry point for immigrants, Tide Point was more recently known as the site of a Procter & Gamble soap factory. It was reinvented again in 2000 and now houses the headquarters of Under Armour.

Tide Point Under Armour, 2013 - Photo by David Colwell

That was then, this is now

Linotype Machine

German-born inventor Ottmar Mergenthaler, a watchmaker who moved to Baltimore in the 1870s, was the brains behind the Linotype machine. Sometimes called the second Gutenberg, Mergenthaler devised a machine that could easily and quickly set complete lines of type for use in printing presses, revolutionizing the entire industry.

Memories

Lawrence Knachel, 70

Bethlehem Steel worker

“I started in an apprentice plumbers program in the shipyard out of high school in 1962. Worked there for 21 years. We made everything for the ships right there—we had a mill that made pipes, a mill that made nails, a mill that made steel plates. The camaraderie was really good. We had 27 softball teams then, and the shipping side played the steel side.”

Take Cover

Umbrella Capital

One of Baltimore’s nicknames is the “City of Firsts,” and almost 200 years ago, the first U.S. umbrella factory opened here. According to a commonly told story, the first umbrella in America arrived in Charm City in 1772 from India—where they were used to block the sun—ultimately setting Baltimore on course to become the umbrella-manufacturing capital of the world in its garment-district heyday. Later known as the Beehler Umbrella Company, the Beehler Umbrella House was established here in 1828 by German immigrant Francis Beehler.

This is now

Industrial Revolution

2014

By the 1820s, Baltimore was the third-largest and fastest-growing city in the U.S. MICA, founded in 1826, was first named the Maryland Institute for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts.

American Brewery

The American Brewery closed in 1973. Nonprofit Humanim restored it into its headquarters in 2005.

Photo by Patrick Ross Photography

Can Company

Founded in 1901, The American Can Company operated tin-can plants in more than a dozen cities, including one here in Canton.

Photo by Patrick Ross Photography

E. J. Codd

Starting in the 1850s, E. J. Codd manufactured boilers at its three-building site, now home to offices and restaurants in modern-day Harbor East.

Photo by David Colwell

Cork & Seal

The century-old King Cork & Seal building on North Haven Street now serves the Emerging Technology Center, a tech incubator for startup-minded entrepreneurs.

Photo by David Colwell

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