Thursday, March 21, 2013
Check out this historical photograph, courtesy of the Baltimore County Public Library.
Sorry for the morbid subject matter in this week's photo, which is of exactly what it looks like—a fleet of hearses. What makes this photo interesting, though, is that the hearses in the photo, which was taken in 1920, were owned by a funeral home that still operates in the Parkville-Overlea area today. According to an entry in the Baltimore County Public Library catalog, where this image is hosted, the hearses are part of a 1916-1918 Pierce-Arrow fleet. Can you guess which funeral home owned the hearses pictured here? I'll give you one hint: the photo was taken on Belair Road. Have an interesting bit of Parkville-Overlea history to share? Contact editor Nick Gestido (nick.gestido@patch.com) or tell us in the comments.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Check out this historic photograph, courtesy of the Baltimore County Public Library.
This photograph, taken in 1962, shows the burned out ruins of an Episcopal church in the Cub Hill area. An excerpt from the Baltimore County Public Library's digital photo collection says that the church was located on the ground of the Charles H. Hickey School, 2400 Cub Hill Road. Before that, the ground served as the Boys Training School. Do you know the name of this ruined church? Your hint is: think about the names of two area schools.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Do you know where in the greater Parkville-Overlea area this photo was taken?
The bridge shown in this photo is somewhere in the greater Parkville-Overlea area, but do you know where? It was built in 1913 and stood the test of time until it was finally demolished 75 years later. Though this bridge is gone, another has stepped up to take its place and now, as then, it is still a pretty nice place to go for a drive. This photo, taken in the 1920's by E.T. Kenney, was downloaded from the Baltimore County Public Library's Legacy Web photo collection. Follow the link and search the catalog for historic photographs to browse the collection. Leave your best guess as to where the photo was taken and your memories of the area in the comments.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Check out an interesting photo from the history of Parkville-Overlea.
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
So far we've had a pretty mild December, knock on wood, but as you know Maryland winters have the potential to bring with them a ton of snow. This photo, originally posted to the Overlea Community Association Facebook page, illustrates that perfectly. Doris Franz-Poling, whose father George Franz took the photo, explains in her posting that the wintry weather on display is none other than the "Blizzard of 1958." A Baltimore Sun archives story by Jaques Kelly notes that the storm didn't actually occur until March, but brought with it around 2 feet of snow and left about 100,000 without power or heat for 5 days. "No Baltimore snow has ever scared me the way the one in March 1958 did," Kelly wrote in 1991. "Under the weight of the wet snow, …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
For the second week in a row, our vintage photo comes from the Overlea Community Association's Doris Franz-Poling.
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
Isn't this picture awesome? The Overlea Lumber building featured in the foreground is now the parking lot of Rosedale Federal Bank, on the corner of Belair Road and Northern Parkway. The photo was posted to the Overlea Community Assocation Facebook page by member Doris Franz-Poling. In fact, according to Franz-Poling whose father George Franz took this photo, the tiny street that runs off to the left of the frame is actually now Northern Parkway, if you can believe that. The hilly street in the background, said Overlea Community Association member Kim King, is Spruce Avenue where it now runs behind the Rosedale Federal Bank. Steven Stout, another OCA member, pointed out a really cool, throwback detail —check out the streetlamp in the …
Sharon Meyer
11:43 am on Friday, March 22, 2013
I have onlr recently moved to the Parkville/Carney area and I have to say that I have really enjoyed looking at the photos from the past. Thank you to all who work to make this such a Fun and informative site. God's Blessings to all. Smeyer more ›