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Ride the streetcars with us this Saturday, November 13, 2021, at the Baltimore Streetcar Museum. Our 10th Annual BCHS-HSBC Joint Program is all about local transportation history, with a wonderful panel of speakers. Admission is free. See you there!
Charm City Connections:
A History of Transportation in Baltimore city and Baltimore County
10th Annual Joint Program of the Baltimore City Historical Society and Historical Society of Baltimore County
WHEN: Saturday, November 13, 2021
TIME: Panel discussion 2pm - 4pm. Arrive as early as 1pm to enjoy streetcar rides and visit the gift shop.
WHERE: Baltimore Streetcar Museum, 1901 Falls Road, Baltimore, 21211 (See directions below.)
ADMISSION: Free. Registration is recommended: https://bit.ly/3nW0TKQ
PROGRAM:
Welcome: Christopher McNally, Executive Vice President, Baltimore Streetcar Museum
Greetings: Mike Franch, Immediate Past President, Baltimore City Historical Society
Greetings: James Keffer, President, Historical Society of Baltimore County
MODERATOR:
Ida Jones, Ph.D., Co-2nd Vice President, Baltimore City Historical Society, author, and University Archivist, Morgan State University
PANELISTS
William Hollifield, author of Difficulties Made Easy: History of the Turnpikes of Baltimore City and County
Theo Ngongang, Deputy Director/Chief of Policy, Baltimore City Department of Transportation
Thomas Reaves, planner with Maryland Transit Administration, founder of Metro Transit Archives, and a transit photographer
Frank Murphy, Senior Advisor, Baltimore City Department of Transportation
DIRECTIONS to the museum:
FROM THE NORTH…Take I-83 south to the North Avenue exit. Turn left on North Avenue. Continue straight to Maryland Avenue. Turn right on Maryland Avenue. Take Maryland Avenue south to Lafayette Avenue (the next light) and turn right, down the hill to Falls Road. Turn right on Falls Road. At the road barrier you will see a sign inviting guests of the Baltimore Streetcar Museum to continue straight on Falls Road.
FROM DOWNTOWN…Take Charles Street north to Lafayette Avenue (two blocks past Baltimore Penn Station and just after The Charles movie theatre). Turn left on Lafayette Avenue. At the light, you will cross Maryland Avenue and continue down the hill to Falls Road. Turn right on Falls Road. At the road barrier you will see a sign inviting guests of the Baltimore Streetcar Museum to continue straight on Falls Road.
**TRAFFIC NOTE… Construction has closed a portion of Falls Road on the Hampden side (north) of the Baltimore Streetcar Museum. Please use the directions above to enter Falls Road from Lafayette Avenue.
PARKING… Please park in the designated areas and along Falls Road.
