Baltimore's Legacy Businesses
Discover the varied Baltimore businesses that have survived and thrived and are still going today. Whether you're looking to purchase a fishing pole or ornamen…
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Clifton Upholstering & Designlocation_fillThe unassuming space on Harford Road belies the work performed there by its craftspeople. Clifton Upholstering…
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The Afro-American Newspaperlocation_fillWhen John H. Murphy, Sr. purchased the Afro-American Newspaper in 1897, the idea of sending a poet to cover a … -
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Lakein’s Jewelers of Hamiltonlocation_fillLike many old family-owned businesses, Lakein’s Jewelers was started by a newly arrived immigrant, 29-year-old… -
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National Lumber Companylocation_fillAlexander Fruman emigrated to Baltimore from Eastern Europe in 1917 with few possessions. Among them was a han… -
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DiPasquale’s Italian Marketlocation_fillIn 1914, Luigi DiPasquale, Sr., an Italian immigrant to Baltimore, established a small corner store on Claremo… -
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Tochterman’s Fishing Tacklelocation_fillTochterman’s ostensibly sells fishing tackle but owners Tony and Dee Tochterman—the third generation of the To… -
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Budeke’s Paintlocation_fillBudeke's Paint operated in the same storefront on Broadway from 1870 up until 2018. Unfortunately, in the earl… -
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Meyer Seed Company of Baltimorelocation_fillWhen this article first appeared, Meyer Seed Company was over 100 years old. Unfortunately, the business close… -
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Faidley's Seafoodlocation_fillFaidley’s is as much about the people as the seafood. Whether gathered around the store’s raw bar at one of th… -
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G. Krug & Son Ironworks and Museumlocation_fill"There is hardly a building in Baltimore that doesn't contain something we made, even if it is only a nail," b… -
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Hilgartner Natural Stone Companylocation_fillFounded in 1863 by German immigrants Ludwig Hilgartner and Gottfried Schimpf, Hilgartner Stone has made some o… -
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A.T. Jones & Sonslocation_fillImagine a horde of Christmas elves attacking a chorus line of Roman legionaries. Now, if you wish to see this …
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