A Kilduff's look at buildings in Baltimore. Balt gs Kilduff's " Baltimore Buildngs " page has been completely redone as of May 2007. Enjoy !	Comments welcome at Please feel free to email Kilduffs with any questions or comments . Updated 5-25-2008
In 1904, much of Baltimore 's downtown area burned down in the Great Baltimore Fire. The rebuilding of the City gave Baltimore a chance to show the advances of architecture in the1900's.	....................... Postcard View of the Jones Falls after the Great Baltimore Fire.
Postcard View of the intersection of Baltimore Street and Liberty Street , after the Baltimore Fire of 1904.	Postcard View of Baltimore Street after the 1904 Fire
Baltimore's City Hall	Below you can see a few of the earlier views of Baltimore's City Hall. The building is still standing and is still being used as City Hall.
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Baltimore's Tower Building     Below, the Tower Building going up on East Baltimore Street. The grand old building would last until the 1980's, when it was torn down.	In my mind, the Tower Building was perhaps the most attractive building in the Baltimore skyline, which lasted for years, but was torn down in the 1980's,  to be replaced by a parking lot.
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.........................       AA 1980's look at the Tower Building , during deconstruction. There was a lot of talk about the fate of the clock back then, but I'm not quite sure what ever happened to it.	........      Looking out over the City skyline, one can clearly see the Tower Building.
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Baltimore City Circuit Court House      Recently, there have been complaints about the Circuit Court Building in downtown Baltimore City. It was renovated on the inside a few years back, but the air quality inside has been said to be poor.For now though, there is no talk about replacing the structure, which to this day, along with the " old post office" across the street, continue to serve as Baltimore's Circuit Courthouses.	Baltimore's Circuit Court Building - Postcard View
..........................................Baltimore's Circuit Court Building - Postcard View	.........      Then known as the " new post office ",, the post office later moved to Fayette Street near I-83. Baltimore City converted this old building into Courthouse East, which it is used as to this day.                                                                                                               Postcard View
Candler Building ( Coca Cola Building ) Also seen called the Chandler Building       The Candler Building is one of the survivors in Downtown Baltimore. Also known as the Coca Cola Building for years ( They had their offices here ) , the building was intended to look like the drawing seen below, but for reasons unknown, as built like the postcard to the right. The background on the postcard is funny, as the Chandler Building, while a bit to the East of most of Downtown's construction, has never stood alone like this card would suggest. The building is still open and appears to be doing quite well today !	............................. Postcard View
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City Pier  Fell's Point Baltimore    IfIf you remember the Television show " Homicide ", this was the building of which you were to believe was the Police Headquarters.  There is still a Baltimore Police door decal on the front doors from the filming days. However, the building has never been used as a police building, and has always been listed as the Recreation Pier. At the foot of Broadway, parking in this area is tough, but the old building is still in nice condition ( on the outside ) , although I've heard rumors the foundation may have some issues.  Currently appears to be used by the City.	..........                                Baltimore City Pier Building - Postcard View
...................................                                     Continental Trust Building - Circa 1914	Continental Trust Building     The Mercantile Trust Building was at One South Calvert Street in Baltimore. It was build in 1901 as the Continental Trust Building. Daniel H. Burnham & Co. were the architects. The building was at the hottest point of the 1904 fire and totally consumed. However, the steel frame survived, allowing the existing structure to be rebuilt. By the year 2000 the building was known as One Calvert Plaza. Burham had been the major architect of the "White City" during the Columbian Exhibition in Chicago in 1892. He later designed the Union Station in Washington, D.C
Fidelity & Deposit Co.        If you look carefully at the facdae of this building, you can see the outloine of the older Fidelity & Deposit  Building. The " newer " building was built around the old building.. More is expected on this building soon...............	................                    Fidelity & Deposit Co Building -Circa 1914
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Calvert Building  The Calvert Building, SE corner of St. Paul and Fayette Streets. Built, 1900, to a design of Sperry, York and Sawyer, it was restored after the1904 fire. It was razed in 1971.	....................... ..............................................................Calvert Building , Baltimore Maryland Circa 1914
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Bromo Tower	............................                                                    Bromo Tower - Postcard View                               Bromo Tower -
	Munsey Building A photo of Mead, McKim, and White's 1913 Munsey Building at the southeast corner of Calvert and Fayette streets. It was being considered for remodeling into residential use by 1999. Maximillien Godefroy's Battle Monument is seen prominently in the foreground. Date: mid 1950s
Fifth Regiment Armory ( and Convention Hall  ) West Hoffman & Howard St.      I'm not sure exactly what the Fifth Regiment Armory is used for anymore, but the neat old building was used for years for the traveling Circus shows , car shows, etc. The roof caught fire years ago, and has since been replaced, but the building stands to this day and looks to be in great condition. .....................................	...................
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............	Boumi Temple North Charles Street      The Boumi Temple on Charles Street at Wyndhurst seemed to be one of those buildings you always saw and figured would be there forever. Situated on a nice parcel of land, away from downtown in a heavy residential area, the building, which spread over acres and had rooms, ballrooms and meeting rooms all over, looked like something out of the Wizard of Oz. The building was razed in the late 1990's as Loyola College built a sports complex on the site.
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Dundalk Avenue BBQ          As you pass by Baltimore on Soputhbound I-95, just before you go into the tunneel, a peek to the right would allow a glimse of the Dundalk Avenue BarBQ shop. The building still stands, but the lettering on top wasn't quite as lucky.