Maury Donnelly & Parr is one of the few privately owned building within the "Burnt District" - the area destroyed in the 1904 Baltimore Fire - to have retained ownership of the building that the company built immediately after the Baltimore Fire. The Macht Building on Fayette Street may also fall in that category. The US Government Customs House has also retained ownership, but they are not a private business.
This was a great video. Thanks. My office is across the street and I didn't realize the name on the building still represented the name of the occupant. Very cool. I would also be interested in why Water Street isn't a continuous street. I just assumed it was because of rerouting.
Water Street gets its name from its original location - built right where the water met ground. The builders followed the natural contours of this water,earth boundary.
@charlesalexander-n4t Okay, so Water St. marks the original shoreline of the Inner Harbor, right? That reminds me of Lee St. in Alexandria, VA, because it used to be called Water St., too, before Alexandria's shoreline residents decided to extend the town's land to where the shore of the Potomac River is now (by filling in the shallow edge of the Potomac with “bulkhead wharves,” dirt, & sunken ships, a process known as "banking out").
I would like to see a video about the Fidelity Building. My wife’s Great-grandfather fell 10 stories down the elevator shaft and was killed in July 1920. It is a beautiful old building.
My 2d great uncle William Clarke was appointed Chief Electrical Inspector for the City of Baltimore in 1902. He was serving in that office at the time of the Great Baltimore fire of 1904. So , It's quite possible that he was involved in some way with this building and Company. I wonder if they had relied in his inspection while insuring other building between 1902 and 1906 He died in 1906 partiality due to exultation due to the demands of rebuilding of the City. Side note: He is buried in Green Mount Cemetery.
@BaltimoreHeritage Thanks for another informative video about Baltimore! I always look forward to these on Wed., and this one was extra special since we got the brief indoor tour from Joslyn Bredholt! BTW, why exactly does Water St. "jig and jag" through downtown Baltimore??
That was neat. My home in Stoneleigh is insured by Baltimore Equitable Society. I have one of their fire signs on the front of the house.
Maury Donnelly & Parr is one of the few privately owned building within the "Burnt District" - the area destroyed in the 1904 Baltimore Fire - to have retained ownership of the building that the company built immediately after the Baltimore Fire. The Macht Building on Fayette Street may also fall in that category. The US Government Customs House has also retained ownership, but they are not a private business.
These segments are always the best start of my day
Thank you! Better than a cup of coffee? 😉
ditto
@@edwardvilardell8756 Thank you!
Thank you. Very interesting.
Awesome! Thanks!
This was a great video. Thanks. My office is across the street and I didn't realize the name on the building still represented the name of the occupant. Very cool. I would also be interested in why Water Street isn't a continuous street. I just assumed it was because of rerouting.
Yeah, I'd also like to know why Water Street isn't a continuous street.
Great video!
Water Street gets its name from its original location - built right where the water met ground. The builders followed the natural contours of this water,earth boundary.
Thanks!
@charlesalexander-n4t Okay, so Water St. marks the original shoreline of the Inner Harbor, right? That reminds me of Lee St. in Alexandria, VA, because it used to be called Water St., too, before Alexandria's shoreline residents decided to extend the town's land to where the shore of the Potomac River is now (by filling in the shallow edge of the Potomac with “bulkhead wharves,” dirt, & sunken ships, a process known as "banking out").
I would like to see a video about the Fidelity Building. My wife’s Great-grandfather fell 10 stories down the elevator shaft and was killed in July 1920. It is a beautiful old building.
U.S. Fidelity Building we had a Firefighter die in.
My 2d great uncle William Clarke was appointed Chief Electrical Inspector for the City of Baltimore in 1902. He was serving in that office at the time of the Great Baltimore fire of 1904. So , It's quite possible that he was involved in some way with this building and Company. I wonder if they had relied in his inspection while insuring other building between 1902 and 1906 He died in 1906 partiality due to exultation due to the demands of rebuilding of the City. Side note: He is buried in Green Mount Cemetery.
Got me wondering about the nature of "receipts" back in Babylonia. 😊
I can imagine, before air conditioning, employees wouldn't have had to do much of anything physical before wanting to take a shower.
Good point!
@BaltimoreHeritage Thanks for another informative video about Baltimore! I always look forward to these on Wed., and this one was extra special since we got the brief indoor tour from Joslyn Bredholt! BTW, why exactly does Water St. "jig and jag" through downtown Baltimore??
How wonderful that the dumb waiter is still used.😊😊