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Gil Sandler"s Baltimore Stories

Gilbert Sandler is one of Baltimore"s most-read and well-known local historians. For more than thirty years, through his articles in the Baltimore Sun, the Baltimore Jewish Times, National Public Radio and his books and lectures, he has shown Baltimoreans, through anecdote and memory, who they are, where they have been and, perhaps, where they are going. He was educated in Baltimore"s public schools and graduated from Baltimore City College; in World War II, he served in the United States Navy as a

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2:10

Wrestling

Gil Sandler"s Baltimore Stories ·

2019/12/16

On the night of January 15, 1955, at the Coliseum on Monroe Street, thousands o fans had come to boo and cheer and look for blood—at the local wrestling matches. They saw what they had come for—phony and faked wrestling, featuring the curly-headed blond Gorgeous George. They also saw blood. Or was that blood? Here’s the story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Larry Adler

Gil Sandler"s Baltimore Stories ·

2019/12/05

On the Saturday afternoon of June 2, 1928, about 40 boys and girls were on the stage at Baltimore City College high school at 33rd and the Alameda, facing a standing room only crowd. They were here to compete for the title of Best Harmonica Player in Baltimore. The matter would soon be settled— the winner was Lawrence Larry Adler. His win would take him onto the world stage—and back to Baltimore, with a confession.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:20

Joseph Meyerhoff (11-29-19)

Gil Sandler"s Baltimore Stories ·

2019/12/05

On the evening of September 16, 1982, the scene at 1212 Cathedral and Preston was all black ties and evening gowns. The occasion was the grand opening of the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. When Mr. Meyerhoff was a boy he attended an accelerated middle school known as School 49, at 1211 Cathedral. A life’s journey from 1211 across the street to 1212, was a very long journey, but Mr. Meyerhoff had made it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:24

Parade Commotion (11-22-19)

Gil Sandler"s Baltimore Stories ·

2019/11/22

In 1952, a seemingly sensible change in the starting time of the traditional Thanksgiving Day parade caused such a ruckus that it almost cost Police Commissioner his job. Thousands would protest, a newspaper would editorialize against it, clergymen denounce it. The problem—the Commissioner wanted to change the time of the City-Poly game back from 2:00 to 11:00. And came close to being arrested for starting a riot.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:10

Traffic Control In The 1970s

Gil Sandler"s Baltimore Stories ·

2019/11/15

This is about a traffic policeman named Bill and horse named Bob—who became median strip. When the intersection of Pratt and Light was one of the busiest in the world, Bill’s traffic control worked this way: While standing in the middle of traffic, his horse Bob would be by his side and on orders from Bill, shift positions to form a median strip and so shift traffic into the lane Bill wanted. The system worked. Here’s the story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:32

Rose Zetzer (11-08-19)

Gil Sandler"s Baltimore Stories ·

2019/11/11

On a day in 1918, a 16-year-old girl named Rose Zetzer was a student in high school, discussing the assignment 'Shall Women Have the Right to Work?'Right then and there she said, “I am going to be a lawyer.” She not only became a lawyer, but in the process, she opened the profession to women. According to a male contemporary, “She got on our nerves.” She also changed the history of Baltimore.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:40

Leona Gage (11-1-19)

Gil Sandler"s Baltimore Stories ·

2019/11/05

In the evening of July 15, 1957, Veterans Stadium in Long Beach, California was awash in the lights and music and pageantry of the semi-finals of the Miss USA contest. Contestants from all over America walked down the runway. In that group was a Cinderella come-to-the-ball from Glen Burnie, Maryland, named Leona Gage. But neighbors from the area were not fooled. They told the real story of who Miss Gage really was!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:22

The Diplomats (10-18-19)

Gil Sandler"s Baltimore Stories ·

2019/10/25

In the early afternoon of August 23, 1963, three African American diplomats, dressed in full and colorful diplomatic attire, entered Miller Brothers restaurant at Fayette and Hanover Streets—in those days, strictly segregated. They introduced themselves as representatives of the Republic of Gabon. But they were not. Who were they? They ordered lunch, enjoyed it, and left—and made history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:19

A Baltimore Story From Beyond (10-25-19)

Gil Sandler"s Baltimore Stories ·

2019/10/25

On an evening in 1935, in the living room in a house in Baltimore, a husband and wife are sitting at a small table, facing each other. On the table there is a flat, two-foot square of cardboard. The woman leans over close to the board, and, head down close to the board, whispers,” Mother, can you hear me?” The woman is talking to the Ouija Board. In its time in Baltimore it was the way Baltimoreans talked to the dead…Really? Really!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:36

Palughi (9-22-19)

Gil Sandler"s Baltimore Stories ·

2019/09/23

On June 22, 1972, Tropical Storm Agnes hit. The Jones Falls overflowed. Standing at the interception of Northern Parkway and the Falls, watching with painful dismay, was Mayor William Donald Schaefer. With him was Marco “Buddy” Palughi. Well known for getting the mayor what he needed. What he needed at this moment were rowboats, to start a salvage operation. True to his reputation, in the middle of it all, Pelughi delivered the rowboats.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:29

Love And Marriage On The JFX (09-06-19)

Gil Sandler"s Baltimore Stories ·

2019/09/10

At the end of a long summer’s day in 2003, a young Shannon Mullaney was driving home along the Jones Falls Expressway, looking forward to dinner. When—Screech! Accident! She got out of her car to meet the driver of the other car. Minutes later they found themselves at the bar next to one another at a tavern off of Exit 10. They got married. And then divorced. She said she lost the guy but still had the story. So do we.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:37

Blue Laws 08-30-19

Gil Sandler"s Baltimore Stories ·

2019/08/29

On a Sunday afternoon in 1937, a policemen stationed outside of a Max’s Delicatessen on University Parkway stopped a customer and demanded to see the purchases. To the customer’s dismay, the officer found—contraband! A corned beef on rye with mustard. Max was arrested. He had violated Baltimore’s Blue Laws, which effectively shut the town down on Sunday. The laws are gone but the stories about them are not!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:21

Exodus And Johnny Pica (08-19-19)

Gil Sandler"s Baltimore Stories ·

2019/08/21

On the moonless night of February 9, 1947. A shadowy melodrama was being played out on the Lancaster street dock and aboard the ship moored to it. Boys were to be seen loading the ship and with munitions. They were boys from Little Italy and from the Jewish Community Center—recruited off the basketball court of the Jewish Community Center together, at work, not realizing it, founding a country.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Penn Station Wedding (08-09-19)

Gil Sandler"s Baltimore Stories ·

2019/08/09

Something unusual was going on in Baltimore’s Penn Station on the afternoon of July 25, 1943. In the frenetic war years, the station was an around- the-clock scene of soldiers and sailors arriving and departing and loved ones greeting with hugs of welcome or farewell. But today was different—there was a wedding planned! In the station! A wedding like no other in the history of the armed forces of the United States….See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:27

Cat Rodeo (08-02-19)

Gil Sandler"s Baltimore Stories ·

2019/08/05

On the evening of July 12, 1929, a small crowd was gathered at the entrance of the Richmond Market. They stood staring at unexpected “Closed” signs on the door to the Market.— “due to a problem with mice.” And so began the Great Baltimore Cat Round Up. The scheme, to turn cats loose to do what cats do to mice, turned out to be an embarrassing failure. The market management blamed the cats.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:24

Dolly Flap (07-23-19)

Gil Sandler"s Baltimore Stories ·

2019/07/30

On the evening of January 6, 1967, the scene outside the Mechanic Theater at Baltimore and Charles streets was a busy one! It was opening night and the show was no less than the smash Broadway hit, ----Hello, Dolly.---- Hollywood starlet Betty Grable was slated to play the part, although in the world of show biz, Carroll Channing owned the part. Behind the scenes, war broke out! So who played Dolly opening night of the Mechanic? Here's the story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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2:24

Schaefer Reenactment (07-19-19)

Gil Sandler"s Baltimore Stories ·

2019/07/25

In 2001 on the 20th anniversary of the Grand Opening of the National Aquarium and of Mayor Schaefer's promise at the time: ----If that aquarium isn't finished by August 8, I will personally jump into the seal pool.---- The aquarium did not open on time and the mayor did jump in the seal pool, but the 20th anniversary of the event ran into unexpected problem.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:30

Jimmy Wu (07-12-19)

Gil Sandler"s Baltimore Stories ·

2019/07/15

In 1946, a 25-year-old James Fong Wu who has arrived in Baltimore at age four from Canton China, opened a Chinese restaurant at 2430 N. Charles Street, the New China Inn but which would come to be know as Jimmy Wu's. The going was hard, but one day after he had closed the restaurant for the long day, he sat down to eat his own Chinese dinner - complete with a fortune cookie. The fortune cookie read, he told friends, ----you will have a long and successful life in the restaurant business.---- Which

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2:32

Symphony Farewell (06-28-19)

Gil Sandler"s Baltimore Stories ·

2019/07/15

The Lyric Theater on the night of May 27, 1982 was historic. The Baltimore Symphony patrons were there to say goodbye—the Symphony’s concert this night was scheduled to be its last in the Lyric. Succeeding concerts would be at the newly opened Meyerhoff. But the goodbye proved to be far more poignant than any had expected…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:31

Folger McKinsey And The Unadored Baltimore Anthem...

Gil Sandler"s Baltimore Stories ·

2019/07/08

Gil tells us why you don't hear ----Baltimore, Our Baltimore---- ring out at Orioles games, or anywhere, really.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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