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Dead Man's Curve: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 05/04/2008 - 1:20pm.
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1920. "Dead Man's Curve. Baltimore tour." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. Note the tiny DANGER sign in the middle.
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Dead Man's Curve
Submitted by Joe Manning on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 8:03pm.
Because of the billboards, this road is likely the old Route 1, the Washington-Baltimore highway. I lived on that highway in Beltsville in the 1940s and travelled it many times with my grandfather. I imagine that it would have looked like this in the days of this photo.
Dead Man's Curve
Submitted by Olivander on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 4:15pm.
Underneath that "Danger" sign, it should say "If you can read this, it's probably too late."
Baltimore tour
Submitted by Alex on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 7:35am.
Did "Baltimore tour" have any special meaning, or is it just a tour around (?) Baltimore, or a ring-road perhaps?
[From what I can tell, it was National Photo's annual trip from Washington to cover the races at Pimlico. - Dave]
Product Placement
Submitted by en_dash on Mon, 05/05/2008 - 8:57am.
At least after your car rolls off the road you know just where to get new tires and auto supplies.
Location?
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Mon, 05/05/2008 - 8:49am.
Does anybody know where this is located in Baltimore? I'd love to get even a rough idea of where this is. I'd happily go back and take a modern-era photo of this.
Dave in Baltimore
www.seinberg.net
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