Canton residents oppose transit plan (Baltimore Sun)

Sunday, April 26th, 2009

But light rail line down Boston Street has official backing Once a gritty neighborhood on Southeast Baltimore's industrial waterfront, Canton has transformed itself into a model of urban chic where million-dollar townhouses overlook the harbor and destination night spots surround O'Donnell Square.

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Alvin H. Levin (Baltimore Sun)

Friday, March 6th, 2009

Former Baltimore man worked as a wedding and portrait photographer Alvin H. Levin, a retired Pikesville photographer and teacher who enjoyed collecting vintage trains and toys, died Sunday from complications of Parkinson's disease at a hospice in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 86.

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Looking Back 1901: Baltimore to Cumberland, the hard way (Cumberland Times-News)

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

Nowadays, you can drive from Baltimore to Cumberland in 2 1/2 hours — less if you have a lead foot.

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Catching the trains (Baltimore Sun)

Sunday, December 7th, 2008

U nlike many model train buffs, Tom Sellars doesn't have a train layout spread across his basement or filling his garage.

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All aboard (Cumberland Times-News)

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

Though it may not be what he once worked on at the World’s Fair in New York in 1940, Bob Green said he’s impressed with the Maryland/West Virginia Model Railroad Association’s model railroad display.

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