That's helpful indeed. We may have an issue with a shared column/shared leak
area with our neighboring house, whose landlord is less than helpful in these
types of situations. My guess is that we will need to split the cost, and both
incur repairs and replacement on our adjoining porches.
Believe it or not, NO reaction from our elected and government personnel to my
Sunday rant about the contempt of court case concerning the abandoned house at
300 E Lorriane!
I'm now interested in how much tax revenue we have all lost from this house
continuing to be taxed at an owner
Dawna! That's my next course of action. However, I leaned that when you
email the Mayor with those listed as being inactive, you get results fast;
apparently it will enter the next round of famed Citi-stat results. I'll
retain that in the future. I heard back immediately from Councilman
The difference with this house is that the owner has claimed it as her primary
residence when she (or anyone) can not live in it since 2004. That's down
right tax fraud. Additionally, it went through the normal procedure of
inspection, and the court ordered the owner to transfer, sell, or
See my rant about 300 E. Lorraine Street, an abandoned and
rapidly deteriorating house I’ve been complaining about for years. I’m
getting no action from our elected officials, nor our city employees.
They have not only let me down, but cost the city tens of thousands in lost tax
revenue:
What do Richard Nixon, Babe Ruth, Al Capone, Gertrude Stein, F. Scott Fitgerald
and even Milton Berle all have in common?
Believe it or not, they all have a connection to Charles Village! ?
Greg and I are happy to report after two years of research and writing that we
have reviewed and
I know that the place has been closed for several weeks, and notes on the
door say they will be opening soon (although I haven't read them in awhile).
I notices yesterday that the door was open and the bar seemed to be being
refinished/renovated.
Does anyone have any scoop?
Paul
Do you know its complete history?
I'm focusing our house history research on Charles Village this summer, and
I've decided to offer a steep discount for our all-inclusive house histories
for CV residents - when I research several homes in a neighborhood at one
time, I can be more
Hello!
I'm selling several small to medium size items on eBay this week, and Greg and
I have exhausted our supply of boxes!? If you have any good boxes lying around
that you would like to get rid of, let me know! ? I'll gladly pick them up
evenings this week.?
Paul
2629 Guilford
Just had a thought asking for shipping boxes
I'm selling five giant, two foot tall indivdual letters that spell B E E R S
all individually on eBay1940s era letters that I salvaged from an old
liquor store in DC.? So, if your in need of a cool,? E' or R for your
Charles Village house,
CVers;
On my way up St. Paul from the train station yesterday, I noticed lights on
in the building on the northeast corner of St. Paul and 25th Street...(catty
corner from the subway). I went up the stairs and peeked in as I saw a menu
posted on the door called MJ Soul Food. It appears
Greg and I are finishing up the research and writing of our Charles Village
history tome, and its taken us longer than we expect...simply due to the
amazing amount of history to be gleaned within our borders.
We have just confirmed that a native of Charles Village did indeed survive
the
If find it amusing that everyone likes to see there real estate value rise,
as your largest personal investment in most cases, but nobody wants to pay
their fair share of the taxes on it.
In NY State, one used to be re-assessed at the sales price! Our assessments
in MD are far below
Not long ago, I went into Eddies Liquor, and I was struck that the normally
low stock of wine was almost depleted entirely. My partner and I complain
about their normal stock being rather pathetic...maybe 4-5 bottles of about 30
varieties, but this visit I was struck when I saw a total of
Many of the homes in CV are made with what is called iron spot brick; the
bits of iron found in the clay spotted the surface when it was fired. Roman
bricks are longer and more slender or thinner than their typical
counterparts. Pressed brick have a very sharp edge (no chips on the
Amazing. Good thing I didn't apologize to the city for criticizing their
imaginary deep clean program as someone suggested...I just ventured out today
to do an errand in the alley, and the City never returned to pick up our bulk
trash left out last Saturday! Its still in the alley behind the
weekends imaginary deep clean.
I hope they get to the rest of the streets who were notified (but
not actually part of) this deep clean.
Thanks to all of you that called the city on this!
-- Eric
On Sun, Jun 24, 2007 at 11:11:39AM -0400, OldHouseHistory wrote:
About a week ago, we
About a week ago, we on the 2600 block of Guilford Ave and others nearby got a
bright yellow notice on our door announcing an upcoming Deep Clean of our
block. I don't know her definition of a deep clean, but not much happened;
in fact our alley is far worse off then when they started!
I will follow up; the placard had no telephone number, of course, and the
mayor's number in the tele book doesn't work! I called the general city
number, and the operator told me no body would answer the Mayor's new
number.and she was right.
So, I'll reach her on Monday, I guess, when
Running the red light at 28th and Guilford is also a problem; so is constant
illegal parking there to stop at the liquor store to get a 40 ounce beer, to be
consumed driving home to the wife in the burbs...
Paul K. Williams
Kelsey Associates, Inc.
2629 Guilford Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21218
I hope everyone saw this article about the increase of Hopkins security
cameras, and more importantly, their rather nifty software that caught these
criminals on Lovegrove Lane last spring...
Watch learn
By analyzing a person's body language, gait and other movements, behavior
recognition
I've been curious about the c.1965 one-story, green house that sits on the
northwest corner of N. Charles Street and 31st Street, across the Street from X
and O.
Its just so out of place, looking like it should be situated in a tree lined
suburb from the 1960s. Does anyone know about its
Thanks everyone for all the good hints in which to investigate the history
in the 1960s-2000. Oddly, its a period where not many documents have made
their way into public archives yet, so its the most difficult to research.
That's why we will rely on you all to help us along!
I'll be
Actually, its likely this is not the original (as it states corrections are
handwritten) but a early draft or copy of the document.
The original would have had to have been filed in probate for the estate to
settleand is likely now in the Maryland Archives. Copies of Wills were
Apple was an old client of mine; he was really into knowing the history of
his rather unusual Georgetown house; it had been remodeled in the Art Deco style
in the 1930s, complete with chrome trim.
Paul
Paul K.
WilliamsKelsey Associates, Inc.1929 13th Street, NWWashington,
DC
Hello!
Just wanted to follow the urban trend, and not hold an Old House Enthusiast
meeting in August...its just too hot to talk shop lately!
Rest assured, we will return in September. Anyone care to host?
P.S. Greg and I just had a faux copper ceiling installed in our front
room, filmed
Our second meeting for CV Old House Enthusiasts will take place next
Tuesday, July 12th at 7 p.m. at the home of Sandy Sparks,2942 Guilford Avenue
410-243-2156
The focus this month will be stripping! Not yourself,
but all kinds of wood, includingfurniture woodwork, and even tin
ceilings.
Simple question:
Is there a local design review committee for alterations or new
construction withinthe boundaries of the CV Historic District, or are all
design reviews done at the city level?As a DC transplant, I'm trying to
figure out the differences in historic districtreview.
(In
Great!
Thanks, John,that explains the difference all right. In DC, the
norm is that a historic district is first designated local (with review), then
national (mere formality).
Also, I read with caution the Baltimore change of CHAP into the planning
office. DC did the same a few years ago
Anybody else having medium brown water emulating from their taps?
Ours ran brown for awhile this morning; quite disgusting, actually, and by
far the worse I've seen. I suspect its sediment or rust stirred up from a
repair somewhere along the line, but its also happened before. It would
We put out a bird feeder this winter, whichfirst concerned us that
rats would be attracted to the dropped food. Instead, we have three or
four alley cats sitting atop our fence, watching the birds safely eating at a
distance (including a pair of cardinals). I think the night and
daystake
Over the last few weeks, we have noticed a very light brown water
coming from the tapsnot a nice site. We have new interior plumbing,
and have noticed some work being done on the streets...anyone else getting
slightly dirty water?
Paul Greg
Paul K.
WilliamsKelsey Associates,
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