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(Matthew Santoni, Baltimore Examiner) - Boom times may return to Route 40 north of Baltimore. But the crumbling relics — the former Magnolia diner that’s now the office for a junkyard, the Keyser Motel so often cordoned off by yellow crime-scene tape, the old Flying Clipper restaurant that became a liquor store — may be among the casualties of progress.
As developers eye the run-down car lots, rent-by-the-hour motels and porno palaces along Route 40 as ripe for redevelopment opportunities, photographer Michael Lijewski rushes to document the area’s hidden history before it disappears.
“It’s a place that most people consider worthless, but the history there ranges from the obvious vintage motels and motor courts to the Colonial era,” says Lijewski, creator of the local history blog Falmanac. “Route 40 is our Route 66.” Continued
Canon EOS 30D & EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS lens
9 comments:
Michael,
Salutations! Saw the article in the Examiner this morning. As soon as I finished reading it, I ran to this contraption to look up your blog. Photos were really cool! Thanks for the memories.
Allexis
Wow, Allexis on the internet, now I know it's gonna snow!
Now I know what you look like;-)I'm going to go blog about your big print debut. Congrats. Keep up the good work.
Thanks. BTW, your blog, Bel Air News & Views, is something I check out every day with my morning coffee - BRAC blog too.
To your suprise: Up until a year ago, I worked at the Aberdeen Test Center for six years. My job required a degree in mechanical engineering (I have a BA is Sociology). So yup I can operate one of these things! I have as they say, "come a long way baby."
But so have you.
Regardless, It was nice to see your face Michael. Its funny how the world works, the other day I was looking at old photos of you, wondering how your journey worked out. Then I open the paper, and there you are!
You look the same (which is good - still remind me of Kiefer Sutherland - sp?). But mostly it was nice to see you being who you are, and always have been. I still remember trips to historic grave yards, and a shared belief in nostalgia (as well as history). I cherish those memories.
BRAC will ruin this county and state!
Oh, I am still long winded.
It's good to hear from you. Sociology? That's great. I often wonder how you're doing. How's Noah? Give me a yell at my email address mu23(at)msn.com (It's the usual @, but not spelling it out cuts down on the spam-bots.)
I put your blog on my favorites. Great article.
Thanx RoadDog!
Some much-deserved publicity for Falmanac!
Cheers to you from the Turnpike. ;-)
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