Zissimos Bar: Where Lou Costello tap danced on the bar

By Nathan Dennies

Family-owned since 1930, Zissimos lays claim to being the oldest business in operation on the Avenue.

Zion Lutheran Church

By Nathan Dennies

The Zion Lutheran Church is a piece of German-American history that dates back to 1755. Originally known as the German Lutheran Reformed Church, it served Lutheran immigrants coming from Germany. The鈥�

Zell Motor Car Company Showroom: A Stylish Dealership and Showroom on Mount Royal Avenue

By Eli Pousson

The Zell Motor Car Company Showroom on East Mount Royal Avenue was built in 1909 and expanded in 1915. The design, by local architect Edward H. Glidden, remains a unique reminder of Baltimore鈥檚 early鈥�

Wyman Park

By Molly Ricks

Today, Wyman Park is a complex of highly-contrasting park spaces, half-hearted links, and a variety of associated urban edges. The 1904 Olmsted Brothers report singled out the Wyman Park section with鈥�

World Trade Center

By Mary Zajac

Even before it opened, the anticipation around Baltimore鈥檚 World Trade Center was unmistakable. 鈥淚t promises to be the handsomest building built so far in the redevelopment area, a graceful symbol for鈥�

Woodrow Wilson at 1210 Eutaw Place

By The Explore 91视频 team

Woodrow Wilson came to this house as a Ph.D. candidate at the Johns Hopkins University. From Eutaw Place he went on to become president of Princeton University, the governor of New Jersey and鈥�

Woodberry Factory and Park Mill

By Nathan Dennies

The Woodberry Factory and Park Mill were built near the site of an eighteenth-century gristmill. An active industrial area for nearly two centuries, buildings here have been replaced and repurposed to鈥�

Woman's Industrial Exchange/Maryland Women's Heritage Center

By 91视频

Founded in 1880, the Woman's Industrial Exchange helped craftswomen discreetly earn a living and operated at 333 N. Charles Street in various forms. Launched by Mrs. G. Harmon Brown, the Woman's鈥�

William Wallace Monument

By Jessi Deane

On the west side of Druid Lake, opposite of the Moorish Tower, stands an imposing statue. At nearly thirty feet from the ground to the tip of the sword, the Wallace the Scot statue strikes an imposing鈥�

William H. Howell, Ph.D. at 232 West Lanvale Street

By Eli Pousson

232 West Lanvale has a neat appearance that belies its age as the oldest house in Bolton Hill. Amazingly, it reportedly looks almost exactly the same today as it did when built in 1848. Originally鈥�

William G. Scarlett and Company: The Eccentric Scarlett Family and the Seed Trade

By Sydney Kempf

In 1894, William G. Scarlett founded the William G. Scarlett Seed Company. Born in Baltimore in 1873, George D. Scarlett was a true entrepreneur who chased the American dream. At twenty-one, George鈥�

William Donald Schaefer on Edgewood Street

By The Explore 91视频 team

Born on November 2, 1921, William Donald Schaefer lived most of his life in a modest rowhouse on Edgewood Street. The only child of William Henry and Tululu Irene Schaefer, he attended Lyndhurst鈥�

William 鈥淟ittle Willie鈥� and Victorine Q. Adams Residence

By Courtney C. Hobson

On October 13, 1935, William 鈥淟ittle Willie鈥� Adams and Victorine Quille were married at Saint Peter Claver Catholic Church. The young businessman and the school teacher each came from different鈥�

Whitehall Cotton Mill

By Nathan Dennies

Before the rise of textile mills, the fast-flowing water of the Jones Falls instead powered gristmills supplying Baltimore's lucrative flour trade. Whitehall Mill was established as a gristmill in the鈥�

Westminster Burying Ground

By Johns Hopkins

Opened in 1786 by Baltimore's First Presbyterian Church, the Westminster Burying Ground is the resting place for many of early Baltimore's most notable citizens, including merchants, mayors, and鈥�

Western Cemetery: A "finely located place for the dead" on Edmondson Avenue

By Eli Pousson

鈥淭his is a new and finely located 鈥榩lace for the dead,鈥欌�� The Iris reported in 1846. Early plans included a chapel and a residence for a cemetery superintendent. Lots were priced at the 鈥渆xtremely鈥�

West Arlington Water Tower

By Eli Pousson

Built in 1899, the West Arlington Water Tower was originally used to supply water to the West Arlington neighborhood in northwest Baltimore just across the city line. The community developed quickly鈥�

Wells and McComas Monument: Monument to the Boy Heroes of North Point

By Auni Gelles

Baltimoreans celebrated the two young sharpshooters credited with killing British General Robert Ross in the 1850s with this monument, their final resting place.

Waverly Terrace

By The Explore 91视频 team

Named after Sir Walter Scott's 1814 novel Waverly, Waverly Terrace reflects the wealth of Franklin Square鈥檚 residents in the 1850s. The Baltimore Sun praised architect Thomas Dixon鈥檚 four-story row as鈥�

Watson Monument: Erected by the Maryland Association of Veterans of the Mexican War

By Richard Hardesty & David Patrick McKenzie

On an auspicious afternoon in late September 1903, a crowd of Baltimoreans converged onto the intersection of Mount Royal Avenue and Lanvale Street to witness the unveiling of the William H. Watson鈥�

Washington Monument

By Eli Pousson

The Washington Monument in the elegant Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland was the first architectural monument planned to honor George Washington. In 1815, a statue was designed by鈥�

Washington Apartments

By Eli Pousson

The Washington Apartment House at the northwest corner of Charles Street and Mt. Vernon Place is a one of the finest Beaux Arts apartment houses in Baltimore. After the controversial construction of鈥�

Warner T. McGuinn House

By The Explore 91视频 team

Warner T. McGuinn was a lawyer and Civil Rights activist who served two terms as on the Baltimore City Council. McGuinn lived on Division Street with his wife Anna L. Wallace and daughter Alma.

Warden鈥檚 House, Baltimore City Jail

By Eli Pousson & Richard F. Messick

The Warden's House on Monument Street is a remarkable work of architecture and a unique reminder of the history of justice and injustice in Baltimore. The Warden's House was erected between 1855 and鈥�

Ward Baking Company Building

By Eli Pousson

Built in 1925 over the loud protests of local residents who opposed a new factory in their residential neighborhood, the Ward Baking Company is a handsome brick box, designed by C.B. Comstock, a New鈥�

War Memorial Building: An Architectural Monument to Maryland's Military Dead

By Eli Pousson

In 1919, the Governor of Maryland and the Mayor of Baltimore appointed a War Memorial Commission that initiated a nationwide architectural competition to design a memorial building dedicated to the鈥�

Walters Bath No. 2

By Matthew Singer

Walters Bath No. 2 opened in 1901 serving residents living in the busy industrial neighborhoods of southwest Baltimore. The construction of the bathhouse was supported by Henry Walters, art collector鈥�

Walters Art Museum

By Sierra Hallmen

The Walters Art Museum, so named for William Walters and his son Henry, began as a private art collection. Born in 1819, William was the first of eight children. At age 21 he moved to Baltimore and鈥�

Walter Sondheim Residence: The Childhood Home of a Civic Leader for School Integration

By The Explore 91视频 team

1621 Bolton Street is the childhood home of Walter Sondheim, Jr.: a local business executive and civic leader who is best known for his role as president of the Baltimore City School Board as the city鈥�

Volcano Bar & Restaurant

By Ashley Minner Jones

The Volcano Bar is easily the most infamous Indian bar of Baltimore鈥檚 鈥渞eservation鈥� era, but it was in existence long before the clientele was mostly Indian. It first appears in a Sun ad as the鈥�