Figure 1. Concept plan for the Franklin-Mulberry corridor, Urban Design Concept Associates, 1970Commentary by E. Evans PaullJune 24, 1973 (50 years ago this week), is a date that should be marked on every civic leader’s calendar as a cautionary tale for decision-making gone awry. That is the day that the...
The African American Heroes of Baltimore’s Road Wars
Book excerpts, Stop the Road, Stories from the Trenches of Baltimore’s Road Wars, E. Evans Paull Joe Wiles (“the Human Obstacle”) and Mary Rosemond, leaders of Rosemont’s successful resistance AUTHOR’S NOTE—When the City decided (in 1970) to bypass Rosemont, routing I-70 around this solid Middle Class African American community, it...
Federal Hill and the Inner Harbor – the Conquistadors of Concrete vs. the Platitudeness Planners
Map shows the Harbor crossing at Federal Hill, in effect 1961 to 1973. Excerpt from Stop the Road: "Federal Hill and the Inner Harbor – the Conquistadors of Concrete vs. the Platitudeness Planners*" The Road Wars biggest "untold story"Oddly, the battle over the location of the harbor crossing (Federal Hill vs. Ft....
Consultants Awarded Black Hats and White Hats
White hat awarded to Architect Nathaniel Owings (left) of Skidmore Owings and Merrill for saving Federal Hill and the Inner Harbor; black hat awarded to Edward Donnelly (right) of Greiner engineering for (alleged) bribery and the courtroom lynching of the attorney representing Leakin Park advocates. Consultants awarded Black Hats and...
Incredible Then and Now Pictures of Fell’s Point
Rethinking Highways
Click on one of the images below to enlarge it or open the pdf document. You can then use the left and right arrows to scroll through the large images. Re-thinking Highways #1 Re-thinking Highways #2 Re-thinking Highways #3 Image #1 Re-thinking Highways #5 Re-thinking Highways #6 Re-thinking Highways #7...
Book launch at Fell’s Point Fun Festival
Book launch at Fell’s Point Fun Festival Just in time for the annual Fells Point Fun Festival (October 1-2), Stop the Road, Stories from the Trenches of Baltimore’s Road Wars has been released and is available through Amazon, and Barnes & Noble. This is indeed timely and appropriate, because the first Fun...
Did beer save Fell’s Point?
Figure 1. Picture of one of the early Fell's Point Fun Festivals (undated). Source: The Society for the Preservation of Federal Hill and Fells Point The inception of the Fell’s Point Fun Festival Stop the Road, Stories from the Trenches of Baltimore’s Road Wars will be released on October 1,...
B&D to publish stop the road
From the B&D website: "We are excited to add Evans Paull to our author list! Paull is the author of Stop the Road: Stories from the Trenches of Baltimore’s Road Wars. Stop the Road will be released in fall of 2022.Stop the Road is a microcosm of a clash over...